Pegasus row: Plea in SC seeks court-monitored probe into snooping allegations

The potential attacks posed a risk to national security, said petitioner ML Sharma.

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· Yesterday · 10:21 am

Pegasus spyware: How does it work and how can you tell if your phone is at risk?

Although most people are unlikely to be targeted by this type of attack, there are still simple steps you can take to minimise your potential exposure.

Paul Haskell-Dowland, The Conversation

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Roberto Musotto, The Conversation

· Jul 22, 2021 · 02:30 pm

WhatsApp has paused new privacy policy till Data Protection Bill is enforced, firm tells Delhi HC

The court was hearing WhatsApp’s appeal against an order refusing to interfere with the Competition Commission of India’s inquiry.

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· Jul 09, 2021 · 12:14 pm

Do smartphones really listen to users’ conversations for targeted advertising?

Turns out they have other ways of finding out what’s on your mind.

Dana Rezazadegan, The Conversation

· Jun 23, 2021 · 09:30 pm

How crypto rebels saved global internet privacy from the US government three decades ago

In the early 1990s, the National Security Agency had tried to undermine the advent of encryption by recommending a backdoor for decoding information.

Srinivas Kodali

· Jun 23, 2021 · 11:30 am

WhatsApp is making users accept privacy policy through ‘trick consent’: Centre to Delhi HC

The government also said that the messaging platform has been ‘indulging in anti-users practices’.

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· Jun 03, 2021 · 01:21 pm

WhatsApp will not limit functions for users not accepting new privacy policy, says platform

On May 17, the company said it was trying to get users on board to accept the new rules, but in case they do not do so, their accounts will slowly be deleted.

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· May 25, 2021 · 06:33 pm

New privacy policy came into effect on May 15, WhatsApp tells Delhi HC

The Centre said there were concerns that the policy was in violation of the Information Technology Act.

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· May 17, 2021 · 03:10 pm

WhatsApp: Delhi HC dismisses petitions against CCI inquiry into new privacy policy

Facebook and WhatsApp claimed that the Competition Commission of India’s investigation was just a ‘headline-grabbing endeavour’.

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· Apr 22, 2021 · 01:12 pm

WhatsApp privacy policy: Delhi HC judge recuses herself from hearing pleas against CCI probe

On March 24, the Competition Commission of India ordered an investigation and said the new WhatsApp policy was exploitative.

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· Apr 08, 2021 · 07:06 pm

Indians are obsessed with online discount, even if it comes at the cost of privacy

The country stood 19th among 21 nations in the National Privacy Test conducted by a VPN provider.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Apr 04, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Data leak: MobiKwik to have a third party conduct forensic security audit

Independent security researchers have claimed that the personal data of nearly 35 lakh users of the digital wallet company was leaked.

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· Mar 31, 2021 · 11:21 am