To regulate WhatsApp and Big Tech, India’s competition panel needs more teeth – and fresh thinking

The Competition Commission of India needs legislative tools, an army of technical experts and a proactive approach for being relevant in the digital age.

Archana Sivasubramanian

· Apr 11, 2021 · 07:30 am

Facebook data breach: What happened and why it’s hard to know if your data was leaked

The data breach is believed to relate to a vulnerability that the social media platform reportedly fixed in August of 2019.

Paul Haskell-Dowland, The Conversation

· Apr 07, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Google’s plan to stop using tracking cookies will not be the end of invasive targeted advertising

Rather than tracking users individually, the tech giant will group them into a crowd with similar interests.

Eerke Boiten, The Conversation

· Mar 10, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Merging Facebook Messenger and Instagram chat may be good for Zuckerberg, but not for the user

While the move may seem harmless, it is likely Facebook is attempting to make its apps inseparable.

Tama Leaver, The Conversation

· Oct 05, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Why your eight-character email password is not safe anymore

By leveraging today’s computing power, a password can be guessed in as little as 12 minutes.

Paul Haskell-Dowland, The Conversation

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Brianna O'Shea, The Conversation

· Sep 16, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Everyday ethics: Parents may be breaching children’s privacy by controlling their online passwords

Adults exercise more than just the right to inspect their child’s assets – they reserve the right to impersonate them.

Claudiu Popa, The Conversation

· Sep 03, 2020 · 11:30 pm

State of surveillance: TikTok received the highest number of user information requests from India

Thirty-six per cent of the total requests from around the world came from the Indian government.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Jan 03, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Facebook intentionally breached privacy laws, code of ethics required, says British MPs’ report

Companies like Facebook should not be allowed to behave like ‘digital gangsters’ in the online world, the Parliament’s committee said in a report.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 19, 2019 · 09:26 am

Centre pushes upgrade of web standards that will allow blocking of services: Reports

The internet protocol version 6 will make it easier for the government to block websites and apps with precision as these services will have a unique address.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 21, 2018 · 08:05 pm

Facebook names Airtel, Saavn among firms that could have accessed users’ data

Bharti Airtel said the information was used only for its internal purposes, and the partnership ended in 2013.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 04, 2018 · 12:11 pm

We need a ‘fine balance’ between internet privacy and national security needs, says Narendra Modi

The prime minister said nations must ensure that the digital space is not dominated by the ‘dark forces of terrorism and radicalisation’.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 23, 2017 · 02:28 pm

Feature in Android phones can reveal details of users’ activities to Google, apps: The Independent

While the possibility is not new, a lot of users are reportedly unaware of it.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 31, 2017 · 02:44 pm