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MOBILE PHONE: Jio and Airtel launch free Wi-Fi calling: What is it, how it works, how do you get it, everything explained; How 6 Missed Calls Left Mumbai Businessman Robbed of Rs.1.86 Crore …

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Jio and Airtel launch free Wi-Fi calling: What is it, how it works, how do you get it, everything explained
How 6 Missed Calls Left Mumbai Businessman Robbed of Rs.1.86 Crore
Now link your mobile number to Aadhaar sitting at home: Here’s how
Trai calls for data protection, says soon to recommend policies on privacy, net neutrality
Trai makes way for internet telephony, call from Wi-Fi
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Jio and Airtel launch free Wi-Fi calling: What is it, how it works, how do you get it, everything explained

Indiatoday.in
January 10, 2020
If you are a Jio or Airtel users, irrespective of whether you are using prepaid or postpaid connections, you can now avail the option of Wi-Fi calling. This you must have heard in the last few weeks. Airtel started rolling out Wi-Fi calling feature to its users from December first week, while Jio has started supporting this feature from this week. The key questions then are: what is Wi-Fi calling? How do you get in on your Airtel or Jio connection? Is Wi-Fi calling free or does it cost extra? Let’s answer. …

How 6 Missed Calls Left Mumbai Businessman Robbed Of Rs.1.86 Crore

There were 28 transactions from his account, the businessman said, but he was not notified as his SIM card had been blocked by those behind the fraud.
Ndtv.com
January 03, 2019
MUMBAI: A suspected case of SIM card swapping has led to a Mumbai-based textile businessman losing Rs. 1.86 crore from his bank account. A case has been registered with the cybercrime wing of the Mumbai Police.
The businessman, whose identity is not being revealed, says he received six missed calls on his mobile phone between 11.44 pm and 1.58 am on December 27-28, after which the fraud took place. Cyber experts call it the “SIM swap”, in which criminals gain access to the data and use the OTP that is required to transfer funds. SIM swap is a relatively new and technologically advanced form of fraud that allows hackers to gain access to bank account details, credit card numbers, and other personal data. …

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Now link your mobile number to Aadhaar sitting at home: Here’s how

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Dec 2, 2017
Now link your mobile number to Aadhaar sitting at home: Here’s how
All mobile users need to link their Aadhaar cards with mobile SIM cards by February 6, 2018, as per a government directive. For the ease of mobile phone subscribers, the government has announced some new ways to link mobile SIMs with Aadhaar (called reverification of SIMs). These new mechanisms have come into effect from yesterday (December 1).
Courtesy these new linking methods, mobile users no longer need to visit stores of their telecom service provider and can avail OTP-based service to link their 12-digit Aadhaar with mobile number. In a tweet, UIDAI said that from Dec 1 2017, mobile subscribers can also choose to verify their mobile SIM with Aadhaar without giving their biometrics to telecom service providers. …

Trai calls for data protection, says soon to recommend policies on privacy, net neutrality

Businesstoday.in
October 27, 2017
Trai Chairman RS Sharma on Wednesday said that the telecom regulator was committed to data protection and was in favor of defining the responsibility of various stakeholders in the value chain to ensure that customers’ data is safeguarded. He was speaking at ‘i-Bharat 2017’ organized by FICCI in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and IT. …

Trai makes way for internet telephony, call from Wi-Fi

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Oct 25, 2017
NEW DELHI: You may soon be able to make calls to any mobile or landline number using your home, office or public Wi-Fi — even if you do not have any signal on your smartphone — with telecom regulator Trai giving its nod to internet telephony.
The move — being opposed by older telecom companies — will be particularly beneficial for making voice calls even when there are no mobile signals in some area or when the conventional network is patchy (which often leads to poor and disturbed call quality.) …

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Government simplifies Aadhaar-based verification of existing SIMs

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 
Oct 25, 2017
NEW DELHI: The process of re-verification of existing mobile subscribers using Aadhaar is set to become simpler and more convenient, according to an official source.
The government has initiated a series of measures, including allowing re-verification at subscribers’ doorstep and One Time Password (OTP) based authentication of existing users, to make the entire exercise easier for telecom subscribers. …

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Mar 17, 2016
NEW DELHI: Researchers at Israeli software firm NorthBit have claimed to have exploited a newly found Stagefright bug to hack a into Android smartphones remotely. …

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Fortune.com
AUGUST 6, 2015
New research reveals security threats in fingerprint scanners on Android mobile devices. …

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