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Topic: Privacy

The Indian Supreme Court judge who is making Facebook, Google and Amazon very nervous

B.N. Srikrishna is leading the effort to draft new data-privacy laws for India that will regulate how tech giants from the US and elsewhere operate in the nation of 1.3 billion. 

India needs a robust policy on data protection, not empty promises

An Indian armed with a cellphone leaves an enormous digital print. Concerns regarding data privacy and mining of personal information are legitimate.

Registry of sex offenders carries immense risks. It also puts the survivor in mortal danger

Privacy is a basic human right, and even criminals have those. To undermine this capacity because vicious, punitive justice sells on primetime TV debates is to tear through the foundation that this country.

Errors by government authorities expose Aadhaar to risk and criticism

Despite government's claims that Aadhaar card information cannot be leaked, it has happened several times. Ironically, in some cases, it is done by the government itself.

Facebook wants to swipe right, thinks likes can lead to love

Facebook Dating may not be such a bad idea considering the existential questions the company is facing about its purpose in life. But making...

Don’t be shocked at spies tracking your phone

The discovery of "stingray" devices in Washington is a reminder of how much data we're giving away. The press has been in a lather of...

Plugged-In: Salman Khan goes to prison, the death of privacy, and Arun Jaitley’s health

A 24×7 blur of headlines, breaking news and shouting matches, notifications and pop-ups — news, views and opinion have become an overwhelming flood that...

Aadhaar authentication failure in Supreme Court is a fake issue

It is very clear that the issue is not of the Aadhaar's biometrics platform or its architecture but that of ground implementation by some state agencies/institutions.

No political party can legally be prevented from using data mining to win elections

Personal freedoms, right to privacy and secrecy have been long compromised willingly by ourselves, robbing us of our right to protest now.

As SC extends Aadhaar-linking deadline, here’s what UIDAI CEO had said on protecting privacy

SC urged the govt to delay Aadhaar linking till it delivers a verdict. UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey had said he was happy that data security was part of the national agenda.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.