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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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50 phones, 12 laptops & a deleted email address — how cops tracked down man behind Rashmika deepfake

The accused, Andhra-based engineer Eemani Naveen, allegedly made video to increase follower count of fanpage he'd created of the actor. It took police over 2 months to nab him.

Andhra engineer held for viral Rashmika Mandanna deepfake — ‘wanted to boost fanpage follower count’

Accused Eemani Naveen, police said, is a native of Guntur, works from home providing services such as Photoshop, Instagram channel promotion, YouTube video creation.

Information warfare & cyber insecurity may impact 2024 polls globally, AI biggest threat: WEF report

World Economic Forum's ‘Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2024’ also notes that globally cyber inequity has increased dramatically & 90% executives have issued a warning that immediate action is required.

Deepfake row: Govt to help citizens get FIRs filed against social media firms for IT rule violation

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will develop a platform where people can notify it about rule violations, says minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar. (edited)

Will meet social media platforms on deepfake issue, no immunity unless steps taken, says Vaishnaw

IT minister says govt has issued a notice to companies including Meta and Google on deepfakes and the need to take action against them.

Celeb deepfakes just the tip, revenge porn, fraud & threat to polls form underbelly of AI misuse

From porn content & financial frauds, to being used to sabotage polls or providing misleading information to sway voters — Deepfake has potential social, economic & political dangers, say experts.

Delhi police act in Rashmika Mandanna deepfake video case, file FIR, ‘obtain details’ from Meta

The IFSO unit of Delhi Police registered case against unknown persons for creating & circulating deepfake video of actor Rashmika Mandanna, on basis of complaint by DCW.

AI deepfake algorithm can manipulate ‘you’ to say what it wants. Here’s how it works

Many of us already share details of our daily lives on the internet. This means the audio data required to create a realistic copy of a voice could be readily available on social media.

Why the Manoj Tiwari deepfakes should have India deeply worried

Still in nascent stages, deepfakes involve manipulating videos to show someone saying or doing something they never said or did. 

Facebook bans deepfake videos but not doctored images like those of Kejriwal and Pawar

Experts say Facebook’s updated policy won’t have a big impact in India, where the problem is disinformation through morphed images & re-purposed videos.

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Sanjeev Sanyal says UPSC is poverty of aspiration. But it’s more about desperation

The most productive years of Indian youth gets wasted preparing for the UPSC. But they didn't create this system; the government did.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.