Privacy Crisis
Danish parliament urges lawmakers to delete TikTok over threat of espionage
The Danish parliament on Tuesday urged lawmakers and employees with the 179-member assembly against having TikTok on work phones as a cybersecurity measure, saying there is a risk of espionage. The popular video-sharing app, which is Chinese-owned, faces intensifying scrutiny from Europe and the US over security and data privacy amid worries that TikTok could be used to promote pro-Beijing views or sweep up users' information. Danish parliamentary Speaker Soren Gade said that an email had been sent out Tuesday to lawmakers and employees with a strong recommendation that you delete the TikTok app if you have previously installed it. The assembly acted after an assessment from Denmark's Center for Cyber Security, which had said there was a risk of espionage. The agency is part of Denmark's foreign intelligence service. We adapt accordingly, Gade said in a statement. It wasn't immediately known how many Danish lawmakers have TikTok installed. In recent days, several politicians have
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Oracle hit by lawsuit in US for violating privacy of '5 bn people': ICCL
The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of California, accused the company and its adtech and advertising subsidiaries of "violating the privacy of the majority of the people on Earth".
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Privacy policy on hold till data protection bill comes into force: WhatsApp
The single judge on April 22 said that he saw no merit in the petitions of Facebook and WhatsApp to interdict the investigation directed by the CCI.
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India's moment in global privacy crisis
For a data protection law to work, it should contain a well-designed implementation framework that can truly safeguard our personal liberties from abuse by the state as well
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