Page 17 - Data Privacy

Letter to BS: Privacy concerns over Aarogya Setu app deserves to be noted

Will it not be wise to constitute a group of independent members from the civil society - software and legal professionals - to audit the app?

IT clients fear data leak, question WFH feasibility amid Covid-19 crisis

Even getting approval for WFH during the ongoing crisis was not easy for many firms

Tracing Aarogya Setu

Breach of privacy is a serious concern

Virus of cyber kind: Only behavioural change can ensure digital security

Between February and March, there was a 12 per cent increase in the number of devices in India that received at least one threat

Coronavirus spread: Aarogya Setu tops charts with 75 million downloads

Contact-tracing apps to track the spread of Covid-19 have been developed in at least 23 countries, according to research firm Top10VPN.

Aarogya Setu app: Things you need to know about govt's Covid-19 tracker

The app also calculates the user's risk of infection based on recency and proximity of Covid-19 patients

Cybercrimes in the time of Covid-19: Scamsters taking advantage of pandemic

A variety of phishing campaigns are taking advantage to distribute malware, steal credentials, and scam users

Coronavirus: I really messed up on security, says Zoom chief Eric Yuan

The service, once mostly used for client conferences and training webinars, has emerged in the coronavirus lockdown as a home for virtual cocktail hours, exercise classes, cabinet meetings

Privacy during a pandemic

Work from home has meant a surge in the usage of video-conferencing apps... but beware, a contact-tracing app can be surveillance software

Tech billionaires making friends with Big Brother

What was once thunderously de­s­cr­ibed as 'surveillance capitalism' is now a pandemic necessity

Work from home: Ensuring data security a challenging task for businesses

Both employers, employees are liable for data breach from home

EU privacy body warns of privacy risks in Google, Fitbit $2.1 bn deal

Google announced the deal in November last year, as it seeks to compete with Apple and Samsung in the crowded market for fitness trackers and smart watches

Twitter says state-backed actors may have accessed users' phone numbers

The feature, which allows people with a user's phone number to find and connect with that user on Twitter, is off by default for users in the European Union where stringent privacy rules are in place

Health records of 15 million Canadians hacked, investigation underway

LifeLabs, which does tests across Canada, said in a letter to customers that their names, contact information, health card numbers and lab test results were exposed in a cyber attack

Data must be kept intact, not 'manipulated', says Pranab Mukherjee

Referring to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, he said demonetisation had an adverse impact on economic growth.

Data Protection Bill: Raising more concerns than satisfying them

Any user who does not submit "voluntary" verification and remains anonymous could also be specifically targeted by government agencies

Nasscom, Mobile Association concerned over Bill's non-personal data clause

The government can also ask data processors to provide data for formulation of evidence-based policies for its own use

Personal data protection bill with par panel, 10 members nominated

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday had referred the bill to a joint select committee of both Houses of Parliament

US business group raises concern over provisions in Data Protection Bill

USIBC also suggested the bill be revised to provide ample time to establish a new Data Protection Authority

Data protection Bill arms Centre with exemption powers; tech firms worried

It may possibly be referred to a joint select committee subsequently