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Be alert …!!! These 29 ‘Beauty Camera’ Apps send Users Phonographic Contents : Google removed them From Play Store : Japanese IT security company Trend Micro reveled that most of the 'Beauty Camera' on Google Play Store are fake apps, they are used to collect user data especially pictures when it is installed or updated. Some apps redirects users to phishing web sites also. These apps have millions of downloads, and a large number of the downloads originated from Asia, mainly in INDIA. While some of these apps used to send pornographic content to users, others redirected them to phishing or promotional websites. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Tech Mahindra finalizes acquisition of DynaCommerce : Tech Mahindra has signed an agreement to purchase 100% of shares in DynaCommerce Holding B.V. As a result, DynaCommerce will play a key role in further enhancing Tech Mahindra‘s Customer Experience Strategy. The partnership between the two companies has been in play for a number of years and together both companies have partnered on offering omnichannel, multi-play sales and delivery orchestration solutions to a range of customers worldwide. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Rishi Kumar Shukla appointed as the new CBI Director : Rishi Kumar Shukla, former Director-General of Police of Madhya Pradesh has been appointed as the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for two years. Shukla has worked as a 1983 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the M.P. cadre. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

ISODA – TS9 kicks off in Doha, Qatar : The 9th edition of ISODA (TS9) Summit gets underway by kicking off a Business Networking dinner at Hotel Ritz Carlton, Doha which is joined by around 120 plus delegates. This year, ISODA has joined hands with Indian Business Promotion Council (IBPC) which is supported by Indian Embassy – Doha to host a Business Networking Session on 31st January. The session provided a platform for ISodians to network with Qatari IT companies and Indian IT companies in Doha. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Are you 'a Unique Leader'... ??? Apply for Twitter India Operation Head : The eventually growing up Twitter in India is now looking for 'a unique leader' who can handle country operations to the next level report said on Friday. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

ISODA – TS9 kicks off in Doha, Qatar : The 9th edition of ISODA (TS9) Summit gets underway by kicking off a Business Networking dinner at Hotel Ritz Carlton, Doha which is joined by around 120 plus delegates. This year, ISODA has joined hands with Indian Business Promotion Council (IBPC) which is supported by Indian Embassy – Doha to host a Business Networking Session on 31st January. The session provided a platform for ISodians to network with Qatari IT companies and Indian IT companies in Doha. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Startups And Industry Leaders Remarks on Government’s Focus On AI In Budget 2019 : Presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha on Friday, Piyush Goyal said that Artificial Intelligence would be a national program with the national portal to be developed soon in India and Artificial Intelligence and related technology is the national program now, has been contemplated by the government. The Narendra Modi led NDA government has been knelling high on technologies such as AI, and is eyeing to lunch fifth-generation (5G) technology both simultaneously worldwide. And thus to setup a national centre for Artificial Intelligence and development of an AI portal through identification, has received a thumbs up from industry leaders. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Budget 2019 - The Spotlights : Budget-2019 @Fiscal Deficit VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Twitter Removes Thousands of Accounts Originating in Iran, Russia and Venezuela That Targeted US Midterm Election : Thousands of malicious accounts originated in Iran, Russia and Venezuela for spreading fake information online are removed from Twitter on Thursday including previously undisclosed efforts to target the 2018 US midterm election report said. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Budget 2019: Unveil National portal on Artificial Intelligence : Presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha on Friday, Piyush Goyal said that Artificial Intelligence would be a national program with the national portal to be developed soon in India and Artificial Intelligence and related technology is the national program now, has been contemplated by the government. The Narendra Modi led NDA government has been knelling high on technologies such as AI, and is eyeing to lunch fifth-generation (5G) technology both simultaneously worldwide. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

HE P. Kumaran, Ambassador of India to the State of Qatar at ISODA - TS9 : 'Qatar Tourism authority has prioritized India as a major market for promotion of tourism in the country': HE P. Kumaran, Ambassador of India to the State of Qatar at ISODA -  TS9 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

An 11 year Old Boy Filed a PIL in Bombay HC applying for BAN on PUGB - Will Modi Govt. Ban it in INDIA : Ahad Nizam, an 11-year-old boy from Mumbai,who filed the Public Interest Litigation through his mother before the Bombay High Court with the deliberation that the popular online game PUBG promotes immoral conduct such as violence, murder, aggression, looting, gaming addiction and cyber bullying, thus should be banned. The PIL is likely to be forwarded before the bench headed by Chief Justice NH Patil today. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Apple now has $245 billion cash on hand - What should Apple do with its cash ? : Apple’s services include Digital Content and Services, AppleCare, Apple Pay, licensing and other services. While its other products include AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, HomePod, iPod touch and other Apple-branded and third-party accessories. The reportable segments of the data include the Americas, Europe, Greater China, Japan, and the rest of Asia Pacific. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Interim Budget 2019: Government’s 10-point vision for 2030 presented : Piyush Goyal, who has been appointed as the interim finance minister presented his maiden Union Budget in the Lok Sabha today. While a full-fledged budget will be presented once the new Central government is formed after the general elections due in March-April, this interim budget, as has been the custom, will seek the Parliament’s nod for meeting the expenditure for the next few months of the new fiscal. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Zomato to raise $200 Mn fund by selling UAE biz to Delivery Hero : In today’s world Zomato and Swiggy are the most known names in the Indian food tech space. They are intrigued in the ‘who has more orders’ war for quite a long time now costing millions in way of discounts and cashbacks. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

India's unemployment rate stands at 6.1 per cent, highest in 45 years : According to an assessment by the National Sample Survey Office conducted between July 2017-June 2018, just months before the Lok Sabha Polls, India’s unemployment rate rose to a 45-year high during 2017-2018. The unemployment rate stands at 6.1 per cent, the highest since 1972-73. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Kerala Cyber Warriors hack Hindu Mahasabha website - Reacting on Recreation of assassination of Mahatma Gandhi !!! : On the 71st death anniversary of  Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Nation, the Hindu attire Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha were caught on video carrying out a recreation of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination. Reacting on Recreation of assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, The website of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha is hacked, as of 3.45 pm on Thursday, showing  a black screen with the logo of Kerala Cyber Warriors and a messag that stated that the website was hacked by ‘GH057_R007. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

To handle Financial Crime the Payment or Financial bodies should call for digital IDs : To Verify a person’s identity and their associations with firms, assets, and other individuals can be complicated, expensive, and error-prone. However, advanced solutions such as biometrics mean Financial Institutions can now create and maintain digital ID solutions that benefit customers, the financial services industry, and potentially other industries. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Open Letter to Government of India (Mr. R.S Prasad) by Mozilla, Wikimedia, and Github : Withdraw proposal and start fresh consultation : Global internet organizations Mozilla (a not-for-profit behind the popular web browser Firefox), the Wikimedia Foundation, and GitHub have submitted an open letter to the Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad, expressing serious concerns over the draft intermediary liability rules proposed by the Ministry last month. The Ministry had invited comments from stakeholders till 31st January before initiating next steps. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Facebook is paying Teens $20 per Month to Install 'Facebook Research' App That Collects Private Data - Project Atlas : The social media giant FaceBook was previously gripped for collecting user data data through Onavo Protect, which is a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service that it acquired in 2013, and due to data violation activities, being forced to remove its Onavo VPN app from Apple's App Store. But Facebook is not a bit silent for the same rather it is paying teenagers around $20 a month to use its VPN app that aggressively monitors their smartphone and web activity and then sends it back to Facebook. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE