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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· 4 hours ago

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.

Scroll Staff

· 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

How smart are Facebook’s smart glasses about security and privacy?

The technology has the potential to do more than simply record video.

Apu Kapadia, The Conversation

· Oct 28, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Apple’s plan to scan iPhones for child abuse images raises the question: Can you trust Big Tech?

Risks are different depending on who you are and where you are in the world.

Laurin Weissinger, The Conversation

· Sep 16, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Five BJP MPs, one each from SP and DMK among new Data Protection Committee members

The committee is examining the draft data protection bill, which proposes restrictions on the use of personal information of people without consent.

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· Aug 05, 2021 · 11:29 am

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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· Jul 23, 2021 · 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