Page 8 - Data Privacy

Facebook parent Meta settles decade-old data-privacy lawsuit over 'cookies'

Lawyers for the case said the settlement is one of the 10 largest data-privacy settlements in U.S. history.

US Senators: CIA has secret program that collects American data

There have long been concerns about what information the intelligence community collects about Americans

Privacy, data breach related searches up more than 20% in 2021: Google

Over the past two years, millions of people throughout Asia-Pacific have started using the Internet for the first time, lifting the region's online population to more than 2.5 billion

Pegasus, missile system were centerpieces of India-Israel deal: Report

Spyware Pegasus and a missile system were the centerpieces of a $2 billion deal of sophisticated weapons and intelligence gear between India and Israel, according to a report in The New York Times

US introduces privacy bill to ban online 'surveillance advertising'

The US has unveiled a new privacy bill that would ban targeted advertising on digital platforms by social media giants like Meta (formerly Facebook), Google and others

Facebook faces $3.2 bn UK class action over using data for market dominance

Case filed on behalf of people in Britain who had used Facebook between 2015 and 2019.

Meta opens Privacy Centre to educate users on data security

Facing an intense scrutiny over users' data privacy, Meta has introduced a Privacy Centre across its family of apps to educate billions of users.

'Bulli Bai' app 'mastermind' suspended by his college in Madhya Pradesh

The alleged mastermind behind the creation of 'Bulli Bai' app, Niraj Bishnoi, has been suspended by the Madhya Pradesh-based engineering college, where he was a B Tech student

Search engine DuckDuckGo working on privacy-focused desktop browser

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is working on a dedicated desktop browser that will be available on the Mac.

What ails Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019?

After two years of deliberations, a parliamentary panel submitted its recommendations on India's Personal Data Protection Bill. Let us see what implication it may have on privacy rights of citizens

Best of BS Opinion: Disappointing report, beyond the age barrier & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday

What ails Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019?

After two years of deliberations, a parliamentary panel submitted its recommendations on India's Personal Data Protection Bill. Let us see what implication it may have on privacy rights of citizens

Apple launches AirTag detector app for Android to boost privacy

Apple Inc said it had launched an Android app to help users scan nearby AirTags or other similar item trackers that might be traveling with them without their knowledge, in an effort to boost privacy

Living proof of face recognition

Millions of mobile users already deploy face recognition to unlock their phones. The use of face recognition for digital life certificates is a smart way to offer convenience to pensioners

What is your 'right to be forgotten'?

After the West, nuanced debates on the 'right to be forgotten' by the internet have started in India too. So far, they are limited to the corridors of courts. Find out the developments around it

Personal data bill not enough to protect citizens' rights: Advocacy group

Legislation that Parliament's Winter Session will take up next week wades into areas beyond ambit given to it, say experts.

Pak's main citizenry database compromised: Top security agency to Par panel

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) informed a Parliament panel about the breach

PDP Bill: Govt committed to protecting privacy of individuals, says IT Min

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw asserted that the proposed data protection Bill will further strengthen the legal framework around privacy

Will 'Facebook papers' be final nudge for social media regulations?

The Facebook papers show Facebook should have done a lot more to curb the spread of hate and violence around the world. Will it be the final nudge for bringing in regulations for social media?

Facebook ad revenue seen feeling brunt of Apple privacy changes

Ad revenue of Facebook, the second-largest digital ad platform in the world after Alphabet Inc's Google, is most likely to be hit compared with the company's tech peers