GoDaddy is a giant internet infrastructure company which offers services to internet businesses. On November 22,2021 the company released a statement that a hacker was able to get hold of 1.2 million WordPress site owners who use their services. The investigation that followed, revealed that the hacker had access to this information since atleast September […]
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Fake News and propaganda is a reality of the post truth era. And it is not just a mischief or sadistic pleasure derived by an individual sitting in an alley. It is an organised nexus that has transformed into cyber warfare in the past decade. The malafide practice is not just taking place within any […]
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Indian Twitter has become very abusive towards outspoken and vocal women who use the platform to speak on issues including prominent personalities like Barkha Dutt, Rana Ayyub, Richa Chadha, Arfa Khanum Sherwani, Sania Mirza, Taapsee Pannu, Safoora Zargar, Kavita Krishnan, Saba Naqvi, Rohini Singh, Swati Chaturvedi and Swara Bhaskar. This report shows the hatred for […]
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While the digital world is in full bloom in the world, it is also the most infamous source of fake news or misinformation casting its dark web on netizens. In this era of post truth, it is essential to wait, think and then share any piece of information that is not authenticated by any source […]
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On November 2,2021, Facebook’s VP of Artificial Intelligence Jerome Pesenti announced in a post that Facebook will be dropping the facial recognition feature. For many years, Facebook users were automatically recognized on pictures posted by other users and would also instantly recommend the person while tagging. Pesenti however announced that Meta (Facebook’s now parent company) […]
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The Israeli spyware company NSO has increasingly become popular all over the world as sellers of spying softwares. Their product Pegasus has been used in many countries to spy on people of interest. Countries in which the software has been used include Israel, Saudi Arabia, India, Morocco and Yemen. On November 8,2021, six Palestinian activists […]
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Did Britishers say that India is a country of snake charmers. Well, there is a debate about its reality. Just like that there are various misconceptions and myths about India around the world. From food to being conservative to religion practices, India is viewed under the prejudice lens. The fact that India is extremely vibrant […]
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The US Federal Communications Commission, on October 26, revoked China Telecom Americas’ license to operate in the US. This move effectively means that the telecom service is going to go out of business and move its operation outside America. The news is no surprise as the US has been steadily cracking down on Chinese telecom […]
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India has hit the 100-crore or one billion COVID vaccine landmark, but it has come with its fair share of logistic issues and misconceptions. While the Supreme Court had in May pulled up Modi government for the vaccine procurement policy that was a complete disaster in making. Later, the Centre changed its policy and thus […]
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Nowadays social media platform has become the main source of news for the society. During the 2021 survey, more than 70 percent of respondents from Kenya, South Africa, Malaysia and the Philippines said they used social media as a source of news. In contrast, less than 40 percent of adults in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, […]
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