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Domestic help agency asked to pay over `43K to aggrieved customer
agency has been instructed to pay `30,000 in compensation
to a customer after the help
provided by the firm went awol and it did not provide a
replacement within 90 days as per its policy. The agency has also been asked to return `13,000 — the amount taken from the customer in return
for providing their services —
at an interest of 7 per cent. M Prabhakar Rao, a resi- dent of Begumpet, paid `13,000 to Help at Home Do- mestic Services in October
2017 seeking a helper for his daughter who had flown down to Hyderabad from the US to give birth. Rao, in his complaint, stat-
ed the help abruptly stopped
attending to her duties citing
personal reasons after three days of work and when the matter was taken up with the firm, there was no response. “The company dodged mul- tiple e-mails I wrote seeking a replacement for the helper. It is difficult for me as a 67-year-old to take care of my daughter,” Rao said and al- leged that the company had not responded to his requests for a refund either. Interestingly, the company is yet to respond to notices sent to it by the consumer forum. “The complainant had to be given a replacement without any extra fee according to the company’s own terms and conditions, but that did not happen, amounting to defi- ciency of service and unfair trade practices,” the forum order read.
Man and girlfriend holiday with stolen money
Hyderabad: A man who was tasked with replenishing ATM kiosks was held on Tuesday for stealing around `47 lakh. Keesara police arrested Sai Ram Sai Kiran (26), along with his girlfriend Pooja(23) and friend T Nagaraju(28) into whose accounts he transferred the cash. Police recovered over `40L. The couple spent nearly `5L on holidaying and shopping. The other accused was given Rs 2 lakh.
Woman, parents held for husband’s suicide
Unable to bear harassment from his wife and her parents, a 27-year-old techie allegedly committed suicide at Malkajgiri. B Chandrashekar was found hanging from the ceiling of his house on Tuesday, police said.
Held for filming Moula Ali dargah with drone
Two youngsters who shot videos of Moula Ali Dargah using drone camera were arrested by the Malkajgiri police on Tuesday. The accused Adil Bakhtawar (24) and Jangeer Khan (29) have uploaded the videos on Youtube, police said.
Chain snatcher nabbed, gold seized
Rachakonda police on Tuesday arrested chain snatcher Madan Mohan who was involved in seven chain snatching offences in the past two years. The police have also recovered gold jewellery weighing 21 tolas.
BDL employee and husband arrested for cheating
An employee of defence PSU Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and her husband who are accused of cheating gullible youngsters under the pretext of providing business opportunities in catering services and organising events were arrested by Rachakonda police at Vanasthalipuram. K Annapurna and her husband Suresh looted around `4 crore from the victims, police said.
Indian apps access more personal data?
A study says Indian apps ask for 45% more permissions and 99 per cent of apps sending data across the borders
INDIAN mobile apps ask for 45 per cent more permissions than global apps, which indi- rectly means that homegrown apps access much more of our personal data when compared to apps made in other coun- tries, a study released on Tues- day said. A study — “State of Data Pri- vacy of Mobile Apps From In- dia 2018” — conducted by Arr- ka Consultancy tested 50 global Android apps and compared the data accessed with those by country-made apps. “In categories like travel booking, shopping and mobile wallets, the difference is par- ticularly striking with Indian apps taking 1.6 to 1.8 times more number of permissions,” the study said. That raises the question, what happens to the data that are accessed by the home-made apps? As much as 99 per cent of apps that were studied were found to be sending data across the borders. “Not surprisingly, the USA is the primary destination of all the data being transferred out- side India with more than 81 to 97 per cent of the traffic being directed there.” Singapore was a distant sec- ond when it came to our data’s destination. Other countries in- clude France, Russia and Tan- zania. The destinations of the data included advertising com- panies, those in analytics, app development, authentication, social media and trackers. Google was found to be where the highest percentage of traffic was headed out to and Facebook came a distant sec- ond with a presence across all three channels studied (9 to 14%). The study also observed that ‘some third parties were channel specific’ that is Micro- soft was primarily seen on web- sites whereas Amazon was pri- marily seen in mobile apps’. The report also analysed the data access in iOS Apps and compared it with those by An- droid. While 60 per cent of per- missions were similarly ac- cessed by both, “Permissions like microphone, camera and calendar were accessed 1.3x- 1.4x more by iOS Apps as com- pared to their Android versions.”
Not surprisingly, the USA is the primary destination of all the data being transferred outside India with more than 81 to 97 per cent of the traffic being directed there
The study covered 100 organisations from India and 3 digital properties of each organization: An Android App, its iOS counterpart and the associated website
MOBILE WALLETS AND DATA (Avg permissions per App)
MOST ACCESSED PERMISSIONS
TOP 5 THIRD PARTIES WHERE OUR DATA FROM APPS IS BEING SHARED
Can write to your external storage
Have access to device ID and call details
Have access to details about your email and social media accounts
Alarming: Kids apps access location details, storage
CHILDREN’S app in the coun- try are particularly vulnerable with 86 per cent of the apps not even taking consent to access data from smartphones, found Arrka Consultancy’s “State of Data Privacy of Mobile Apps from India 2018” report which was released on Tuesday. As part of its study, apart from the 100 Indian apps it re-
searched, the report also con- centrated on children’s apps where it found that 29 per cent of the apps did not take permissions at all, 29 per cent had access to location and phone details and 71 per cent had access to storage. Another alarming find- ing was that 71 per cent of the apps had ad in them and the advertisements were not found to be children-friendly.
