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Moneylife Digital Team 06 February 2025
US President Donald Trump's stunning proposal that the US could take control of the Gaza Strip has invited strong reactions from governments around the world. Facing a wave of criticism from Palestinians, Arab governments, and world leaders, Mr Trump's secretary of state Marco Rubio stated that...

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Bar  and   Bench 03 February 2025
The Karnataka government has ordered the establishment of medical boards in state hospitals to process requests for dignified deaths through execution of living wills of terminally ill patients, Indian Express reported.    This decision follows a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that recognized the...

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Everything was going smoothly in the world of artificial intelligence (AI), with established players making small bits of progress every day. AI models were being developed or integrated by device-makers and service-providers and a growing number of end-users (especially smartphone users) were...

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When you give away your personal email online, there is a good chance that your email address would end up with a spammer or a hacker. SimpleLogin acts as a firewall to protect your personal email inbox.   SimpleLogin is an open source solution, to protect your email inbox. It allows you to...

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Ratna Singh (Bar  and   Bench) 28 January 2025
A commercial court in Gurugram recently awarded Microsoft Rs55 lakh in damages after a company, Retnec Solutions Pvt Ltd was found guilty of trademark infringement and running fraudulent call-centre operations using Microsoft's trademarks, including 'HOTMAIL', 'OUTLOOK', and 'OFFICE...

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Moneylife Digital Team 24 January 2025
"The insurance policy terms cannot be changed at the whims and fancies of the insurance company," asserted consumer activist Jehangir Gai, delivering a powerful message at a programme organised by Moneylife Foundation, discussing the challenges a policyholder faces with health insurance...

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There is a new clipping going viral on social media about a Bengaluru techie losing Rs2.8 crore after using a mobile phone he 'won in a lottery' (he did not even participate in the lottery!). From the complaint that he filed with the police, it appears to be a case of specific pre-installed...

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Moneylife Digital Team 24 January 2025
Sri Lanka has revoked a power purchase deal with India's Adani group after a probe into US allegations that the conglomerate's executives paid bribes to secure Indian power supply contracts, according to an AFP report published by the Economic Times.   The Adani group has categorically...

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Moneylife Digital Team 23 January 2025
The central consumer protection authority (CCPA) of India has issued a notice to Apple Inc following numerous consumer complaints about performance issues with iPhones after the iOS 18 software update.    In a post on X, Union minister for consumer affairs Pralhad Joshi says, "After receiving...

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SN Thyagarajan (Bar  and   Bench) 23 January 2025
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) today upheld the part of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) order that said that WhatsApp users have an option to opt out of data sharing under the messaging platform's 2021 privacy policy.   A coram of Chairperson Justice Ashok...

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While dealing with any sudden incident, almost all government authorities in India come up with knee-jerk reactions. Most of the time, their response is not just vague but provides no solution to the incident or issue. Take, for example, the ban on some Chinese apps to 'teach' a lesson to that...

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This is a QR code generating site. You can generate a QR code in less than 30 seconds, for free. You can create a QR code for your website URL, social media, app download, WiFi login, business cards and much more.   The beauty of this site is its simplicity. QR codes for a variety of purposes...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 January 2025
Impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was detained on Wednesday, marking the first time a sitting president has been arrested in the nation's history. Mr Yoon is under investigation for a failed attempt to impose martial law.    His motorcade left his heavily guarded residence, which...

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Security services-provider Avast decided to make unavailable its virtual private network (VPN) services from India affecting several users, following a mandate issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on customer data collection and storage by service-providers.    In a...

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Yet another con was successfully executed by fraudsters in the name of quick and bumper returns through investment in the jewellery business. This is the story of the Torres, a scam that rocked Mumbai this week and was run through a firm called Platinum Hern Pvt Ltd. Torres offered 6% to 11%...

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Have you ever typed something and then accidentally erased it? Written down something important and couldn't find it again? App crashed and lost everything you wrote? With your own Type Machine, that's no problem.   Type Machine saves everything you type in every app. Open it at any time to...

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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 09 January 2025
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Central government to formulate a scheme for cashless medical treatment for motor accident victims in the "golden hour" period mandated under law (S Rajasekaran v. Union of India).   The golden hour is the the first 60 minutes after a traumatic...

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Moneylife Digital Team 07 January 2025
Union health secretary Punya Salila Srivastava has emphasised that there is no cause for concern for the public from the human metapneumovirus – HMPV.    During a virtual meeting with states and Union Territories (UTs), the health secretary reviewed the present situation of respiratory...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 January 2025
Expressing concern over the insufficient provisions of Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (DPDP Rules) with several points of contention, the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) says the DPDP Rules are 'too little, too vague and too late'. Last week, the Union ministry of electronics...

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Adv (Dr) Prashant Mali 06 January 2025
The recently proposed Rule 10 of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, while aiming to safeguard children's privacy, raises significant concerns about the potential unintended consequences for marginalised communities. This rule mandates that verifiable parental consent be...

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