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Conference workers speak in front of a demo booth at Facebooks annual F8 developer conference, in San Jose, Calif. The chairman of the U.K. Parliaments media committee says the government office that investigated the Cambridge Analytica scandal has fined Facebook 500,000 pounds ($663,000) for failing to safeguard users data. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Technology

Facebook suspends hundreds of apps over data concerns

Facebook said it has investigated to determine whether people's personal information was being improperly shared.

23 Aug 2018 12:08 PM IST

Dell, Microsoft combine for simplified IoT solutions. (Pic credit: ANI)

Technology

Microsoft's anti-hacking efforts make it an internet cop

Microsoft stands virtually alone among tech companies with an aggressive approach that uses US courts to fight computer...

22 Aug 2018 11:20 AM IST

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg walks at the companys headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Technology

Facebook takes down 652 accounts linked to Russia, Iran

Facebook said that it had removed 652 pages, groups, and accounts linked to Russia and Iran for coordinated inauthentic...

22 Aug 2018 11:07 AM IST

Next generation of fake news will be empowered by Artificial Intelligence and be far more sophisticated, and even more disastrous.

Technology

New fake news detector algorithm better than human

Researchers have claimed that the system is comparable to, and sometimes better than humans.

22 Aug 2018 9:31 AM IST

Technology

Facebook starts scoring users based on trustworthiness

If enough users report a story as false, the Facebook team will undergo a fact-checking process.

22 Aug 2018 7:27 AM IST

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. (Photo: PTI/File)

India

Clamp down on fake news or face ire: India tells WhatsApp

'Appoint India grievance officer, follow law'.

22 Aug 2018 1:33 AM IST

$Law and IT Minster Ravi Shankar Prasad had previously warned social media giant Facebook of \stringent\ action for any attempt to influence polls through data theft.$ India

Set up India cell, follow laws to curb fake news: IT minister to...

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that though WhatsApp has been a boon there are some 'sinister developments' that...

21 Aug 2018 2:24 PM IST

Youngsters are using WhatsApp to consume news. (Photo: Pixabay)

Business

Govt asks WhatsApp to find solution to trace origin of fake messages

Whatsapp could face abetment charges if no action is taken.

21 Aug 2018 1:58 PM IST

Donald Trump on Friday recited the lyrics of a song seen as anti-immigration called The Snake to drive home his point about restricting immigration. (Photo: File)

Opinion

In Trump's America, the media fights back

A cause for concern is that he's tried so hard to intimidate the independent media which scrutinises his actions...

20 Aug 2018 5:06 AM IST

World

New Malaysian government repeals law banning 'fake news'

The bill was passed in April under former PM Najib Razak despite concerns that it would be used to silence dissent ahead...

17 Aug 2018 2:57 PM IST

Technology

New Malaysian government repeals law banning 'fake news'

The bill was passed in April under former Prime Minister Najib Razak.

16 Aug 2018 7:52 PM IST

WhatsApp, has rolled out a new feature that will allow its users to share their location with their contacts in real time.

Technology

WhatsApp, DEF join hands to train community leaders fight fake news

DEF's training will encourage WhatsApp users to be more open towards other communities.

31 Aug 2018 3:12 PM IST