The Centre has asked Apple and Google to remove at least seven mobile applications that can remotely disable battery-operated vehicles after videos showing pranksters stopping e-rickshaws with a smartphone gained widespread attention on social media.
As WhatsApp prepares to launch usernames to let users connect without sharing phone numbers, entrepreneur Ankur Warikoo and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee caution that weak anti-abuse measures could fuel impersonation scams in India.
