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Income Tax Officers To Access Your Bank, Social Media Accounts? A Fact Check
PIB clarified that Income Tax officials cannot access social media or email data of taxpayers unless a formal search operation is underway.
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Snapchat Begins Age Checks In Australia Ahead Of Under-16 Social Media Ban
Snapchat, like other social media platforms, has advised teen users to download their data as soon as possible as it may be tricky to do so once the ban starts.
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Meta Tells Young Australians To Download Their Data Before Social Media Ban
Meta began sending thousands of young Australians a warning to downland their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram and Threads before a world-first social media ban on accounts of children younger than 16 takes effect.
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Social Media Says Goa Tourism Is At All-Time Low. What Traveller Data Says
Fresh numbers show that Goa's tourism graph is not dipping at all. In reality, it is rising
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BSNL Announces Silver Jubilee Prepaid Recharge Plan With 2.5GB of Daily Data and More Benefits
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has introduced the Silver Jubilee plan with special benefits for prepaid customers. The state-owned telecom service provider (TSP) announced via its social media handle on Thursday, while providing more details about what this limited-time prepaid recharge plan offers. It provides consumers with 2.5GB of mobile d...
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Samsung Galaxy Smartphones Targeted By Spyware Landfall for Over a Year
Samsung Galaxy smartphones were reportedly exposed to a spyware campaign called Landfall for over a year. The malware spread through infected image files shared on social media, exploiting a zero-day flaw in Samsung’s image-processing library. Targeting Galaxy S22, S23, S24, Z Fold 4, and Z Flip 4 models, it allowed attackers to steal data. Samsu...
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Meta, TikTok Under EU Fire For Denying Researchers Access To Public Data
The European Commission said on Friday that US Big Tech giant Meta and Chinese-owned social media app TikTok breach their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data under the Digital Services Act (DSA)
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Reddit Alleges User Data Theft, Sues Perplexity AI And 'Scraping' Partners
Social media platform Reddit sued the artificial intelligence company Perplexity AI and three other entities on Wednesday, alleging their involvement in an "industrial-scale, unlawful" economy to "scrape" the comments of millions of Reddit users.
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Indian Student With $100,000 Columbia Scholarship Denied US Visa. Here's Why
Kaushik Raj, a 27-year-old journalist from Delhi, was all ready to live his American dream with a $100,000 (approximately Rs 89 lakh) scholarship in hand to pursue a masters degree in data journalism at Columbia University.
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10 Reasons You Should Never Post Your Boarding Pass Online
Sharing a photo of your boarding pass online may look harmless, but it exposes you to cybercrime, identity theft, and even cancelled trips. From hidden barcodes to loyalty point theft, here are 10 reasons you should think twice before posting it.
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Google's Viral Gemini Banana Trend is Fun, But It Comes With a Privacy Risk
Gemini’s Nano Banana trend has gone viral on social media, surpassing 500 million image generations. The custom AI model lets users upload images and apply detailed edits with prompts. While popular, it has reignited privacy concerns, as Google stores all user conversations and uploaded images, which can be used to train its AI systems and servic...
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TikTok India Return Rumours Debunked by Company: Report
TikTok on Friday denied circulating reports that it had been unbanned in India. The app was first banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in June 2020, due to concerns regarding national security and data privacy. The rumours of a possible comeback surfaced on Friday, after the official website of the Chinese social...
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Day After His Apology, Police Case Against Psephologist Over Maharashtra Data
A police case has been filed against Sanjay Kumar, an official from the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies or CSDS, over his controversial social media posts related to Maharashtra elections.
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"Creepiest Date": Bengaluru Woman Claims Man Tracked Down Her Address, Sent Her Gift
The woman shared the experience on social media, recounting how she had matched with the man on a dating app, exchanged numbers, but was shocked to receive the surprise delivery.
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BSNL Freedom Offer With 2GB Daily Data, Unlimited Calls for 30 Days Announced
BSNL has launched a new prepaid recharge plan for users in India for a limited time. The state-owned telecom operator made the announcement via its social media handle on Thursday while providing more details about what this Independence Day-themed prepaid recharge plan offers. Dubbed Freedom Offer, it provides consumers with 2GB of 4G data per day...
