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By BBC World Service

India’s cyber scam scourge

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Published August 23, 2022 3:00pm

Nearly a third of people in India lost money through online fraud in 2020 alone. Of them, it is thought that only 17% saw any returns through redressal mechanisms. Despite this prevalence of scams, reports have shown that the Indian population have got more trusting of unsolicited messages from companies online over the last five years. New Delhi based journalist Mimansa Verma from Quartz has been exploring this problem and joins the programme to discuss. Ultrasound sticker that monitors your heartA postage stamp size sticker could give doctors a more detailed picture of our health. Ultrasounds are one of the...

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