Thu, Nov 23, 2023
The minister, who met social media platforms on the deepfake issue on Thursday, said that companies have agreed on the need for clear actionable work in areas such as detection, prevention, strengthening of reporting mechanism, and raising user awareness.
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Sat, Nov 18, 2023
The government will soon meet social media platforms on the deepfake issue, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, asserting that the safe harbour immunity clause will not apply if platforms do not take adequate steps to remove deepfakes.
Wed, Oct 18, 2023
The move assumes significance as India is taking decisive steps to position itself in cutting-edge new technologies.
Mon, Oct 16, 2023
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has asked Google-owned YouTube to initiate necessary legal measures against "fake news channels" and advised the platform to incorporate a disclaimer to address this issue effectively.
Fri, Oct 13, 2023
The government announced to support the development of artificial intelligence (AI) chips via a public-private partnership (PPP) model following recommendations of a government-appointed panel.
Mon, May 01, 2023
The Indian government has blocked 14 messenger mobile apps that were used by terrorists in Pakistan. It was found that these apps were being used by terrorists to send coded messages to overground workers and other operatives in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Mobile Apps Banned in India: Centre bans 14 mobile apps used by terrorists in Pak - Check complete list here
Sat, Jan 28, 2023
The minister emphasised that Digital India Programme launched by the Prime Minister in 2015 has paved way for the nation to move from being a consumer of technology to a producer of technology, devices and products.
Wed, Sep 14, 2022
At first 80 innovators will be shortlisted to attend a bootcamp, out of which, a total of 16 innovators will be provided grants of Rs 20 lakh each and further support to help them develop a minimum viable product or prototypes.
Tue, Aug 30, 2022
Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) Secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma also said he has not seen any startup running for funds and instead they are looking for growth opportunities through various means.
Thu, Aug 04, 2022
The security researcher's claim about the data exposed online was yet to be verified by the EPFO, national cyber agency CERT-In or the IT Ministry. Bob Diachenko, cyber threat intelligence director and journalist at SecurityDiscovery.com, claimed that their systems identified two separate IPs with Universal Account Number (UAN) data.
Sun, May 29, 2022
The government on Saturday issued an advisory on sharing Aadhaar’s photocopy to avoid the misuse of the same, an official press statement said.
Sat, May 28, 2022
The National Data Governance Framework is of interest to artificial intelligence (AI) startups, AI research entities, and government departments, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.
Tue, Dec 25, 2018
"The instances of misuse of social media by criminals and anti-national elements have brought new challenges to the `Law Enforcement Agencies` (LEA)," the ministry said in a statement.
Thu, Sep 20, 2018
The IT ministry feels that technical solutions can be found to trace the originator of a message, without actually compromising end-to-end encryption, said a government official, who did not wish to be named.
Fri, Feb 09, 2018
These committees will examine citizen-centric use of this new-age technology, skilling, as well as regulatory and ethical issues related to Artificial Intelligence.
Sat, May 20, 2017
IT ministry issued advisory on the recommendation of CERT. Watch this special segment and get to know more here.
Mon, May 15, 2017
The cyber criminals have demanded a fee of about USD 300 in crypto-currencies like Bitcoin for unlocking the device.
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