SC dismisses plea by WhatsApp to stay inquiry into its new privacy policy

The court said that the investigation by the Competition Commission of India cannot be stopped as it is an independent body.

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· Oct 15, 2022 · 08:35 am

Personal Data Protection Bill to be introduced in Winter Session of Parliament, Centre informs SC

The Bill was withdrawn after the Joint Committee of Parliament had recommended 81 changes to it in August.

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· Sep 29, 2022 · 01:02 pm

WhatsApp forced users into a ‘take it or leave it’ situation with its privacy policy, Delhi HC says

The court made the observation while dismissing the messaging platform’s plea against an inquiry into its 2021 policy.

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· Aug 26, 2022 · 02:14 pm

Delhi HC dismisses WhatsApp’s plea against CCI inquiry into its new privacy policy

The Competition Commission of India had given the order in March last year after prima facie observing that the policy violated the Competition Act.

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· Aug 25, 2022 · 02:12 pm

Personal Data Protection Bill withdrawn after parliamentary panel recommends 81 amendments

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that a new Bill will be presented for public discussion.

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· Aug 03, 2022 · 09:25 pm

Supreme Court dismisses Congress plea challenging Aadhaar-voter ID linking

It asked MP Randeep Singh Surjewala to approach the Delhi High Court.

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· Jul 25, 2022 · 01:08 pm

Aadhaar-voter ID linking: SC to hear Congress plea on Monday

The law is unconstitutional and in violation of privacy and equality rights, said Randeep Singh Surjewala in his petition.

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· Jul 24, 2022 · 06:13 pm

Election Commission warns officials of severe action if Aadhaar data is leaked

Several activists have raised concerns that linking Aadhaar with voter cards could compromise the privacy of the data of voters.

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· Jul 06, 2022 · 12:28 pm

VPN service providers can leave India if they choose not to collect user data, says IT minister

Last month, the government had asked VPN firms to store details like name of the users, their addresses and purpose of using the service.

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· May 19, 2022 · 02:24 pm

India orders VPN service providers to collect user data or face jail term

Cloud service providers and cryptocurrency exchanges have also been asked by the information technology ministry to log the data for five years.

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· May 05, 2022 · 09:52 am

Personal Data Protection Bill: Treat social media platforms as publishers, says parliamentary panel

Both personal and non-personal data should be included in the ambit of the proposed law, the committee recommended.

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· Dec 16, 2021 · 10:48 pm

Personal Data Protection Bill: Parliamentary panel members express dissent on report

The joint committee, tasked with reviewing the Bill, adopted its report on Monday.

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· Nov 22, 2021 · 05:55 pm