Privacy Rights

Meta to pay $725 mn damages for sharing user data with Cambridge Analytica

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

Telegram shares user info with Delhi High Court in copyright case

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

Meta introduces new privacy features for protecting its young users

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

WhatsApp privacy policy: SC ruling won't affect CCI probe, says Delhi HC

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

Malware found in 5 out of 29 phones, no conclusive evidence of Pegasus: SC

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

Kerala HC allows son of unwed woman to keep mother's name alone in docs

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

Governance policy will ensure fair access to non-personal data: MeitY

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

Meta chief Zuckerberg sued over Cambridge Analytica privacy breach

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

What ails Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019?

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

What ails Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019?

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

The Amazon lobbyists who kill US consumer privacy protections

Amazon executives and staffers detail these lobbying victories in confidential documents

Privacy law compliance can be staggered to help start-ups: MeitY official

'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

Proposed privacy code promises tough rules, $10 mn fines for tech giants

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

Snap tumbles, drags social media giants on Apple privacy tweak worries

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

Google pushes back privacy sandbox for third-party cookie block until 2023

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

Amazon likely to see $425 million EU privacy fine, says report

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)

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

Lawyer files complaint Twitter before Delhi HC, says firm broke IT rules

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

Storm over social media

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

Best of BS Opinion: Storm over social media, Covid-19 vaccination & more

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