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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)

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

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."

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mukesh Ambani pitches for new regulation to protect data, ensure privacy

Speaking at RAISE 2020 summit, Ambani said the time is ripe, and the tools ready to make India a world leader in AI and to make AI work for all Indians

Swiss official voices concerns about inadequate data protection in US

Switzerland is not an EU member, but often mirrors or lines up with the positions of the 27-member bloc that all but surrounds the wealthy Alpine country

India to empower citizens with control over use of personal data

Niti Aayog seeks suggestions and comments on Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA), which aims to empower individuals with control over how their personal data is used and shared

Centre frames draft policy on data privacy under Digital Health Mission

The government has proposed a framework and a set of minimum standards for data privacy protection to be followed across the board in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Data anonymity

Panel's proposals on governance framework need a relook

Letter to BS: Govt should introduce laws to protect personal information

Facebook and other firms are accused of using users' personal data for political campaigns

Dunzo suffers data breach; users' phone numbers, email IDs exposed

Google-backed delivery services startup says clients' payment information was not compromised.