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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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Topic: Privacy

Gurugram gate apps know everything. Privacy vs convenience is dividing condos

Apps like MyGate, NoBrokerhood, ADDA, and Gatekeeper have changed how gated communities function. They offer security and convenience, but fears are growing over data security and privacy.

6 reasons why privacy is a lost cause in India. Don’t wait for DPDP Act to fix it

Banks are some of the worst defenders of privacy because they think they can share your personal details with their 'relationship managers'.

IIT Delhi hosts Sangam Digital Twin Networking Event

More than 100 participants discuss innovative digital solutions.

WhatsApp should disclose origin of viral forwards. But don’t share it just with govt

The government’s proposal to ask WhatsApp to disclose the originator is sound but its demand for exclusivity and control over this process is unacceptable and must be resisted.

India’s KYC process is a privacy nightmare. FATF has given legal sanctity to mass surveillance

The extent of data collected at onboarding and once again at the time of updates to KYC goes beyond just verification and could potentially be used for “profiling” the customer.

Taming Big Tech: Battles against them have reached a defining moment

Charges against Big Tech include violating privacy & promoting paid-for content. They have responded with vigorous defence & aggressive lobbying, but also with changes to business models.

Alia Bhatt is another Indian victim who lost the privacy war. Spammers, paparazzi have won

Whether it's Alia Bhatt being secretly photographed at her home or common citizens being scammed, we have all lost the battle against being treated as commodities.

How Puttaswamy verdict brought focus back on privacy in Indian healthcare system

In 'Private and Controversial', Smriti Parsheera and B.N. Srikrishan mention how Indian laws on healthcare management have been bereft of concerns about civil liberty.

‘Why can’t ED question someone if it has doubts’: Kerala HC asks CPM leader Thomas Isaac

Taking note of Isaac's contentions, the court told the probe agency that privacy of an individual cannot be 'violated' and asked on what basis it was asking for his personal details.

How dating apps exploit India’s loosely formed definition of ‘personal information’

In 'What Privacy Means', Siddharth Sonkar explains how an Indian citizen’s privacy is hardly ‘private’.

On Camera

India needs a National Jobs Mission, not just skilling

Training millions of young people without commensurate opportunities risks producing not more employed youth, but more skilled unemployed.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Op Sindoor lesson: IAF chief bats for joint planning & coordination centre in Delhi, not theaterisation

Contrary to claims regarding implementation of theaterisation, ThePrint first reported on 17 June 2021 that it will be delayed. Now, ACM Singh bats for different structure.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.