Indian Army tells jawans and officers to delete Facebook, bars 88 other apps too
4 years, 8 months ago

Indian Army tells jawans and officers to delete Facebook, bars 88 other apps too

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Indian Army has asked its officers and jawans to immediately delete their Facebook accounts. Among the apps which have been barred are some Indian applications like Hike messenger, which was founded by Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal’s son Kavin Mittal. This is the strictest warning sent by the army to its personnel at a time when foreign spies have been using apps for espionage purposes. An army dossier last year had warned its men against honey-trapping by Pakistan spies who create fake female profiles on social media like Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Last year, Rajasthan Police had arrested two Indian Army personnel for sending sensitive information to Pakistan.

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Facebook removes accounts linked to Pakistan that focused on India
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook removes accounts linked to Pakistan that focused on India

The Hindu  

Facebook has removed a network of accounts that originated in Pakistan and focused on both its domestic users and accounts in India. The social network took down 453 Facebook accounts, 103 Pages, 78 Groups and 107 Instagram accounts in August for violating the company’s policy against coordinated inauthentic behaviour. The Pakistan-linked accounts that Facebook removed relied on fake accounts to …

Hate Speech, Favouritism, Political Slugfest: Why Indians Want to Delete Facebook, Again
4 years, 7 months ago

Hate Speech, Favouritism, Political Slugfest: Why Indians Want to Delete Facebook, Again

News 18  

Social media site Facebook owned by Mark Zuckerberg is no stranger to political controversies. Inflammatory posts It all started when The Wall Street Journal published a report on the alleged abuse of power by Facebook's India team which was allegedly in favour of leaders from the ruling party. — Shashi Tharoor August 16, 2020 Facebook India has violated its own …

No Interference With Govt Conclusion That Use Of Social Media By Army Personnel Enables Enemies To Gain Edge: Delhi HC [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

No Interference With Govt Conclusion That Use Of Social Media By Army Personnel Enables Enemies To Gain Edge: Delhi HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

While dismissing a petition challenging the ban on army officers using social media, the Delhi High Court observed that scope of judicial review over matters concerning defence and security is limited. The bench comprising Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon noted that modern-day warfare is not just limited to accession of territory, but also extend to influencing economy and …

Pakistan & China’s Espionage: Why Army Banned 89 Social Media Apps
4 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan & China’s Espionage: Why Army Banned 89 Social Media Apps

The Quint  

Sustained espionage and spying activity over cyber platforms led to the Indian Army’s decision to ban 89 social media apps this week, a senior officer of the Indian Army has confirmed to this journalist for The Quint. Spying is actively underway through social media,” senior officers of the Indian Army further revealed. The decision to ban several social media apps …

Indian Army Bans Use Of 89 Popular Apps Among Personnel, Truecaller Calls Its Inclusion 'Unjust'
4 years, 8 months ago

Indian Army Bans Use Of 89 Popular Apps Among Personnel, Truecaller Calls Its Inclusion 'Unjust'

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps. The list of prohibited apps by the Indian Army not just includes Chinese ones like TikTok but also other popular social media applications like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Zoom and Reddit. The list also includes the Swedish caller identification app Truecaller which has openly expressed its disappointment over …

Army personnel told to delete Facebook, Instagram and 87 other apps by July 15
4 years, 8 months ago

Army personnel told to delete Facebook, Instagram and 87 other apps by July 15

The Hindu  

The 1.3 million Indian Army has directed all personnel to remove 89 apps, including Facebook and Instagram, from their mobile phones by July 15. While the Army has in past issued several directives on the use of Facebook and also asked its personnel to limit the use of WhatsApp for official work, the present directive is much broader covering a …

Indian Army bans 89 apps on both Android and iOS platform
4 years, 8 months ago

Indian Army bans 89 apps on both Android and iOS platform

Op India  

Amidst the ongoing border tensions with Pakistan and now China, the Indian Army has decided to ban a total of 89 apps for the Army personnel on both Android and iOS platforms posing security threats. Social media apps like Facebook used by ISI operatives for honey trapping It is pertinent to note here, that many incidents in the past have …

India Army bans 89 apps. Full list of apps Army wants its personnel to remove by July 15
4 years, 8 months ago

India Army bans 89 apps. Full list of apps Army wants its personnel to remove by July 15

India TV News  

Full list of apps banned by India Army: Amid a multi-pronged cyberwar, the Indian Army has decided to ban 89 apps for personnel as it took into account various security considerations. The list of banned apps includes at least 14 messaging platforms, 4 video hosting sites, 3 content-sharing sites, 5 gaming apps including PUBG, and about 15 dating apps. Among …

