UIDAI’s Claims Busted as More Unsecured Government Websites Leak Aadhaar Data WhileUIDAIstands its ground that its security protocols for Aadhaar are tamperproof and the recent reports questioning the security are“far from the truth and intended to spread misinformation”, a recentposton Medium reveals just how easy it is to access the ‘secure’ Aadhaar data. In the post,@Trollacharyaexplains how he was able to access unsecured Aadhaar databases on various state websites just“for a free lunch at Ivan Ram and to impress a girl....

10 Best Phones Under 30000 INR You Can Buy (December 2018) The smartphone market is divided into three core segments viz. top-end, mid-range and entry-level, but in the past few years, a new category called ‘affordable flagships’ has also emerged. This section was brought to the mainstream by OnePlus, and it hosts smartphones that offer a top-tier performance without burning a hole in the pocket of buyers and are usually priced around Rs....

Amazon’s Alexa Can Now Answer Follow-Up Questions Amazon’s digital assistant,Alexa, has the largest command repository among the popular digital assistants of today, but that isn’t stopping Amazon from adding new commands and features to the digital assistant. The company recently started rolling out a new “Follow-Up Mode” which allows users to ask multiple questions in quick succession without repeated the “Alexa” hotword.(Image: CNET) According to areportfromCNET, the Follow-Up Mode keeps the digital assistant active for 5 seconds after answering the first query which gives the interaction a more natural feel....

Facebook’s AR Camera Now Includes Effects for Real-World Tracking Markers While Google and Apple have their own development frameworks for augmented reality (AR) related applications, social media giantFacebookis working on ways to implement AR innovations on its platform as well. According to a recentreportfromTechCrunch, Facebook is testing a new feature to the AR camera on its mobile application. The camera, which up until now only utilized AR for simple selfie masks and 3D objects, can now use real-world location markers to trigger AR experiences....

Team Substratum Launches Change.org Petition To Reverse Android P Theming Changes Googlerolled outthe first developer preview of Android P just a couple of days ago and one of the most concerning changes in the updated OS is the removal of custom overlay support. Thefeature, which was introduced with Android 8.0 Oreo, allowed users to install customSubstratum themeswithout rooting their devices. However,the much-loved featuredidn’t make the cutin the first Android P developer preview....

Researchers Discover 29 Types of USB Attacks To Demonstrate Smartphone Vulnerabilities Plugging an unknown USB drive into your system could have disastrous consequences, that’s a well known fact. While USB drives are quite handy when you can to quickly transfer files between systems or keep important files with you on the go, they’re known to harbormalwarewhich could compromise the security of your devices. USB drives can be loaded with anything from Trojans to ransomware which could wreak havoc unless you have an updated anti-virus....

Snapchat Copies Instagram For Once, Will Allow You to Tag Others With Mentions Facebook’s image sharing platform, Instagram, has been called out for copying rival Snapchat’s features a number of times. Right from Stories to Face Filters, Instagram has copied a number of features fromSnapchat, but now it seems like the tables have turned. Snapchat recently started testing mention tagging in Stories, a feature which has been available onInstagramsince November 2016....