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The fact that the Data Protection Bill is yet to become an Act is proof that there is no sense of urgency among government officials when it comes to keeping the data of citizens safe. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

The questionable foundation of Aadhaar

3 min read . 02 Mar 2018

Japleen Pasricha (right), who runs the #Digital Hifazat campaign. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Online campaign takes on sexual harassment in India

4 min read . 09 Feb 2018

Are we aiming for Digital India or Archival India?

4 min read . 19 Jan 2018

Officials at power distribution companies can remotely monitor the activity of smart boxes, whose internal circuitry is equipped with a GSM mobile SIM card. Photograph: Smartbox

An ‘out-of-the-box’ fix to check power theft

3 min read . 16 Jan 2018

More than broadband speeds, India needs to ensure that good quality and seamless mobile internet connectivity is available to users across the country since this is the most popular and accessible way for people to get online. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Bullet trains can wait, let’s get bullet internet

4 min read . 28 Dec 2017

Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Where India stands on mobile and fixed broadband speeds

1 min read . 28 Dec 2017

In Q3, the top three attack vectors—paths a hacker uses to gain access to a computer or network server—used for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks were User Datagram Protocol (UDP) fragment, Network Time Protocol (NTP), Connection-less Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (CLDAP). Photo: AFP

Web applications continue to rise significantly in third quarter

1 min read . 15 Dec 2017

Unstring a Story won the DEF award in the Social Commerce and Enterprise category in 2017.

Unstring a story: Putting the spotlight on artisans via digital media

3 min read . 08 Dec 2017

The launch of 4G services by Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd led to a rapid surge in data usage, says the ‘The DigitalFirst Journey’ report. Photo: AFP

Digital ad spend set to rise in India

1 min read . 24 Nov 2017

With the years of patriarchal conditioning, women, too, often believe that the internet is of little use to them, ignoring completely the many opportunities a mobile phone or the internet offers. Photo: istock

The internet is for everyone

4 min read . 24 Nov 2017

When social media sites and apps were banned in Srinagar this summer, people used virtual proxy networks to go online. Photo: AFP

Proxy routes to connectivity

4 min read . 17 Nov 2017

Ashraf Patel, co-founder and convener of ComMutiny—The Youth Collective (CYC), the organization that runs Samvidhan Live!. Photo: Courtesy ComMutiny

Learning the Constitution using an interactive game

3 min read . 17 Nov 2017

Among the sub-sectors, mobile value-added services led investments, attracting around $1.5 billion. Business process outsourcing (BPO) services were second. Online services, which held the top spot in the last quarter, came in at number three in Q2. Photo: Hindustan Times

Private equity investments in IT and ITeS sector

1 min read . 10 Nov 2017

A file photo of a man using his Rupay debit card to pay for purchases at a store at Ibrahimpur. Photo: Yunus Y. Lasania/Mint

Model villages no longer model for others

4 min read . 10 Nov 2017

People waiting to get ration from a public distribution system outlet in Haryana. The digitization of delivery of government services is good, but insensitive policies, coupled with poor implementation and flawed security measures, can have grave consequences. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Death by data

4 min read . 27 Oct 2017

Bindi Bottoms co-founder Vatsala Shrivastava. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Bindi Bottoms: Tracking societal change through tales of women

3 min read . 27 Oct 2017

Television dominates the media and entertainment sector with a 46% market share followed by print and films. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

The state of the media and entertainment sector in India

1 min read . 23 Oct 2017

While administrative responsibilities of post offices have increased with the increasing number of schemes and services offered, mobile phones have made things a little easier. Photo: Bloomberg

India’s not-yet digital postmen

4 min read . 24 Oct 2017

How technology helps NGOs increase reach and efficiency

1 min read . 13 Oct 2017

BHIM, the financial service app, has been adopted extensively across India because it is a well-developed app that serves its purpose well. Photo: Hindustan Times

Let’s make rural India smart, one app at a time

5 min read . 14 Oct 2017

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