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How brands should engage with digital media amid data privacy row
As the clamour for data privacy from consumer groups grows louder, advertisers need to reassess their terms of engagement with digital media
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Accountability not localisation will solve data privacy concern: DSCI
Some privacy watchdogs are also concerned that excessive stress on storing data within the geography will create a huge power requirement and expand the carbon footprint of organizations
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Games like Candy Crush can be used for data harvesting, warn experts
Several apps on mobile phones and Facebook use data harvesting techniques and take users' consent in terms and conditions to access their data, including name, age, 'likes'
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Data privacy row: Mozilla suspends advertising on Facebook's platform
Mozilla said it would consider returning to Facebook if the company strengthens its default privacy settings for third party apps
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47% businesses project data privacy as a barrier in digital journey: Study
Barriers to becoming successful digital business in India in 2030
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Indians care deeply about privacy of personal data, shows new study
Many interviewees recognised their inability to understand terms of data sharing by service providers and wanted more visual forms of consent that they could easily understand
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Mobile apps seeking blanket access to your data under Trai lens
Trai to start consultation on data privacy and security in the telecom sector soon
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Nandan Nilekani warns of digital colonisation ahead of Aadhaar hearing
The Infosys co-founder says India should design privacy policy with users in mind
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Data privacy rules to be ready by August-September
Govt says the Constitution doesn't clarify right to privacy as fundamental right nor any SC verdict
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US to allow foreigners to serve warrants on US internet firms
Internet companies could face overseas demands for email searches, wiretaps
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Beware! Your company may be breaching your privacy
Background verification by prospective employees usually flout data protection laws as they are carried out without the consent of candidates
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