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This representative image shows a person monitoring a geofenced area (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - spytomobile.com)

IIT-Bombay develops two apps to help civic bodies ensure individuals...

The apps employ GPS data and geofencing to alert authorities of users breaching preset virtual geographical boundaries

30 March 2020 11:50 AM IST

The InfoWars website is still up and running, with a live feed of Alex Jones rants and other conspiracy theories being featured as it were the truth.

InfoWars app out of Google's Play Store: Alex Jones's right-wing...

YouTube, Twitter, Apple, Facebook and Instagram had banned Alex Jones from their platforms in 2018 and 2019

29 March 2020 2:43 PM IST

A picture shows a surveillance camera in an underground passage in Moscow on January 27, 2020. - A vast and contentious network of facial-recognition cameras keeping watch over Moscow is now playing a key role in slowing the rapid spread of coronavirus in Russia. (Photo | AFP)

Privacy could become the next victim of the coronavirus as governments...

Authoritarian regimes such as China use COVID-19 as a pretext to suppress independent speech and restrict fundamental...

29 March 2020 12:12 PM IST

Common criminals now corona criminals: Fraudsters go online, preying on Europes virus fears

Common criminals now corona criminals: Fraudsters go online, preying...

Police around the world seized 34,000 counterfeit surgical masks in one major operation targeting so-called "corona...

28 March 2020 4:55 PM IST

US President Donald Trump has fuelled racism against the Chinese by insisting on calling the novel coronavirus COVID-19 the Chinese virus, despite being told that Chinese American citizens were being subjected to hate speech and racism. (Photo | AFP)

Hate speech on Twitter toward Chinese surges amid concerns Trump's...

A lot of people are using racist hashtags such as #Kungflu, #chinesevirus and #communistvirus as they tweet about the...

28 March 2020 3:20 PM IST

In this representative image, commuters walk through ticket gates equipped with facial recognition systems at a metro station in Moscow on January 27, 2020. (Photo | AFP)

Microsoft to stop funding facial recognition startups, divests from...

As a minority investor, Microsoft does not have enough oversight to ensure that the startup's tech is not used for mass...

28 March 2020 2:27 PM IST

Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall said in an email to customers Thursday that the company was banning terms such as coronavirus, COVID and vaccine from the companys domain availability search tool.

Phishing in coronavirus webspace: GoDaddy, NameCheap restrict COVID-19...

Recently the US ordered a site removed after it claimed to sell COVID-19 vaccine, whereas no such vaccine exists yet

27 March 2020 9:02 PM IST

It is recommended that you update your VPN, network infrastructure devices, and devices being used to remotely access work environments with the latest software patches and security configurations.

Home computers increasingly targeted by hackers: Use VPNs, take safety...

Change passwords of your home Wi-Fi router to strong and unique ones on every account and device and use two-factor...

27 March 2020 7:06 PM IST

Photo shows a surveillance camera at a metro station in Moscow on January 27, 2020. A vast and contentious network of facial-recognition cameras keeping watch over Moscow is now being used in the effort to slow the rapid spread of coronavirus in Russia. (AFP)

Covid-19 crisis may leave us vulnerable to surveillance

Who is to stop governments from continuing to use surveillance technologies even after the pandemic is brought under...

27 March 2020 6:16 PM IST

Realme phones and accessories purchased between March 15 and April 30 can be replaced anytime within 30 days of buying them.

Warranty extended on Huawei, Oppo, OnePlus, realme phones, wearables...

Accessories are also eligible for the extended warranties offered by the four Chinese smartphone makers

27 March 2020 5:52 PM IST

The 90-day free trial is open to new customers as well as those already on a 30-day trial. Their trial period will be extended to match this offer. (Representative Image)

Apple offers 90-day free trial on Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro X video...

Even if you're just trying to learn a new skill, this offer is perfect; you can add a new skill to your CV at the end of...

27 March 2020 2:11 PM IST

The covidvisualizer.com website lets you click on countries on a rotating globe, to display figures listed below that nations flag.

Follow the spread of the coronavirus by country, state and district on...

They feature interactive maps with figures corresponding to locations updated often twice daily, in real time, and even...

26 March 2020 10:51 PM IST