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Navi Mumbai Police launch probe into attempted impersonation of CISF official

Navi Mumbai Police launch probe into attempted impersonation of CISF official

The accused impersonated CISF DG by using their photograph as their WhatsApp display image & sent a message to control room, said Navi Mumbai Police.

29 March,2024 12:17 PM IST | Navi Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Netizens raise concern over Google AI bias response on PM Modi

Netizens raise concern over Google AI bias response on PM Modi

The issue was brought to the notice of the minister after a X post alleged bias in Google AI- Gemini's response on PM Modi, while it gave no clear answer when a similar question was asked for Trump and Zelenskyy

23 February,2024 02:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
53 cases registered across Kerala for spreading fake news through social media

53 cases registered across Kerala for spreading fake news through social media

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said that 53 cases have been registered across the state in connection with spreading fake narratives through social media to allegedly instigate communal sentiments in connection with the blasts at a Christian religious gathering at Kochi's Kalamassery in October last year

29 January,2024 06:21 PM IST | Kerala | PTI
FIR against gaming site, FB page after Sachin Tendulkar's viral deepfake video

FIR against gaming site, FB page after Sachin Tendulkar's viral deepfake video

The Mumbai police have registered a case against a gaming site and a Facebook page after legendry Sachin Tendulkar's deepfake video went viral earlier this week. Tendulkar had raised concerns over a deepfake video that falsely showed him promoting a gaming app.

18 January,2024 02:16 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Expect tighter IT rules in 7 days to tackle deepfakes: Union Minister

Expect tighter IT rules in 7 days to tackle deepfakes: Union Minister

There has been a mixed performance of compliance and I had said at the time of the advisory, that if we find it is not being followed through completely, we will follow it up with a very clear amended IT rules, the minister said. Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar on Monday fell victim to a deepfake video

16 January,2024 03:33 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai court orders probe into man's claim of social media hacking via microchip

Mumbai court orders probe into man's claim of social media hacking via microchip

A Mumbai court ordered probe into a man's allegation claiming that unidentified persons accessed his social media accounts using a microchip implanted into his body.

16 January,2024 10:11 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Merely downloading and watching child porn is not an offence: High Court

Merely downloading and watching child porn is not an offence: High Court

Madras High court said that merely watching and downloading child pornography is not an offence either under the POSCO Act or Information Technology Act. The court, however, expressed concern over Generation Z watching pornography

13 January,2024 12:35 PM IST | Chennai | mid-day online correspondent
IT Amendment Rules safeguards kids, youth against harms from online gaming: Govt

IT Amendment Rules safeguards kids, youth against harms from online gaming: Govt

It also submitted that online gaming platforms and apps clearly do not fall within the category of intermediaries as contemplated under Section 79(2) of the IT Act.

22 November,2023 08:55 AM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Maha: Chartered accountant from Pune arrested for defrauding people of lakhs

Maha: Chartered accountant from Pune arrested for defrauding people of lakhs

Police in Navi Mumbai has arrested a 35-year-old chartered accountant from Pune for allegedly cheating people of lakhs through "task" fraud

07 November,2023 03:23 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra: Nagpur man loses Rs 3.63 lakh to task fraud scheme

Maharashtra: Nagpur man loses Rs 3.63 lakh to task fraud scheme

A 29-year-old man in Nagpur, Maharashtra, reportedly fell victim to a task fraud scheme, losing an estimated Rs 3.63 lakh

05 November,2023 07:47 PM IST | Nagpur | mid-day online correspondent

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