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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicData privacy

Topic: data privacy

Tek Fog shrouds an escalating political war, firms need to retake control of technologies

Tim Culpan and Andy Mukherjee write that govts may be able to combat misinformation if they tried, but they aren't reliable, so social media firms need to take the lead.

Drone policing during Covid exposes India’s need for data protection law

Modi govt's Draft Drone Rules 2021 do not have any of the incremental provisions of the Unmanned Aircraft System Rules 2021 or any mention of safeguards to privacy.

Most voters may not care about Pegasus but data is individual sovereignty too

Surveillance is the context and condition of democracy in India today. Sedition is its prime punishment.

Won’t enforce privacy policy till data bill is implemented, WhatsApp tells Delhi HC

WhatsApp told the court that it would continue to display the update to its users but would not limit the functionality for those not opting for new privacy policy.

WhatsApp is ‘tricking’ users into accepting its new privacy policy, Centre tells Delhi HC

In affidavit submitted Wednesday, Centre said WhatsApp was indulging in 'anti-user' practices and forcing them to accept the updated policy that had earlier raised data privacy concerns.

‘We had no choice but to sue Modi govt’: Why WhatsApp is fighting the new IT rule

In new IT rules, govt calls for social media firms with large user bases to enable, when required, identification of original sender of messages, a move that breaks privacy protections.

Users not accepting privacy updates eventually won’t be able to receive calls: WhatsApp

WhatsApp further clarified that it won't delete the users' accounts if they haven't accepted the update but said that its existing policy related to inactive users will apply.

Delhi HC dismisses Facebook, WhatsApp pleas challenging CCI order to probe privacy policy

The court said it saw no merit in the petitions of Facebook and WhatsApp to interdict the investigation directed by the CCI.

How private is incognito mode? US judge demands to know ‘what exactly Google does’ with data

US District Judge Lucy Koh, who has a history of taking Silicon Valley giants to task about their user data collection, said she’s 'disturbed' by Google’s practices.

WhatsApp isn’t giving up on new privacy policy, will launch fresh drive to convince users

With plans to roll out the new policy on 15 May, WhatsApp has changed the design of its in-app notification on the update to a small top-screen banner.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.