Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Electronics and Information Technology. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN After legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar flagged his deepfake video doing the rounds, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar slammed deepfakes as a threat to the safety and trust of Indian users, saying the government will soon notify … Read more
Standard Operating Procedures — which will provide further clarity on the new IT and intermediary rules — are required as “guardrails” for consumers and investors, and the government would certainly deliver on it, Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said. The SOPs involve inter-ministerial consultation and are about “sensitising” many ministries, Chandrasekhar said, … Read more
The government has reportedly withdrawn a letter it had sent to Apple India seeking details on compliance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 — which are commonly known as the new IT Rules — that came into force earlier this year. The letter is said to have been … Read more