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UK Government to Launch gov.uk App to Access Services

A unified Digital Services Platform available to access government services in the UK has an app face now. Contrary to the gov.uk website having 191 ways to set up an account and 44 ways to login, to access services of various departments, the app needs only one.

Staff Reporter 2 min read Public Utilities

Why is Facebook turning Meta?

Facebook rebranding itself to Meta was slated to happen. The security and privacy concerns surrounding Facebook was intensifying day by day. Its role in the 2016 Presidential Election Campaign in the US, the Brexit in the UK, the anti-vaccination campaigns across the world, and many such controversies forced Facebook to regain its lost trust by reimagining itself as a Social Technology Company instead of a Social Networking Company.

Pratiksha Thayil 5 min read

How Do Governments Deal with Mobile Security?

Mobile Malware is the most popular type of security threat as this infects the device through downloaded apps. Once a government employee’s mobile device is compromised, intruders can use the information accessed to compromise their work devices.

Pratiksha Thayil 6 min read

E-Gov Sans Frontiers: The Story of Digital Vaccination Certificates

The Philippine Government's vaccine certificate is based on the Digital Infrastructure for Vaccination Open Credentialing (DIVOC) created in India, used as a reference system by the WHO's Digital Documentation of COVID Certificates (DDCC). It uses private and public-key cryptography and is interoperable with authorised wallet applications.

Pratiksha Thayil 3 min read Healthcare Technology