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Income Tax Officers To Access Your Bank, Social Media Accounts? A Fact Check
PIB clarified that Income Tax officials cannot access social media or email data of taxpayers unless a formal search operation is underway.
-
Snapchat Begins Age Checks In Australia Ahead Of Under-16 Social Media Ban
Snapchat, like other social media platforms, has advised teen users to download their data as soon as possible as it may be tricky to do so once the ban starts.
-
Meta Tells Young Australians To Download Their Data Before Social Media Ban
Meta began sending thousands of young Australians a warning to downland their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram and Threads before a world-first social media ban on accounts of children younger than 16 takes effect.
-
Social Media Says Goa Tourism Is At All-Time Low. What Traveller Data Says
Fresh numbers show that Goa's tourism graph is not dipping at all. In reality, it is rising
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BSNL Announces Silver Jubilee Prepaid Recharge Plan With 2.5GB of Daily Data and More Benefits
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has introduced the Silver Jubilee plan with special benefits for prepaid customers. The state-owned telecom service provider (TSP) announced via its social media handle on Thursday, while providing more details about what this limited-time prepaid recharge plan offers. It provides consumers with 2.5GB of mobile d...
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Samsung Galaxy Smartphones Targeted By Spyware Landfall for Over a Year
Samsung Galaxy smartphones were reportedly exposed to a spyware campaign called Landfall for over a year. The malware spread through infected image files shared on social media, exploiting a zero-day flaw in Samsung’s image-processing library. Targeting Galaxy S22, S23, S24, Z Fold 4, and Z Flip 4 models, it allowed attackers to steal data. Samsu...
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Meta, TikTok Under EU Fire For Denying Researchers Access To Public Data
The European Commission said on Friday that US Big Tech giant Meta and Chinese-owned social media app TikTok breach their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data under the Digital Services Act (DSA)
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Reddit Alleges User Data Theft, Sues Perplexity AI And 'Scraping' Partners
Social media platform Reddit sued the artificial intelligence company Perplexity AI and three other entities on Wednesday, alleging their involvement in an "industrial-scale, unlawful" economy to "scrape" the comments of millions of Reddit users.
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Indian Student With $100,000 Columbia Scholarship Denied US Visa. Here's Why
Kaushik Raj, a 27-year-old journalist from Delhi, was all ready to live his American dream with a $100,000 (approximately Rs 89 lakh) scholarship in hand to pursue a masters degree in data journalism at Columbia University.
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10 Reasons You Should Never Post Your Boarding Pass Online
Sharing a photo of your boarding pass online may look harmless, but it exposes you to cybercrime, identity theft, and even cancelled trips. From hidden barcodes to loyalty point theft, here are 10 reasons you should think twice before posting it.
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Google's Viral Gemini Banana Trend is Fun, But It Comes With a Privacy Risk
Gemini’s Nano Banana trend has gone viral on social media, surpassing 500 million image generations. The custom AI model lets users upload images and apply detailed edits with prompts. While popular, it has reignited privacy concerns, as Google stores all user conversations and uploaded images, which can be used to train its AI systems and servic...
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TikTok India Return Rumours Debunked by Company: Report
TikTok on Friday denied circulating reports that it had been unbanned in India. The app was first banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in June 2020, due to concerns regarding national security and data privacy. The rumours of a possible comeback surfaced on Friday, after the official website of the Chinese social...
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Day After His Apology, Police Case Against Psephologist Over Maharashtra Data
A police case has been filed against Sanjay Kumar, an official from the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies or CSDS, over his controversial social media posts related to Maharashtra elections.
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"Creepiest Date": Bengaluru Woman Claims Man Tracked Down Her Address, Sent Her Gift
The woman shared the experience on social media, recounting how she had matched with the man on a dating app, exchanged numbers, but was shocked to receive the surprise delivery.
-
BSNL Freedom Offer With 2GB Daily Data, Unlimited Calls for 30 Days Announced
BSNL has launched a new prepaid recharge plan for users in India for a limited time. The state-owned telecom operator made the announcement via its social media handle on Thursday while providing more details about what this Independence Day-themed prepaid recharge plan offers. Dubbed Freedom Offer, it provides consumers with 2GB of 4G data per day...
