Gdpr

Privacy in the digital Wild West

The arguments against a personal data privacy law are spurious. India needs robust data protection laws to enable growth without breaches of privacy

Elon Musk warned by EU official to keep Putin's propaganda off Twitter

Failing to take on fake or misleading content online could "lead to the very quick abuse" of Twitter, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova, said

Say no to cookies from strangers

Mothers' advice from 50 years ago reappears

No online targeting

New EU law should become the global benchmark

WhatsApp fined $266 mn by Irish regulator over data transparency breaches

The fine comes weeks after Amazon.com Inc. was hit with a record 746 million-euro penalty in Luxembourg, where it has its European base

Amazon hit with $886 million European Union data privacy fine

This is for for processing personal data in violation of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Privacy battle

Apple's new update will affect Facebook's revenue

Irish watchdog imposes $547,000 fine on Twitter in GDPR landmark

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation's (GDPR) "One Stop Shop" regime makes Ireland's Data Protection Commission lead regulator of Twitter, Facebook, Apple, and Google in the bloc

First economic contraction in 4 decades: India GDP shrinks 23.9% in Q1FY21

The two growth engines, consumer spending and investments contract massively as govt-led spending lifts GDP from falling further. On supply side, only agriculture shows growth, industry contracts 40%

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

Right to be forgotten will be arduous as India frames data protection law

The Personal Data Protection (Draft) Bill, 2018, presented by the Justice B N Srikrishna panel, has a section on the right to be forgotten, even as it does not provide the right to erasure

Most firms believe EU's GDPR will bring sense of privacy in biz: Survey

This survey by Deloitte in alliance with the Data Security Council of India analysed the state of preparedness of Indian firms on the basis of rules mandated under GDPR

India Inc goes extra mile on data protection not just for EU but for all

The GDPR has definite ramifications for Indian Internet and technology firms that have customers living in the EU

GDPR is here: Mess Up and we'll fine you, warns EU privacy chief

Privacy has moved from a niche topic to one of the biggest headaches for top bosses such as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg

EU's GDPR will change the way personal data is handled worldwide

GDPR has magnificently listed out the steps to protect personal data