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Thursday, August 6, 2026
TopicData privacy

Topic: data privacy

RBI draft proposes tagging of customer data at each stage, Board-level panel to frame policies

Proposed RBI policy also addresses a known gap: When customer withdraws consent and asks for erasure, lender must locate every copy. Draft comes 10 months ahead of DPDP Rules deadline.

This AI company is cleaning homes for free in New York. But there is a catch

MicroAGI is not the first AI firm to come up with the idea. Other companies have been paying industrial workers and homemakers, including in India, to record their daily job through a head-mounted camera.

WhatsApp privacy case: Why shouldn’t user sharing personal data not be paid part of ad revenue, SC asks

SC flags gaps in Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025, indicating how it falls short in addressing issues concerning ‘value’ and monetisation of personal data.

DPDP Act will change how we interact with the internet. Get ready for the consent mails

India does not have a data protection regulator to make good on the DPDP Act’s promise and articulate clear future standards.

Data Piracy & kamal ka Nitish

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

SubscriberWrites: What is Privacy, asked an Indian…

In India, data privacy is still a punchline—ignored by systems, mishandled by corporations, and misunderstood by citizens, with consequences we’re yet to grasp.

People are losing ground on data privacy. Here is what can be done

Many people think of the cybersecurity issue as a technical problem. They’re right: Technical controls are an important part of protecting personal information, but they are not enough.

SubscriberWrites: Engineering Privacy-Aware Infrastructure—The Next Growth Frontier for India’s Tech Sector

A privacy-aware backend is no longer a compliance layer; it's a foundational aspect of modern system architecture.

With DPDP Act India made strides in data privacy. Now it has to combat AI

Even as India was building its data protection legislation, the phenomenon of AI has exploded in the last three years, bringing with privacy-invasive technology.

Uber isn’t a threat to India’s national security. IAF, Navy withdrawing MoU is overreaction

Armed Forces personnel are vulnerable to major threats in the digital age. But these threats must be evaluated based on the likely perpetrator and their motive.

On Camera

Beyond the gold coin: What Vijay govt’s maiden Tamil Nadu budget really spends on

Beyond the symbolism of welfare announcements, the numbers show a government betting on administrative efficiency and growth to manage a mounting debt burden.

Ex-CDS Gen Chauhan flags white labelling in defence. What is it & why it undermines ‘aatmanirbharta’

Remarks come at a time when govt has dramatically increased procurement from Indian industry, with private companies, start-ups emerging as major suppliers to armed forces.

Modi govt response to Gen Z protest shows a rare vulnerability. It’s an opportunity for Opposition

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.