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If you are a Google Chrome user, then the government has an important warning for you. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) has issued a warning for Google Chrome users and has categorised it as ‘high severity’. Along with this, the government body has listed down the recently found vulnerabilities in the Google Chrome browser. … Read more
The government will revoke the ban imposed on fintech firms LazyPay and Kissht after representations were made by these companies, a senior official said on Friday. The government last week ordered the blocking of 232 apps operated by overseas entities, including Chinese, for being involved in betting, gambling and unauthorised loan service. Sources said that … Read more
The National Internet Exchange of India (Nixi) is currently allowing people to register .in domain names for free. This deal is being offered as a part of the Republic Day celebrations that began on Thursday. The .in domain can be used for emails, websites, and other applications. This service currently has around 3 million people … Read more
Amid outrage over a plan to give powers to its arm PIB to police fake news on social media, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said that the government will next month hold discussions with stakeholders before the proposal is implemented. The minister said that the rules for regulating online gaming are expected to be … Read more
Apple has created around 50,000 direct jobs in India through its contract manufacturers and suppliers, such as Foxconn, Wistron, and Pegatron, since the smartphone production-linked incentive scheme (PLI), said government officials. Additionally, Apple’s manufacturing efforts in India have also been said to create around 100,000 indirect jobs, said officials citing the job data submitted by … Read more
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) has released draft amendments to the IT intermediary rules 2021, pertaining to Online Gaming for public consultations. The draft has been prepared to ensure that online games should be offered in conformity with Indian laws and that the users of such games be safeguarded against potential harm.Recently, … Read more
The government has proposed a self-regulatory mechanism, mandatory verification of players and physical Indian address for online gaming companies, according to the draft online gaming rules published on Monday. Online gaming companies will be covered under the new IT rules that were issued in 2021 for social media platforms. The online gaming platforms are expected … Read more
The Government of India on Tuesday gave Esports a major boost by integrating it with mainline sports disciplines in the country. The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, in exercise of the powers “conferred by clause (3) of article 77 of the Constitution” amended the rules governing Esports and asked the Ministry of Electronics and Information … Read more
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Startup Hub and Google are excited to bring back the Appscale Academy program – a growth and development program to train early to mid-stage startups to build high-quality apps for the world. Appscale Academy is Google’s growth and development programme to train early- to mid-stage startups to … Read more
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) recently issued a warning for Android smartphone users. The government body has reported that it has found several new vulnerabilities in several versions of Google’s Android operating systems. Also, CERT-In has classified these vulnerabilities as ‘high severity and reported that these vulnerabilities can be “exploited by an attacker to … Read more