TECHNOLOGY


KBS Sidhu 02 December 2025
SIMless WhatsApp a Thing of the Past?   1. What Exactly Has the Government Done?   On the last working day of November 2025, the department of telecommunications (DoT)—reportedly acting unilaterally, without any meaningful consultation with key stakeholders such as the telecom service...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 December 2025
The Union government’s latest directive requiring mobile manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi application on all handsets sold in India has ignited a sharp political and public backlash, with critics alleging an unprecedented intrusion into citizens’ digital privacy. Amid mounting...

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SN Thyagarajan (Bar  and   Bench) 28 November 2025
Data Evolve Solutions on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that KPMG conducted an “illegal visit” to its Hyderabad premises and cloned the Digi Yatra app, later deploying it in 28 airports despite the underlying agreement permitting use only at 4 airports. (Digi Yatra Foundation v. Data Evolve...

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Two recent incidents show how cybercriminals are quickly changing their tactics to fool even alert and well-informed people. From fake advertisements on social media to malicious files disguised as documents, and even Ponzi-style investment schemes misusing the Union finance minister’s name and...

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KBS Sidhu 19 November 2025
When I woke up this afternoon from my nap in India, I sensed something was wrong even before I picked up my phone. My Twitter feed refused to refresh—had my account been suspended? The Wi-Fi internet was perfectly stable; Gmail opened without hesitation and Google Search responded instantly....

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Moneylife Digital Team 19 November 2025
Cloudflare chief executive officer (CEO) Matthew Prince has confirmed that the global internet outage on 18 November 2025, an incident that disrupted major services including X, ChatGPT, Canva, Discord and thousands of websites worldwide, was not triggered by a cyberattack, but by an internal...

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Moneylife Digital Team 18 November 2025
Major internet infrastructure providers Cloudflare and Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered outages on Tuesday, disrupting access to hundreds of websites and services worldwide, according to real-time data from Downdetector. The incident marks the second AWS-related disruption in a month and...

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Moneylife Digital Team 17 November 2025
With online fraud against older adults rising at an alarming pace, the Silver Age Foundation for Elders organised a ‘Masterclass on Cyber Safety for Elders’ in Bhubaneswar on Saturday, drawing over 120 senior citizens seeking clarity on fast-evolving digital threats. The session focused on...

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Moneylife Digital Team 14 November 2025
The Union government has notified the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, a crucial framework that gives operational shape to the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. The move marks a significant step in India’s long-awaited data privacy overhaul and advances compliance...

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A disturbing trend is spreading across India — fraudsters are using leaked personal and business data to pose as government officials. They are calling citizens and company representatives on the phone and through WhatsApp, threatening them with legal action or arrest. These scams are becoming...

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Typi is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solution that can provide instant answers to your queries and brings Gemini’s AI power to your keyboard without having to switch apps. Whether you need help with a question or assistance fixing a problem, Typi is here to make it effortless. With...

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Moneylife Digital Team 07 November 2025
“Privacy is not about having something to hide; it is about control over your life. Most people say, ‘I have nothing to hide, so why should I care about privacy?’ But privacy is not about hiding; it is about control — over your choices, your information and your life,” says advocate Murali...

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Recent reports from the US department of homeland security and cybersecurity services-providers reveal that Chinese criminal organisations have earned more than US$1bn (billion) through a wave of sophisticated text message scams — a scheme that serves as a global warning, including for India....

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This app is an interesting free tool that helps you avoid scams and dangerous links. It acts as an intermediary or safety layer between you and the links you receive through email, WhatsApp, or any other app.   When you click a link and choose to open it with this app, it first analyses the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 04 November 2025
In what cybersecurity experts are calling one of India’s most disturbing digital crime scandals to date, hackers breached the closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems of multiple hospitals and leaked thousands of intimate videos of women being examined in gynaecology wards. The stolen footage...

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Ritwik Choudhury (Bar  and   Bench) 03 November 2025
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed shock after it was informed that almost Rs3,000 crore have been extorted from people in cyber frauds, particularly digital arrest scams.   A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi called for stringent action to deal with the situation.   "It’s...

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Identity-based cyberattacks are now among the most serious and fastest-growing online threats affecting both individuals and organisations across the world. New research from Sophos X-Ops counter threat unit (CTU) shows that the number of stolen login details for sale on the dark web has...

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This is another Notes app with a difference. It allows you to take notes and sync them on all your devices; but the notes will float on your screen above other apps. So, if you have something important to remember, it will always be up on the screen for you!   You can minimise notes to the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 October 2025
The Karnataka High Court (HC) has disposed a writ petition filed by Buckeye Trust after the income tax appellate tribunal (ITAT) president reassigned its case to a different bench, following concerns that an earlier tribunal order appeared to have been generated using artificial intelligence...

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Moneylife Digital Team 27 October 2025
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has firmly rejected a recent report published by The Telegraph in the UK that suggested the Indian information technology giant lost a substantial contract with British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) due to failures related to a cyberattack. The company has...

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