United States: Video app TikTok fined $5.7 million for illegally collecting children’s data

The Federal Trade Commission said the penalty was the largest ever in an inquiry related to children’s privacy.

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· Mar 01, 2019 · 01:29 pm

Facebook denies report that it gave companies access to data without users’ permission

The company admitted that companies had access to people’s information, but denied it was done without the users’ consent.

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· Dec 19, 2018 · 06:51 pm

Microsoft regularly shared data of India bank customers with US intelligence agencies, claims report

The RBI flagged the matter in a report that has been placed before the audit committees of banks.

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· Oct 30, 2018 · 02:33 pm

Interview: Why India’s push for data localisation could hurt its startups most

Data localisation is a key area covered by the Srikrishna Committee’s draft bill on data protection.

Aria Thaker, qz.com

· Oct 17, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Explainer: What we know about the Google+ security bug and the company’s decision to keep it secret

A Google+ security defect exposed the information of half a million users over two years. Google has now decided to shut down the social network.

Kanishk Karan

· Oct 13, 2018 · 07:30 am

Facebook sued in United States after it reveals security breach that affected about 50 million users

The suit was filed in a federal court in Northern California on Friday.

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· Sep 29, 2018 · 06:45 pm

Facebook using phone numbers provided by users to target them with advertisements, say reports

The social media company uses phone numbers not specifically provided for advertisement purposes along with information from a user’s contact list.

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· Sep 28, 2018 · 08:11 pm

Should Grindr users worry about what China will do with their data?

What to make of the popular gay dating app’s acquisition by a Chinese corporate group.

Guido Noto La Diega, The Conversation

· Sep 03, 2018 · 11:30 pm

WhatsApp rejects Centre’s plea to trace origins of messages spreading rumours, cites privacy policy

The company’s spokesperson said people use the app for all kinds of sensitive conversations, including with their doctors, banks and families.

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· Aug 23, 2018 · 06:57 pm

What is data localisation and why a push for it is raising concerns about privacy in India

The politics and constitutional questions behind India’s data localisation push.

Nehaa Chaudhari

· Aug 22, 2018 · 08:00 am

Trinamool MLA moves Supreme Court over UIDAI’s plan to monitor views on Aadhaar on social media

The legislator’s plea follows her petition against the Information and Broadcasting Ministry’s plan to set up a social media hub, a proposal it withdrew.

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· Aug 04, 2018 · 12:51 pm

Google apologises for ‘inadvertently’ adding dated UIDAI helpline to Indian smartphone contact lists

UIDAI took to Twitter to dispel concerns that it had ask smartphone manufacturers or service providers to include the outdated number.

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· Aug 04, 2018 · 07:51 am