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By Srinivas Kodali Doosra, a privacy-focused anti-spam app, helped Indians share a disposable secondary mobile number at public places like supermarkets, restaurants or wherever people are uncomfortable in sharing their number to stop spam. Doosra blocks all calls by default, and only allows whitelisted numbers using the settings in their app giving people control. The service has been disrupted over the last few months and the firm announced they are unsure when the services will be available again with the Department of Telecom stopping their licence. Doosra has been unable to provide servic...
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By Hera Rizwan The government is planning to introduce a biometrics-based system for international passengers to facilitate quicker immigration checks, in a bid to establish India's airports as prominent global transit hubs. As reported by The Economic Times, this policy, contingent on Cabinet approval, aims to simplify regulations, address security and immigration issues, thereby, eliminating the requirement for physical passport verification. Discussions are also underway to integrate the DigiYatra facility, currently facilitating paperless journeys for domestic air travelers, into this biom...
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By Hera Rizwan Days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to headline the 'pran pratishtha', or consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya in a mega spectacle on January 22, the echoes of "Jai Shri Ram" (Victory to Lord Rama) resonate throughout Ayodhya. Devotees from all corners of India are flocking to the town. The pathways leading to the entrance of the Ram Mandir are scattered with construction materials, dust, and the sound of machines echoing in the complex. The city has been fortified with a high-security surveillance system for the inauguration. Prakash Yadav, 49, from th...
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By Hera Rizwan On the morning of October 3, the Delhi police conducted numerous home searches throughout the capital city, confiscating the mobile phones and laptops of journalists, activists, and satirists, associated with the news outlet NewsClick. Among those raided were NewsClick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha, journalists Abhisar Sharma, Bhasha Singh, Urmilesh and others. Reportedly, the police action came in response to a case against NewsClick and Purkayastha days after the New York Times alleged that the news portal received funding from American tech mogul Neville Roy Singham for ...
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By Hera Rizwan Last week Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia clarified that Digi Yatra — an app that uses facial recognition for security clearance and terminal entry — doesn't store data from users in a "central repository". Responding to Medianama founder Nikhil Pahwa, Scindia said, "Nikhil Ji, passengers' personal information data is not stored in any central repository or by the Digi Yatra Foundation. The data is stored in the passenger's own phone in the Digi Yatra secure wallet. Rest assured, no data is being collected or stored." Pahwa said in his tweet that the Ministry of ...
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By Hera Rizwan Last week Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia clarified that Digi Yatra — an app that uses facial recognition for security clearance and terminal entry — doesn't store data from users in a "central repository". Responding to Medianama founder Nikhil Pahwa, Scindia said, "Nikhil Ji, passengers' personal information data is not stored in any central repository or by the Digi Yatra Foundation. The data is stored in the passenger's own phone in the Digi Yatra secure wallet. Rest assured, no data is being collected or stored." Pahwa said in his tweet that the Ministry of ...
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