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Twitter's algorithm favours right-leaning politics, finds research

Home feed promotes rightwing tweets over those from the left, internal research finds

Google gave some users' data to Hong Kong authorities in 2020: Report

Tech giant Google has reportedly provided some users' data to the Hong Kong government last year, despite promising it would not process such data requests from authorities, the media reported.

India 2nd to US in asking Facebook for user data in second half of 2020

India with 40,300 requests was second to the US in terms of asking Facebook to provide user data in the second half of 2020

3.5 million MobiKwik users' data up for sale, company denies claim

The leak was first reported in February by security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia, which the company had denied at the time

Explained: What is data erasure and why is it important for organisations?

The Deloitte-Blancco Data Destruction Survey Report explains the different terms used with regard to data erasure and destruction

Data of 2.5 mn Airtel users in J&K allegedly leaked; telco says no breach

A sample of the leaked database was shared on Twitter by cybersecurity researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia which shows masked details of the subscribers

Govt requests for user data up 23% globally in H1 2020, says Facebook

According to Facebook's latest transparency report, total 35,560 requests were made by India in the period for 57,294 users/ accounts

Twitter may face a $250mn FTC fine for alleged misuse of user data

Twitter last month suffered its biggest data breach when three young individuals (including one juvenile) compromised the accounts of 130 high-profile celebrities, politicians and businesses

Customers can choose data centres to route their data, says Zoom

From January to April 2020, Zoom saw 6,700% growth in free user sign-ups in India

Online marketplace LimeRoad's user data leaked, firm denies allegations

LimeRoad was co-founded in 2012 by Suchi Mukherjee, Manish Saksena and Ankush Mehra as a fashion marketplace for women.

Google tweaks privacy settings to keep less data on new users by default

The search giant said that starting Wednesday, it will automatically and continuously delete web and app activity and location history for new users after 18 months

India among Houseparty's top ten markets, won't monetise user data for ads

Houseparty began picking up in India and globally in the last three months since lockdowns in most parts of the world forced people to stay at home.

Facebook employing user data as a weapon against rivals: Report

Some 7,000 pages of documents reveal how Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg and his team harnessed users' personal information to reward partners by giving them preferential data

User data information requests from India at all-time high: Google

Google received 3,843 requests for data from 6,343 accounts from govt agencies