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Bharti Airtel has come up with a festive offer where it will be giving a cashback benefit of Rs 2,000 to its prepaid and postpaid users on upgrading to a new 4G smartphone. The cashback will be credited to the customer’s account in the mobile app, MyAirtel, in the form …

SAN FRANCISCO:  Facebook says hackers accessed personal data of 29 million users in a breach disclosed late last month. The leading social network had originally said up to 50 million accounts were affected in a cyberattack that exploited a trio of software flaws to steal “access tokens” that enable people to …

Terming the existing data protection framework as inadequate, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in a set of recommendations to DoT said that companies should not use meta-data to identify users and should disclose any data breaches. Stating that each user owns his/her personal data and information submitted to …

The social network currently bans advertisements for the sale of weapons and modifications, like magazines. But Facebook took an additional step of adding an age requirement for ads selling things like holsters, belt accessories or mounted flashlights, CNET reported. For example, advertisements for gun cases, slings and gun paint are …

Speaking at the VivaTech trade fair in Paris a day before new European data protection rules come into force Zuckerberg said Europe’s history had made its citizens particularly wary when it comes to data collection. “There are specific points about history in Europe. If you’re a German citizen and you …

Using acoustic chirps emitted from a ring and received by a wristband the system is able to recognize 22 different micro finger gestures that could be programmed to various commands – including a T9 keyboard interface, a set of numbers, or application commands like playing or stopping music. The system …

The social network disclosed the issue in a blog post and series of Tweets, saying it had resolved the problem and an internal investigation had found no indication passwords were stolen or misused by insiders. Still, it urged all users to consider changing their passwords. “We fixed the bug and …

New Delhi: Two road accidents earlier this week – one each in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh – killed one and 13 children respectively. While both accidents were extremely unfortunate and BJP’s Delhi unit chief Manoj Tiwari was one of many who expressed his deep sorrow at the tragedies. Twitter users, …