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Facebook Data leak, 2021
The personal data of more than 533 million Facebook users has been leaked online recently. The exposed data included personal information of the Facebook users from more than 106 countries. This also included records of 32 million users in the US, 11 million in UK and 6 million in India. What is Facebook Data Leak, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Data Leak • Facebook • Facebook acquisition • Information Technology Act • Mark Zuckerberg • Privacy • WhatsApp
Special Marriage Act
The Allahabad High Court recently ruled that couples planning to marry under Special Marriage Act shall choose not to publish thirty-day notice before registering their marriage. According to the judgement, the provisions of the act invade the fundamental rights of liberty and privacy. That is, putting a prior notice that provides the details of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Fundamental rights • Liberty • Marriage • Privacy • Special Marriage Act
Corona Kavach: Application launched by GoI to locate a COVID-19 positive patient
On April 2, 2020, the Government of India launched Corona Kavach application to map the location of a COVID-19 positive patient through GPS. Highlights The application has been launched by India after learning about its success in the countries such as South Korea and Singapore. The “Corona Kavach” application tracks the data of the user ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: AYUSH Drug • Corona Kavach • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Drugs • hydroxychloroquine • lock down • mobile application • Privacy
Arogya Setu: Mulit-Lingual Mobile Application launched by GoI to track COVID-19
On April 2, 2020, National Informatics Center operating under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has developed an application “Arogya Sethu”. The app alerts the person whenever he comes in contact within six feet of COVID-19 infected person. Key Features of the App The application uses Bluetooth and GPS of a smart phone to inform ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Arogya Sethu • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Data • GPS • mobile application • National Informatics Centre (NIC) • Privacy
“Innovate for Accessible India” Campaign launched by NASSCOM along with Microsoft
The NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies) recently launched the “Innovate for Accessible India” campaign along with Microsoft India. The other partners of the initiative include Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. About the Initiative The Initiative aims to sort out ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: 2011 census • Cyberspace • Data protection • Data Security Council of India • Divyangs • NASSCOM • Nasscom's Data Security Council of India • Privacy • Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016