Monthly Archives: November 2018

“Tweets are not Facts”….” WhatsApp” is not “Whats up”

Posted on November 30, 2018 by 98410spice

Speaking in the context of the Rafael deal the French Ambassador has reportedly made a comment “Look at Facts…not the Tweets”. This was as much an advise to the traditional media which is sensationalizing the social media posts of  Congress … Continue reading →

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UK DPA strikes at Uber: Delivers a lesson in Password construction

Posted on November 28, 2018 by 98410spice

Uber has been fined by the UK DPA for UK sterling 385000/- (Approx Rs 3.5 crores) for failing to protect its customer’s data during a breach. Refer report here The breach occurred in November 2016 when GDPR notification was in … Continue reading →

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EY flags Crypto Currency as a threat. Will Supreme Court take note? or Ignore?

Posted on November 26, 2018 by 98410spice

Ernst and Young recently published a survey on “Responding to Cyber Crime Incidents in India”. Some interesting insights are reported in the survey. One of the insights which is important from the point of view of the Supreme Court hearing … Continue reading →

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RBI needs to Fight with Mazar Virus rather than fighting with the Government

Posted on November 17, 2018 by 98410spice

The Reserve Bank of India is in the news for picking up a fight with the Central Government on the right to use its reserves in a manner it deems fit. The fight whether RBI is over capitalized with the … Continue reading →

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Digital Banking in India is now under a serious threat… RBI needs to wake up

Posted on November 15, 2018 by 98410spice

India has adopted a Governance policy involving high dependency on Digital Banking and this technological shift in Banking has the blessings of the Government, the RBI and also the Banks. Government is happy with Digital Banking because it is an … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court should declare Bitcoin as illegal..to prevent Mr Modi gaining a higher moral ground

Posted on November 11, 2018 by 98410spice

I as a citizen of India place this information for the attention of the honourable Supreme Court and demand that the Court should take into account the adverse effect that the Bitcoin regularization may have on the Indian Society before … Continue reading →

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