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States not consulted on data protection frameworks, says BJD MP
State govts have not been consulted on the personal data protection bill as well as the framework for non-personal data protection which may lead to problems in implementation of the proposed law
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WhatsApp privacy case must be decided in a month, says EU watchdog
EU privacy watchdog EDPB on Wednesday gave the Irish data protection agency a month to issue a long-delayed decision on compliance by WhatsApp after its peers objected to its draft finding
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Did central planning end in July 1991?
Government picking winners is alive and well
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WhatsApp's tactical retreat
Govt must move fast on personal data protection law
Privacy policy on hold till data protection bill comes into force: WhatsApp
The single judge on April 22 said that he saw no merit in the petitions of Facebook and WhatsApp to interdict the investigation directed by the CCI.
China orders Didi to be removed from app stores, days after mega US listing
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said on its social media feed that it had ordered Didi to make changes to comply with Chinese data protection rules.
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Delhi High Court refuses to stay notice issued to WhatsApp by CCI
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the notice dated June 4, 2021, to WhatsApp by the Director-General of Competition Commission of India (CCI)
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Regulate big tech but not at the expense of user rights: Mishi Choudhary
The heavy-handed ways in which the government has been behaving in shaping the narrative and curbing dissent make even genuine attempts at regulating big tech suspicious, says Choudhary
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Microsoft's LinkedIn faces Italian probe following user data scraping
The firm said in a statement that "this was not a LinkedIn data breach, and no private member account data from LinkedIn was included."
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Facebook admits leaked data on 533 million users back online for free
The leak includes personal information such as phone numbers, full names and locations.
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Clubhouse may be leaking user data to Chinese govt, says Stanford report
Researchers at Stanford University in the US have warned that the app may be leaking users' audio data to the Chinese government
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WhatsApp's new privacy policy pushes users to rival messaging app Signal
Rival messaging app Signal emerged from oblivion to hit the top slot as the most downloaded communication application (app) in the country on Sunday
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BigBasket breach: How can people check if their data was hacked?
Most net users have at some time or the other used some service, which has been compromised. You can probe further to check what that data is
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We don't share personal data: Jio Platforms tells Parliament panel
The firm said it was in favour of localisation and already had systems in place which protected personal data scrupulously
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JPC on data protection: Paytm says yes to govt regulation, Google differs
Paytm said it wanted the government to ensure that all companies in the digital sphere offering services in India also had their servers in the country.
Data Protection Bill: Amazon to appear before joint parliamentary committee
The parliament committee wants to examine all the stakeholders including Amazon, Facebook and Google to get their perspective about personal data protection issues
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India's data protection law can propel digital economy, says Facebook
The par panel on Friday quizzed Facebook about the quantum of their revenue, profit and tax payouts in India and asked what portion of their earnings were being used for data security in the country
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No foolproof anonymity: Justice B N Srikrishna on data protection
Retired Justice B N Srikrishna on Thursday said anonymous data is not foolproof and can be de-anonymised in future
Proposed health data policy puts question mark on privacy concerns
The propesed policy is built on the foundations of legislation that doesn't exist. It also seems to be more concerned about monetisation of such data, than with the protection of privacy
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