TikTok, Facebook to Insta: Army bans 89 apps for its personnel, gives July 15 deadline to delete/deactivate
4 years, 8 months ago

TikTok, Facebook to Insta: Army bans 89 apps for its personnel, gives July 15 deadline to delete/deactivate

India TV News  

Considering security reasons, the Indian Army on Wednesday asked its personnel to delete their accounts from 89 apps by July 15 or face action. The move comes amid a two-front cyberwar with China and Pakistan as the Indian Army takes into account an "exponential increase" in the number of cases being targeted by their intelligence agencies. "In view of the …

Army warns officials against 150 fake social media profiles who target personnel for sensitive information
5 years, 4 months ago

Army warns officials against 150 fake social media profiles who target personnel for sensitive information

India Today  

The Army has cautioned its officials against 150 fake social media profiles that are being used by adversaries for honey trapping in order to extract sensitive information, sources said on Thursday. They said that an advisory was sent to Army personnel last month to make them aware of the "trap". An official said people using fake social media profiles have …

Honey trapped army jawan arrested for leaking information via Facebook
5 years, 8 months ago

Honey trapped army jawan arrested for leaking information via Facebook

Op India  

On Thursday, a ‘Honey-trapped’ Army jawan was arrested in for allegedly leaking classified information on Facebook. Haryana:Army jawan Ravinder arrested in Narnaul on charges of leaking confidential info on national security.ASP Vinod Kumar says,“While chatting with a girl on Facebook,he shared pics of weapons used by Army.She gave him some money. He’s taken into 2-day remand” pic.twitter.com/nbeU0S1lFW — ANI July …

Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war
5 years, 11 months ago

Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war

Live Mint  

Islamabad/New Delhi: Pakistani social media campaigner Hanzala Tayyab leads about 300 ultra-nationalist cyber warriors fighting an internet war with arch-foe India, in a battle that is increasingly sucking in global technology giants such as Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. Tayyab, 24, spends his days on Facebook and encrypted WhatsApp groups organising members of his Pakistan Cyber Force group to promote …

In India, Facebook seeks solutions to election issues it’s facing in 50 nations
6 years, 2 months ago

In India, Facebook seeks solutions to election issues it’s facing in 50 nations

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Facebook Inc. is working to prevent individuals or organizations from manipulating its platforms, including WhatsApp and Instagram, to influence the general election in India that is due by May. As part of the strategy, Facebook in India will focus on eliminating fake accounts, stopping the spread of fake news, increasing transparency in The company has faced severe backlash in …

Army jawan arrested on charges of espionage, was honey-trapped to share sensitive info and pictures with Pak
6 years, 2 months ago

Army jawan arrested on charges of espionage, was honey-trapped to share sensitive info and pictures with Pak

Op India  

As per reports, four months back, Rajasthan Police had arrested one Army jawan on charges of espionage in Jaiselmer. Sepoy Somveer Singh got in touch with one ‘Anika Chopra’ over Facebook and was chatting regularly with her and exchanging details and information about the armoured unit including its movement. ‘Anika Chopra’ asked him questions like ‘where are you posted?’ and …

ISI luring defence personnel through fake FB accounts
9 years, 2 months ago

ISI luring defence personnel through fake FB accounts

India TV News  

New Delhi: Pakistani intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence has been using social networking sites like Facebook as a honey trap to gather secret and confidential information about the armed forces. Former IAF official arrested for 'spying' The information resulted in the arrest of Ranjith KK, a serving leading aircraftsman of the Indian Air Force, from Punjab's Bathinda Air Force Station on …

Stay away from Facebook, Wechat, Indian Army tells jawans, officers
11 years, 1 month ago

Stay away from Facebook, Wechat, Indian Army tells jawans, officers

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Indian Army has asked all officers and jawans to stay away from social media having servers in foreign countries, as they could compromise national security. Army personnel have been told not to use social networking websites and apps like Facebook and Wechat due to threat to national security.The Army personnel have been told not to do so …

Facebook denies hack in India, assures safety
13 years, 4 months ago

Facebook denies hack in India, assures safety

Firstpost  

News of about 2 lakh Facebook accounts in Bangalore being hacked and subsequently misused proved to be too much of a wake-up call to those affected. While some of those who’re affected are scrambling to repair the damage caused, there are others who’ve decided to quit the social networking site, altogether. Not hacked… Facebook, however not only denies that any …

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