Technology and policy in India
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The notifications to designate six labs as authorised examiners of electronic evidence was issued under Section 79A of the IT Act, allowing them to provide opinions on digital proof to courts. The post MeitY notified six new examiners of electronic evidence across five states appeared first on MEDIANAMA .
Urban Company lost Rs 346 per InstaHelp order in Q1 FY27 as lower prices pushed AOV down to Rs 138. The company says AOV must rise to about Rs 300 for the business to break even. The post Urban Company loses Rs 346 per InstaHelp order; Average order value declines amid high competition appeared first on MEDIANAMA .
At the MediaNama roundtable, experts debated how without the consent system messages cannot be checked against what a person actually agreed to, in order to restrict spam. The post Why hasn’t TRAI built the consent system its spam rules promised? #NAMA appeared first on MEDIANAMA .
OpenAI is testing Private Safety Processing, a system that detects misuse patterns across AI interactions without giving employees access to customer prompts and responses. The post OpenAI tests Zero-Retention safety system for frontier models appeared first on MEDIANAMA .
A 2021 X post criticising Baba Ramdev's comments during the COVID-19 pandemic has found its way into Patanjali cofounder Acharya Balkrishna's personality rights case, raising questions. The post Acharya Balkrishna’s personality rights case cites 2021 post criticising Baba Ramdev appeared first on MEDIANAMA .
Starlink has reapplied for Indian approval for nearly 30,000 Gen 2 satellites, including direct-to-device connectivity, after its earlier application was rejected over features and spectrum bands. The post Why Starlink reapplied for its India satellite network, and why it’s still stuck appeared first on MEDIANAMA .
The US FTC has proposed disclosure requirements for businesses that use personal data to personalise prices for individual consumers. The post Why US wants to mandate disclosure of personalised pricing appeared first on MEDIANAMA .
Bihar has amended its social media rules to allow empanelled creators to earn up to Rs 1 lakh per video promoting government schemes. The post Bihar to pay social media creators up to Rs 1 lakh per video promoting government schemes appeared first on MEDIANAMA .
Experts allege generative AI was used to set and translate three UGC-NET papers later cancelled over repeated questions, factual errors and poor translations. NTA denies AI authored the papers. The post Report: Experts claim AI was used to draft questions in NET exams appeared first on MEDIANAMA .
DoT has directed telecom operators to use subscriber photographs to stop applicants from obtaining more than nine mobile connections. The post Lowdown: DoT brings facial checks to SIM issuance, orders daily photo downloads appeared first on MEDIANAMA .
