Government sets up Digital Intelligence Unit to deal with pesky calls, mobile frauds
Recently, Telecom Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad chaired a high-level meeting to address the rising concerns of financial frauds, unsolicited messages. As a result, a Nodal agency, named Digital Intelligence Unit (DIU) will be set up, which will coordinate with various LEAs, Financial Institutions, and telecom service providers in investigating any fraudulent activity involving telecom resources.
At the License Service Area level, Telecom Analytics for Fraud Management and Consumer Protection (TAFCOP) system will also be created.
In the meeting, the Minister of Communication directed the officials to take strict action against the telemarketers and individuals involved in the harassment of telecom subscribers.
Amazon sets up first device manufacturing line in India to produce Fire TV Sticks
This is for the first time that Amazon will manufacture its hardware devices in India. The ecommerce giant has reiterated its commitment towards the Indian government s Aatmanirbhar Bharat programme.
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Amazon will begin manufacturing its hardware devices in India as the company reiterated its commitment to the Indian government’s
“make in India initiative towards an Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Amazon will start manufacturing its Fire TV Stick devices in Chennai through a partnership with contract manufacturer Foxconn later this year.
The company said under the device manufacturing programme, it will be able to
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Govt writes to WhatsApp expressing concerns over policy changes
In a strongly-worded letter to WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart, the Union Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has expressed grave concerns on WhatsApp s recent policy changes and sought responses on protecting citizens privacy, sources told YourStory.
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Even as WhatsApp delays the rollout of its new policy update to May 15, its worries are far from over.
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In the letter, the government asked WhatsApp to withdraw the proposed changes and reconsider its approach on how it treats privacy, data security, and freedom of choice for Indian citizens.