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By Sanchita Dash

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1. Flipkart recently said goodbye to Ebay and now it has its own platform for buying and selling of refurbished goods. The platform called 2GUD is initially for electronic items.

2. WhatsApp is back with an answer for the Indian government and it believes Privacy is a priority. The messaging platform has refused to tamper with its end-to-end encrypted conversations for message traceability as suggested by the Indian government.

3. Is your phone suddenly acting funny? It could have been cryptojacked! In a new kind of cyber attack called "cryptojacking', hackers exploit the processors in smartphones to mine cryptocurrencies.

4. Could ICICI's Chanda Kocchar be back soon? The proposal of her re-appointment as a director on the board of ICICI Securities will be taken up soon.

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Sanchita Dash

Entrepreneur Staff

Former Senior Correspondent, Entrepreneur India

In the business of news for 5 years now. Making my way across India thanks to my career. A media graduate from Symbiosis, Pune, I have earlier worked with Deccan Chronicle (South India's leading English daily), T-Hub (India's largest incubator) and Anthill Ventures (a speed-scaling platform). 

Stories, movies and PJs are my thing. 

If you hear 'The Office' opening score randomly, don't worry it's just my phone ringing. 

 

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