Page 5 - Data Privacy

Apple launches health data privacy campaign globally, including in India

To underscore the significance of health data privacy, a comedic ad tells the story of people whose health data is shared without their consent by a third party voiced by Lynch

Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok, to face legal challenges

Under the legislation, TikTok and app stores, like those operated by Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google, could face fines of as much as $10,000 for violations

Govt will send notice to WhatsApp over breach: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

'Platforms are responsible for ensuring the safety and trust of those who use them'

Centre to examine WhatsApp's privacy breach over background mic use

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the Centre would investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed a user's microphone without his knowledge

'Unacceptable breach and violation of privacy': MoS IT warns Big Tech

Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday warned Big Tech like Meta-owned WhatsApp over the alleged breach of personal data privacy of users

Google rolling out passkeys for 'passwordless future': All you need to know

Passkeys, according to Google, are a better alternative to passwords and are interoperable with all major devices and browsers

63% of Indian consumers cut back on non-essential spending: PwC report

Nearly half of Indian consumers said rising prices remain the biggest issue when shopping in-store

House panel wants e-pharmacy rules in place asap, MoHFW to act soon

Meanwhile, e-pharmacies say they are open to working with the Ministry and regulators for any alignment required

Google, Meta file lawsuit against South Korean data watchdog's ruling

Google and Meta Platforms have filed a lawsuit against a ruling by the South Korean data protection watchdog to penalise the global tech giants for illegally collecting personal data here

India ranks 2nd in total number of data breaches exposed in 2022: Report

In comparison, organisations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa accounted for a combined 31 per cent of records exposed

Data privacy labels for most apps in Google Play Store misleading: Mozilla

The study uncovers serious loopholes in the Data Safety Form, which make it easy for apps to provide false or misleading information

India to see Rs 1.5 trn worth investment in data centres in next 6 years

Mumbai and Chennai have maximum landing stations, with the former being the preferred location for a data centre operator

ChatGPT is a data privacy nightmare: Here's why you ought to be concerned

If you've ever written a blog post or product review, or commented on an article online, there's a good chance this information was consumed by ChatGPT

International Data Privacy Day 2023: Organisations brace for growing demand

The government in November 2022 released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill for public consultation, making data privacy a more critical business priority for Indian companies

For data storage, India trusts global service providers over local: Cisco

79 per cent of all corporate respondents in the Cisco's latest survey said that data protection laws have a positive effect

Apple expands Advanced Data Protection option globally with iOS 16.3 update

Apple has announced that it is expanding its Advanced Data Protection option for users globally

TikTok boss Shou Zi Chew meets European officials as scrutiny intensifies

In meetings in Brussels, Shou Zi Chew and four officials from the EU's executive Commission discussed concerns ranging from child safety to investigations into user data flowing to China

Personal data: All you need to know about data localisation rules in India

Data localisation is storing the data, critical and non-critical, within the boundaries of a country

Data privacy rising exponentially as a job creator, says Tsaaro report

According to the report, both legal or compliance and technical privacy roles at enterprises were understaffed, and the issue has worsened since last year

Over 54 million users' data at risk via 3 popular email marketing apps

Three popular transactional and marketing email service providers -- Mailgun, MailChimp and Sendgrid -- have put data of more than 54 million mobile app users at risk, including from India