Privacy Rights

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a long-running lawsuit that claimed Facebook illegally shared user data with the research firm Cambridge Analytica

The plea was filed by Neetu Singh and KD Campus, seeking to restrain users from sharing their videos, lectures, and books on Telegram. The matter will be heard again on February 14 next year

All those under age 16 (or under 18 in some countries) will be defaulted into more private settings when they join Facebook, Meta says

If SC upholds the Policy, CCI can ascertain whether or not the provisions of the Competition Act have been violated

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that out of 29 phones submitted for examination, malware was found in five, but there is no conclusive proof that the spyware was Pegasus

The children of unwed mothers and rape victims can live in this country with the fundamental rights of privacy, liberty, and dignity, the Kerala High Court has said

Draft plan focuses on improving institutional framework for government data sharing and principles on privacy

The District of Columbia sued Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, seeking to hold him personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a privacy breach of millions of Facebook users' personal data

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

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

Amazon executives and staffers detail these lobbying victories in confidential documents

'We will see to it that compliance does not trump the benefits that we want to bring to the technology ecosystem and citizens with the bill', said MeiTy Additional Secretary Dr Rajendra Kumar

This week the federal government announced proposed legislation to develop an online privacy code

Apple's privacy updates, which were rolled out in June and July, prevent advertisers from tracking iPhone users without their consent

A Privacy Sandbox feature for Google Chrome that would block third-party cookies has been delayed by a year, over what the company said is a concern for advertisers

The case relates to Amazon's collection and use of individuals' personal data and violations under EU's landmark data privacy rules known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

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

Amit Achrya asks court to direct the government to make Twitter discharge is obligations under the IT Rules 2021.

There can't be arbitrary rules just because privacy right is not absolute

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Thursday