Tag: WhatsApp

A System of Robot Drug Dealers on Telegram Allows People to Buy Illegal Products for Bitcoin

Source:-https://news.bitcoin.com There’s a new avenue darknet market (DNM) customers have found that allows them to purchase illegal wares 24 hours a day via a robot drug dealer hosted on Telegram. The platform dubbed ‘Televend,’ is an automated software program that peddles illicit narcotics for people paying with bitcoin and during the last few months, the

Delhi High Court notice to Google, Apple and WhatsApp on petition to preserve data on January 5 violence in JNU.

Source – www.hindustantimes.com The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to internet companies Apple, Google and WhatsApp on petitions of three professors of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). The professors had approached the court on Friday seeking directions to preserve data, CCTV footage and other evidence relating to the January 5 violence on JNU campus. The petition filed by

Kerala High Court seeks Centre’s views on plea to ban Telegram app

Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com BENGALURU: The High Court of Kerala sought the views on the Central Government on Friday on a recent plea to ban Russian encrypted messaging app Telegram in the country for allegedly promoting child abuse videos and terrorism. The matter will be heard after three weeks. The direction by Kerala HC came after Athena Solomon K,

Social Media Should Be Regulated, Supreme Court Says as It Asks Centre for Draft Rules Timeline

Source: gadgets.ndtv.com Expressing its concerns over issues like trolling, character assassination, spreading lies and fake news, the Supreme Court on Tuesday emphasised that social media should be regulated. The observation by a bench headed by Justice Deepak Gupta came while asking the Centre to file an affidavit within three weeks detailing the timeline when the

Madras High Court asks WhatsApp if it complies with IT Act

Source: tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com The Madras High Court, which is hearing a case on linking of social media accounts to an individual’s proof of identity, has asked social messaging platform WhatsApp to confirm whether it complies with the Information Technology Act, after the Tamil Nadu government accused it of not cooperating on police probes. In an order on September 21,

Zonel Sougaijam From Manipur Rewarded With $5000 For Discovering WhatsApp Bug

Source:- thelivemirror.com A 22-year-old engineer from Manipur named Zonel Sougaijam has been rewarded with $5000 (Rs. 3.4 lakh approx) for detecting a bug on WhatsApp. For this discovery, his name is now included in the “Facebook Hall of Fame 2019”. He is a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Civil Engineering. Sougaijam told PTI, “During a

Supreme Court notice to Indian govt, WhatsApp against payments service

Source – indiatimes.com The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Indian government and messaging service provider WhatsApp after a plea sought direction to restrain the app from proceeding with its payments systems unless it fully complies with RBI’s provisions. A bench of Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Justice Indu Malhotra sought response from WhatsApp, Law and Justice Ministry, Finance Ministry and

Plea in Supreme Court against WhatsApp payments service

Source – newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre to restrain WhatsApp from proceeding with its payments systems unless it fully complies with provisions of the RBI. The plea filed by organisation Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change said the messaging platform does not comply