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Science and Technology (S&T) Digest, 01-15 November 2022, Issue 1

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security
  1. Sonar Systems Developed for the Indian Navy
  2. Five Make II Projects for the Indian Army Approved
  3. DRDO Conducts Flight-....

    November 24, 2022 artificial intelligence , Make in India , Electric Vehicles , Digital India , WhatsApp , AI , Science & Technology , semiconductor , Science Technology and Innovation (STI) , Sonar Systems , Make II Projects , Start-up , Agri-Tech , Digital Farming , STEMM , FTX
VIF Cyber Review: July 2022

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Government of India issued a consultation paper on the “Need for a new legal framework governing Telecommunication in India”.
On 28 July 2022, the Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications, Govt. o....

August 12, 2022 India , China , Russia , Europe , 5G , WhatsApp , TikTok , VIF Cyber Review , MeitY , Snapchat , Meta , Data Protection
VIF Cyber Review: May 2022

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CERT-In issued advisory on Mobile-based Malware
On 30 May 2022, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued advisory on mobile-based malware, along with methods and countermeasures. With the advent of smartph....

June 10, 2022 India , China , Japan , Cybercrime , WhatsApp , Huawei , cybersecurity , VIF Cyber Review , MeitY , CERTIN
Social Media in Violent Conflicts – Recent Examples

… the very technology that is cause of the problem, can be used to correct it too .. Artificial Intelligence can help social media platforms spot lies, identify doctored videos and photographs and track the dissemination of falsehoods by domestic ....

August 02, 2021 Technological and Scientific Studies , artificial intelligence , national security , Fake news , Information Warfare , Social Media , WhatsApp , Twitter , Facebook , Range of social interaction , Information and misinformation , Freedom of Speech , Deception through media , Mass misleading through media , Abuse of media freedom
Pegasus— A Powerful Tool of WhatsApp Surveillance
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

The Facebook’s subsidiary company—WhatsApp, on 29 October 2019, filed a lawsuit in the United States California’s Northern District Federal Court against Israel-based cyber-arms1 firm— the NSO Group, for infecting ‘specific’ gr....

February 05, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , Israel , India , technology , Pegasus , WhatsApp , CyberEspionage , CyberSurveillance , NationalSecurity , Malware , Spoofing
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