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Friday, September 26, 2025
TopicData protection

Topic: data protection

Non-personal data rules draft has ‘grey areas’, data privacy bill architect BN Srikrishna says

Non-Personal Data Governance Framework has been devised by an expert committee led by Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan. It's currently open for feedback.

Modi govt plans to change the way it handles data, to assess ministries on system they follow

Niti Aayog and NIC will conduct the assessment. A Data Governance Quality Index scorecard will be prepared based on the results and the ministries will be ranked.

Zoom addresses data privacy concerns, offers paying clients new call control facilities

Zoom chief technology officer Brendan Ittelson Monday said the ability to select preferred data center locations will be available from 18 April.

Your smartphone data is the solution to fighting Covid-19

Most people have wearable devices, which can collect their vitals and lifestyles. Machines that can identify trends and raise recommendations can then read this data

How India’s data bill falls short of offering solutions for regulating digital competition

The bill’s brute force approach to giving users control over their digital selves through data portability provision runs roughshod over market dynamics.

Sorry Zuckerberg, but China is finally standing up to giants for data privacy & protection

When Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress, he warned that regulating Facebook’s use of personal data would cause US to fall behind Chinese companies.

More power & data access to govt — all about personal data protection bill

Modi government’s contentious data protection bill has drawn criticism over a free reign to govt agencies. ThePrint explains its main provisions.

Aadhaar, a superb two-in-one judgement

The 50-word Edit — ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Data protection report ready but still no agreement on including Aadhaar

Some members of Justice Srikrishna panel are also strongly opposed to making it mandatory to host data collected from Indian citizens in India.

Create an independent Privacy Commission to probe data breaches, says Shashi Tharoor

The law must prescribe fines or even imprisonment for the handling or collection of data, in contravention to the standards prescribed under the data protection framework.

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The Bads of Bollywood finally gives us the sidekick that everyone needs

Sidekicks are quintessential in Bollywood, and every few years, when a star or lead shines, a filmmaker reminds us that the person next to the hero is a key ingredient in the recipe.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.