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On March 21, 2018, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologised for his company's handling of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, whereby the third-party company got access to user data which it is accused of having used to manipulate voters in the 2016 US election with targeted political ads.

Court approves USD 5 billion fine on Facebook for data privacy violations

Facebook made a deal with US Federal Trade Commission on fine, but privacy activists say it's too little for the Cambridge Analytica scandal

25 Apr 2020 3:23 PM

Most MPs are in lockdown, though about 75 of them are expected to appear in person for the debates beginning next Tuesday. In this photograph, people wearing face masks stand on the empty Trocadero esplanade in Paris, on April 20, 2020, on the 35th day of a lockdown. (Photo | AFP)

Amid data privacy concerns, French lawmakers to vote on continued use of covid-tracking app

Now that the government is preparing to life the coronavirus lockdown, lawmakers will vote on allowing the app to continue tracking citizens

21 Apr 2020 7:04 PM

Oil and gas company employees model for the Aarogya Setu app. (Photo: Twitter)

Aarogya Setu not a magic tool; it breaches privacy

It is universally recognised that crises like pandemics enable governments to increase surveillance.

21 Apr 2020 12:10 PM

If you download the Aarogya Setu app, your phone will take note of your location every 15 minutes and only share the information with the Government server if you test positive.

Should you download Aarogya Setu?

Yes. Its updated privacy policy is a marked improvement on the previous one. But the app needs an end date so it does not set a new normal.

17 Apr 2020 12:49 PM

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (on the right screen) addresses a live video conference on the special Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Three Summit on the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Hanoi on April 14, 2020 as South Korea's President Moon Jae-in, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and China's Premier Li Keqiang are seen on left television screen. (Photo | AFP)

Zoom security further compromised as 500,000 Zoom accounts sold on dark web, says report

Hackers are selling users’ email addresses, passwords, personal meeting URLs and host keys, including of companies like Citibank

14 Apr 2020 4:30 PM

Not only are we being subject to invasive apps, lists of infected people with their names and addresses have been made publicly available without their consent.

Overcorrection at the cost of privacy during coronavirus is problematic

Use of facial recognition and other personal data has the potential to set a new normal by resetting our expectations on personal privacy.

09 Apr 2020 9:06 PM

A description of the app says that personal information of users would be stored locally in the user’s device.

Aarogya Setu app downloaded on 1 crore phones, but does it serve the purpose, will it respect user privacy?

There is little clarity on who can access app data, and if it will be shared with state governments at the frontline of coronavirus response

07 Apr 2020 1:00 PM

Google, which collects large amounts of data from users of its myriad services, plans to publish information about the movement of people to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness of physical distancing measures.

Data privacy at stake amid governments' increasing 'surveillance' on phone users to track coronavirus spread

Most governments are accessing location data of mobile phone users in anonymised forms, but rights groups worry about privacy breaches.

04 Apr 2020 3:24 PM

India must create a law on data protection, like the European Union has done with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016. (Photo | Pixabay)

The need for a data protection law becomes evident from the recent Zoom fiasco

None of the protections afforded by a privacy law are in place yet, which leaves our data open to exploitation by tech companies

03 Apr 2020 4:10 PM

Photo shows a surveillance camera at a metro station in Moscow on January 27, 2020. A vast and contentious network of facial-recognition cameras keeping watch over Moscow is now being used in the effort to slow the rapid spread of coronavirus in Russia. (AFP)

Covid-19 crisis may leave us vulnerable to surveillance

Who is to stop governments from continuing to use surveillance technologies even after the pandemic is brought under control?

27 Mar 2020 6:16 PM

Pressure has mounted on Silicon Valley to use their expertise to fight the deadly virus, after roughly 50 scientists signed an open letter last week calling on them to act

Privacy concerns raised as Facebook, Google in talks with Washington to track infections

The use of personal data is highly sensitive especially after 2011 when the NSA was found collecting phone records without permission.

18 Mar 2020 8:44 PM

“We support this legislation and the beginning of this very important conversation," Match Group chief executive Shar Dubey said in an online post.

OkCupid, Tinder developer supports US bill to curb child abuse online

Digital rights activists argue that the bill is an indirect way to weaken online encryption in the name of better law enforcement access

11 Mar 2020 7:56 PM

Civil rights advocates warn that the “backdoor” access that the bill would provide could be exploited by hackers and authoritarian governments. (Photo | Pixabay - Kalhh)

Threat to data privacy as US bill targets encryption to curb child sex abuse online

Digital rights activists argue that the bill is an indirect way to weaken online encryption in the name of better law enforcement access.

08 Mar 2020 4:40 PM

Samsung Sero TVs are on display at the Samsung booth during the CES tech show, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, in Las Vegas. The TVs can rotate to play vertically or horizontally. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Privacy, once hidden topic, gets attention at CES tech show

The message seems to be setting in: The way you use customers’ information can no longer be ignored.

12 Jan 2020 10:20 AM

The micro-blogging site has not disclosed how many users were affected as a result (Photo: AFP)

Twitter says user data meant for security purposes may have been used for advertising

Email addresses & phone numbers uploaded by users to meet its security requirements may have been ‘inadvertently’ used for advertising.

09 Oct 2019 1:29 PM

Google resumes human reviews of Assistant recordings with tweaked guidelines

Google Assistant will delete audio data which is older than a few months associated with an account.

24 Sep 2019 9:17 AM

Terming India as a "huge market" for Facebook and its group companies, Nick Clegg said the US tech giant is "keen to make progress" on rolling out its payments services on WhatsApp.

Facebook global exec meets IT minister, discusses cross-border data flows

Facebook's Nick Clegg said data-sharing across jurisdictions is more important than where that info is located physically.

13 Sep 2019 2:59 PM

As security breaches make new headlines every week, companies must ensure that sensitive data is adequately protected in order to prevent loss or theft.

5 Best Practices for Data Breach Prevention in 2019

Sensitive data includes personally identifiable information (PII) such as names, credit card numbers, email addresses or phone numbers.

10 Sep 2019 3:38 PM

By logging on to unauthorized websites, iOS users can expose themselves to hackers who can bypass the end-to-end encryption (Photo: Pixabay)

iPhone bug lets attackers view WhatsApp messages and more

Google Project Zero team has disclosed information about the discovery of a bug that is able to intercept sensitive information on iPhones.

05 Sep 2019 2:36 PM

Bluetooth enabled earphones and speakers can be used as sonic bombs (Representational Image)

Bluetooth on your devices can expose you to attackers, say researchers

Over the years, researchers have found out about many red flags with privacy bluetooth provides.

01 Sep 2019 6:40 PM

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