“Ads shown were for shop- ping, part-time studies, women entrepreneurs, real estate, physiotherapy and healthcare. Ads were also found redirecting the user to other web- sites without any con- sent,” it said. “Children’s Apps are not Privacy friendly and do not adhere to privacy princi- ples. Lack of consent, exces- sive permissions and needless
privacy intrusive features like in-app ads and purchase op- tions are some of the reasons making children’s apps un- safe,” the study said. Apart from that, 29 per cent apps did not have a notice ad- dressing children under age 13. In 86 per cent apps, consent was not being taken. Even when consent was be- ing taken there was no verifica- tion to check if the person was an adult.
09 th January: It’s time to remind you that today is two days. Did you know that? Well, it is! Before you think I've gone mad then let me tell you that in some places, the entire time before noon is 'ruled' by the planet Mercury and the rest of the day by a strange astrological feature called the Dragon's head. Does this mean that you should get twice as much done as on a normal day? Perhaps!
Perhaps you have overstepped the mark and allowed yourself to be pushed into a corner, with the result that you simply have to retaliate in order to protect your position. However, friends are still on your side, and that is reassuring news.
TAURUS (Apr. 21 - May 21)
Stick to the straight and narrow and place your faith in dialogue and reason. It is long-term relationships which are important to you, so please pay attention to partners' wants and desires. Watch out for a legal minefield and don't bend the rules.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)
Sometimes it is wiser to let things take their own course rather than intervene at every turn. Consider current developments with great care, for your interference may exacerbate a number of complex situations. Oh - and prepare for a financial squall.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23)
Your planetary patterns have been intense, and there must have been many moments during past few months when you have come close to throwing in the towel. However, you are by your nature a fighter and unlikely ever to admit defeat. That, by the way, is among your major strengths.
Neptune is one of those planets which has a particular meaning for you. Right now it is likely to bring offers of practical assistance that should keep you active and prevent you from dwelling on past associations which may have turned remarkably sour.
VIRGO (Aug. 24 - Sept. 23)
Try to get away from your usual environment as new encounters could lead to associations which are emotionally rewarding or potentially profitable. Events, connected to higher education or the law, are highlighted. But, then, so are artistic and athletic interests.
. LIBRA (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23)
Under stressful and planetary aspects you have no doubt learned a few harsh lessons. Perhaps you have realised that, while it is nobler to give than receive, you must not promise what is beyond your power to deliver. That way, you won't be caught out by family members.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)
Mercury's talkative role in your life
is now stronger than ever, and the
temptation must be to force others to divulge all you think you have the right to know, and perhaps one or two items that are none of your business. You must know where to draw the line.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 - Dec. 22)
A particular emotional tie is much
more important to you than you care to admit. From now on, maintaining such vital associations will require more effort than you have been prepared to put in the past. That could leave you with more time in the long run.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23 - Jan. 20)
Look upon this as a time for psychological spring-cleaning. Challenging planetary pressures are being transformed rapidly into harmonious influences, and all parts of your life will benefit. It's amazing how easy it is to make a fresh start when you really want to.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19)
You will soon be so preoccupied with unexpected developments related to your home life, that you will be forced to abandon a number of commitments if you are to stand a chance of restoring order. That's probably no great burden though, for there are responsibilities that you'd be happy to see the back of!
PISCES (Feb. 20 - Mar 20)
Few of you have avoided some sort of major upheaval recently. Whether your experience was fortunate or not, it seems to have made you that much more understanding and broad-minded. On the other hand, you must never forget that occasionally, just once in a while, you do have to judge others.
Test your number crunching skill with our unique puzzle
with digits in such a manner that every row, every column and every 3X3 box accommodates the digits 1 to 9, without repeating any.
Solutions to Yesterday’s puzzle
■ Each sudoku has a unique solution that can
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Mountain retreat needs freezer for fish (6)
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His pal makes bottles (6)
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Legally it’s for them to decide
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Directed me to help out (5)
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Dock or rail cut reviewed (7)
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I’m holding a number said to be corrupt (7)
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Even turned back, it’s the same (5)
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Girl in scholarly dialogue (5)
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Arranged several displays (7)
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Steals the child while it sleeps? (7)
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Excitement created by astronaut’s
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firm orders in writing (7,4)
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Royal music-lover, smoker and drinker (3,4,4)
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Silly things, but capital savers (5)
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Successful bid to make secure (6)
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Acted strangely for a service trainee (5)
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Small group involved in PE test (6)
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A warning to those who are too introspective (4,3)
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Roman emperor gave America the bird early on (5)
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Hemingway or Sterne, perhaps (6)
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Across: 1 Sticker, 5 Tulip, 8 On the face of it, 9 Seers, 10 Outrage, 11 Chains, 12 Proton,
15 Prepare, 17 Field, 19 Two-edged sword, 20 Lotus, 21 Dilates.
Down: 1 Stops, 2 In the same boat, 3 Keeps on, 4 Reason, 5 Theft, 6 Left at the post,
7 Pattern, 11 Capital, 13 Refusal, 14 Defend, 16 Andes, 18 Dudes.
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