Yesterday I discovered a security flaw in OpenAI’s web session management. I reported it through their bug reporting process, managed by a site called Bugcrowd. The response was quick, probably from an AI bot, and dismissive. It classified the issue as P5 (Informational), the lowest category of security findings. The issue I found is simple. […]

Recently I had to dive into Android app development to fix an issue in an app. Then, while I was testing the app I noticed that the payment process was not working. The app uses Instamojo, a payment gateway provider in India. The process works fine through the Web client, but the Android flow was broken. […]

We re-launched YouRTI.in and introduced the Telugu version on the 23rd of August 2018. It was an official announcement of the partnership with the Hyderabad-based NGO Yugantar. We had a member of the Central Information Commission present to “launch” the site and talk about the importance of the Right to Information [known in other countries […]

Gaana, an Internet music broadcasting service based in India, recently added videos and lyrics to songs available from the service. Shazam, a music identification service, also integrates videos and lyrics for songs that people identify, or “tag”, with the app. The two services have implemented these features in different ways, and one of them is […]