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Facebook to let researchers access election ad data from Feb 1

Facebook will let researchers access the targeting information for more than 1.3 million social issue, electoral and political ads through the Facebook Open Research and Transparency platform

Data of 533 million Facebook users being sold via Telegram bot: Report

Alon Gal, co-founder and CTO of cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock first alerted about the Telegram bot selling Facebook users' information

WhatsApp Privacy Policy: European users treated differently, govt tells HC

Opt out available to Europeans, all or nothing for Indians, claims Centre

CBI books Cambridge Analytica, Global Science over illegal data harvesting

Facebook reported the leak of personal data of nearly 562.000 Indians users by the UK data firm

CBI registers case against Cambridge Analytica for illegal data harvesting

Facebook had collected certificates from both the firms in 2016-17 that data collected by them using "thisisyourdigitallife" was accounted for and destroyed

India asks WhatsApp to withdraw new privacy policy, answer 14 questions

WhatsApp has rolled back the update deadline from February 8 to May after it faced a huge backlash

Govt looking into WhatsApp privacy policy changes: Ravi Shankar Prasad

There has been a user backlash over a new privacy policy of WhatsApp

Data privacy row: Why you need to switch from Facebook Messenger now

Messenger does not offer any end-to-end protection and is more prone to data breach, a security expert has claimed, adding that Messenger users should opt for safer apps first

WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal? Welcome to the illusion called data security

As millions shun WhatsApp in search for a secure experience, mind you that security is nothing but an illusion and there is no guarantee that Telegram or Signal may not be hacked in the future

WhatsApp delays new privacy policy by three months amid severe criticism

The company released a separate blog post Friday trying to clear up the confusion, and it included a chart that specifies what information is protected when someone uses WhatsApp

WhatsApp to delay launch of new business features after privacy backlash

The delay is a setback for WhatsApp's plan to generate revenue by facilitating commercial exchanges on the messaging app, which Facebook acquired for $19 billion in 2014 but has been slow to monetize

WhatsApp revised privacy policy: Justice Singh recuses herself from plea

Justice Singh took objection to an email sent to the Court from WhatsApp and the matter will now be heard by another bench on Monday, January 18

HC judge recuses from hearing plea against privacy policy of WhatsApp

A Delhi High Court judge recused herself from hearing a plea challenging the updated privacy policy of messaging app WhatsApp

Open to answering any queries from govt on privacy policy update: WhatsApp

WhatsApp is under fire over its recent privacy policy update

Govt examining WhatsApp's user policy changes amid privacy debate

The government is examining and evaluating the recent privacy policy update announced by WhatsApp

WhatsApp's new policy: Signal high on privacy, misses out on backup

Since Signal is an open source app, its claims can be verified

RBI forms working group on digital lending as frauds come into sharp focus

The group will suggest steps to regulate digital lending including online lending platform and mobile lending

India market completely exceeded all expectations, says Signal co-founder

Signal co-founder Brian Acton said the messaging platform is hoping to capitalise on the opportunities with its "simple and straightforward" terms of service and privacy policy

Sophisticated hacker targeted Android, Windows users in 2020: Google

A highly sophisticated hacker targeted owners of Android and Windows devices in the first quarter of 2020, carrying out hacking via "watering hole" attacks, Google has revealed.

WhatsApp says latest policy update doesn't affect privacy of messages

WhatsApp on Tuesday said its latest policy update does not affect the privacy of messages as the Facebook-owned company sought to address concerns around security of user data on the platform