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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

Hope data protection law is in place in next few months: MoS IT

Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said he hopes that the personal data protection law might be in place in the next few months

Illegal surveillance

Govt must reveal who is targeting Indian citizens

WhatsApp forcing users to accept policy before data protection law: Govt

The Centre has told Delhi High Court that WhatsApp was trying to "force" users to consent to the new privacy policy before the Personal Data Protection Bill becomes the law

South Korean users team up to sue Facebook over leaked user data

Commission on protecting personal data says Facebook violated the country's laws by providing information of at least 3.3 million million users to third parties.

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

When China watches you: Why India needs a personal data protection law

The data reportedly accessed by the Chinese company is largely available in the public domain and a personal data protection law would've safeguarded it

Personal data protection law likely to see more delay, face another hurdle

Long list of stakeholders yet to depose, many thorny issues pending

Google's digitisation drive

Fix legal issues to attract more investment

Govt invites suggestions on non-personal data framework by July 19

The committee has made a case for regulating non-personal data, defining it under three main categories- public non-personal data, community non-personal data and private non-personal data

Data protection Bill panel seeks FB, Microsoft, Assocham, Nasscom views

The JPC had sought suggestions on the Bill from people and organisations on the proposed legislation in January

First major EU GDPR decision soon on Twitter, Facebook data practices

Twitter may be the first big technology firm to face a fine over tougher data protection rules

New report raises fresh concerns over govt's Aarogya Setu application

The Centre has made the downloading of the app mandatory vide an order dated May 1, 2020 in all public and private offices, as well as in containment zones.

Facebook-Jio deal may see more foreign e-commerce firms flock to India

WhatsApp's integration into Jio's e-com platform holds the key: Experts

Letter to BS: Data protection laws not means to promote surveillance

Instead, those should be aimed at protecting the individuals from both Big Digital and Big Brother

Google users in UK to lose EU data protection due to Brexit: Report

The shift, prompted by Britain's exit from the EU, will leave the sensitive personal information of tens of millions with less protection and within easier reach of British law enforcement

Data protection concerns

India's first privacy legislation has too many holes

Sitting on piles of data

In the next leap, Ayushman Bharat will not only scale up its data pool and spend but also the model to tackle fraudulent transactions and entities

Here's what social media firms require from draft Data protection Bill

What has raised eyebrows is that the Bill gives the government ultimate rights and powers to seek access to users' data to help formulate policies

Your Alexa, Google Home may stop speaking if parliament passes new data law

This bill, according to industry experts, will have a far-reaching impact on companies in almost every sector - from the digital commerce to banking, health care and even automobile industry