PAVAN DUGGAL
Chinese syndicates to keep hurting India via loan app scams: Cyber expert
Chinese loan apps, operated by Chinese criminal syndicates and gangs, are causing significant financial losses in India. Pavan Duggal, a cybersecurity law expert, warns that these apps, which offer instant loans with high-interest rates, exploit unemployed youth and financially-stressed individuals.
Tech companies have a few queries on CERT-In’s cybersecurity rules
In a letter sent to the cybersecurity agency, the Information Technology Industry (ITI) Council has requested the government to open this up to a wider stakeholder consultation and delay implementing these directives till such time.
Do not depend upon the state to protect your privacy: Pavan Duggal, Advocate, SC
"If the government has not done any wrongdoing, then there is all the more reason for it to at least investigate. It is its duty. That is because when you are engaging in spyware-related activities, that is tantamount to various offences under the Information Technology Act 2000 — specifically under Section 66, read with 43, 66B, 66C and D."
As eThreats rise, experts pitch for a smarter law and call for National Cyber Security Strategy 2020
There has been as much as a 500% increase in cyber incidents in India since lockdown was announced in March, said security experts.
Indo-China border clash leads to heightened fears around cyber security
"There will be increased state surveillance and monitoring. One can expect digital and cyber security breaches which typically happen after such incidents. One has to be prepared for huge breaches or cyber security threats on critical networks as well,” said Pavan Duggal, a Supreme Court advocate and cyber law expert.
Draft e-commerce policy: Good intentions, but no solutions
In its draft ecommerce policy released on Saturday, the government termed data as a ‘National Asset’.
Back to square one in flawed Aadhaar ecosystem
The SC ruled that privacy is a fundamental right, protected as an intrinsic part of right to life and personal liberty and as part of freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.
If all goes well, Indian IT Act may enter 21st century
Govt to form a committee to suggest changes to the law to make it in sync with the times
Porn sites see the big picture in virtual reality
Virtual Reality is not just dragging viewers to these portals but is also solving a fundamental problem — how to make people pay
Business rivals commit most cyber crimes
From just 3% in 2014, the number of business competitors committing cyber crimes has seen a massive jump to 20% in 2015.
Bengaluru police eases pressure on Twitter in Mehdi Biswas case
The investigating authorities will use data provided by the microblogging site to ascertain who Mehdi was in touch with in India and abroad and the nature of contact.
Cyber Threat: Now, ‘ransomware’ plays havoc with data
In some cases, the malware may lock your screen unless you pay up. Simply put, it holds your data to ransom.
Netizens flay Mumbai girls' arrest over Facebook post
Social media was abuzz with tweets and posts about the arrest, with most referring to the arrest as yet another move to curb freedom of speech on the Internet.
Weak cyber act may not find Karnataka ministers guilty
Viewing porn is not a punishable offence, under the Indian IT Act, but transmitting it, publishing it or spreading it around is a culpable act.
Crooks offer refund on online tax refund
Cyber crooks are on the prowl this financial year closing and are using phishing attacks and hoax-alerts to gain access to account details.
Bloggers call content regulation a gag on freedom
Amended Indian IT Act which seeks legal position of intermediaries at the heart of controversy.
Who gets your email account when you die?
Service providers have different policies about passing on digital information after an account holder’s death. Read to know more.
Corporate espionage on the rise in India
Digital medium offers a fertile ground for increasing industrial espionage in the country.
New law will let govt snoop on your PC
The new legislation that passed on Tuesday allows life sentence for acts of cyber terror.
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