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Sunday, March 22, 2026
TopicFacebook privacy

Topic: Facebook privacy

EU fines Facebook with $1.3 bn for mishandling user info, gives 5 months to stop US data flow

By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Meta was hit with a record 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) fine by its lead privacy regulator in the European Union for its handling of user information and given

WhatsApp suffering ‘Facebook moment’. After capture by uncle-aunties, time for trendier apps

From loud and proud ‘Good Morning’ messages that clogged the web to endless memes, WhatApp’s ‘free’ service was a game-changer for Indians.

Facebook’s Portal is an impressive video conferencing tool, but with big privacy gaps

Portal's many new hardware security features doesn't change the fact that it belongs to Facebook, and will collect user data based on their calls.

Facebook paid contractors to transcribe user audio files

The transcription work has rattled contract employees as they listen to conversations of Facebook users, sometimes with vulgar content.

Roll back internet surveillance. Start with Facebook

People should be given the power to make Facebook collect less data on them. But this action should only be a beginning to deal with internet economy.

Facebook doesn’t know if you’re psychotic

The news that researchers can use our feeds to predict if we suffer from a medical condition is impressive but the less you share, the less they figure out.

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We have to ensure the books we read and films we see don’t distort Indian mind: Indira Gandhi

On 20 June 1968, PM Indira Gandhi delivered a speech in Srinagar warning against communalism, regionalism, and inequality as threats to national integration.

Amid revenue crisis, Himachal cuts budget by Rs 3,586 cr, defers salaries of CM, MLAs, top officials

Sukhu will defer half his own pay for six months; Group C, D employees and pensioners are fully exempt; Opposition calls it a budget that 'has gone backwards'.

Iran launches missile at US and UK’s Diego Garcia base, reveals new striking capability

New Delhi: In a dramatic escalation that has surprised the world, Iran attempted two missile strikes on a US-UK joint military base in the...

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.