Page 16 - Data Privacy

Unique ID, data privacy give strength to Centre's digital health mission

Digitised health records could help collate and analyse data in a more comprehensive and 'real time' manner for policymaking

Google working on tools to improve user privacy in digital advertising

Google said its vision is for a "thriving internet where people around the world can continue to access ad-supported content, while also feeling confident that their data is protected"

Facebook rolls out 'App Lock' for Messenger to protect users' privacy

With App lock, users can lock Messenger and it will require an authentication method like Face ID or Touch ID to open it

HR dept has its work cut out as companies manage layoffs, work from home

Inducting new employees virtually and deciding about earned leave: HR managers have lots of decisions to make.

Govt-appointed experts' panel suggests regulating data, checking monopolies

The government has invited feedback from public on the report submitted by the committee to fine-tune the suggestions of the panel for non-personal data governance

Dunzo suffers data breach; users' phone numbers, email IDs exposed

Google-backed delivery services startup says clients' payment information was not compromised.

49% Indians want Chinese firms to assure no sharing data with China: Survey

The survey conducted by LocalCircles also says that action should be taken against the Indian companies with higher Chinese ownership and the Chinese directors must resign.

Online marketplace LimeRoad's user data leaked, firm denies allegations

LimeRoad was co-founded in 2012 by Suchi Mukherjee, Manish Saksena and Ankush Mehra as a fashion marketplace for women.

Google loses appeal against $56 mn fine in France in privacy breach case

Google appealed the penalty issued by the French data privacy watchdog to the Council of State, France's final arbiter in such cases

Perils of face-recognition

The technology has heightened privacy concerns

Data protection Bill panel seeks FB, Microsoft, Assocham, Nasscom views

The JPC had sought suggestions on the Bill from people and organisations on the proposed legislation in January

Private, not confidential: How data is a casualty in the time of pandemic

Battling the pandemic demands an unprecedented amount of citizen surveillance and data collection. In all of this, does privacy matter? Neha Alawadhi and Arundhuti Dasgupta report

No data breach of customers' financial details with BHIM app, says NPCI

Reacting to the allegations of security chinks at a partner's end, the NPCI said an independent verification of the news was undertaken and no data breach was found

The problem with Aarogya Setu

The app gathers a lot of data, which is unnecessary for the task it supposedly performs

Govt open sources Aarogya Setu, announces bounty for finding security flaws

Launches bug bounty plan to test its security effectiveness

Aaroyga Setu app to become open source, says govt after privacy controversy

'Unique thing to be done,' says Niti Aayog CEO about Aaroyga Setu

Zoom's privacy glitches

Banning the platform is not the right solution

First major EU GDPR decision soon on Twitter, Facebook data practices

Twitter may be the first big technology firm to face a fine over tougher data protection rules

Hackers leak personal data of 29 million Indians on dark web for free

Folders in the name of some of the leading job websites in India also appeared on the screenshot posted by Cyble

SC seeks Centre's response on Zoom ban for privacy breach, security issues

The petitioner, Harsh Chugh, argued that the software application was not safe and did not have end-to-end encryption