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One can take as many screenshots of Instagram Story posts as they please.

Instagram privacy hoax fools US Secretary of Energy

An image raising privacy concerns over Instagram's policies went viral.

22 Aug 2019 9:49 AM GMT

In recent times, the government had also passed a bill with instructions to link ones Aadhaar card number with bank account and other government documents.

Linking conundrums

With the Supreme Court mulling over the decision to link social media accounts with the Aadhaar card, we ask Delhiites...

21 Aug 2019 7:55 PM GMT

The algorithms have been released on Github and Facebook hopes that developers and other companies will make use of it to identify harmful content.

Facebook loses lawsuit, must face privacy class action

Last month, Facebook agreed to pay a record USD 5 billion fine to settle a Federal Trade Commission data privacy probe.

10 Aug 2019 4:55 AM GMT

The official Twitter app for Android and iOS, as well as the mobile version of Twitter.com will continue to support all the features that users rely on. (Photo: Pixabay)

Twitter admits it may have used user data for ads without permission

Consumer data is a powerful tool that companies use to decide where to place advertisements.

7 Aug 2019 6:29 AM GMT

Google isnt helping with revenge-porn. (Photo: New York Post)

Google resumes human reviews of Assistant recordings with tweaked...

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

24 Sep 2019 3:47 AM GMT

Facebook said Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg were closely involved in the hiring process, and started talking to Clegg over the summer. (Photo: Nick Clegg via Twitter)

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

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

13 Sep 2019 9:29 AM GMT

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...

10 Sep 2019 10:08 AM GMT

The hackers, who worked for a Russian state-sponsored group known as Dragonfly or Energetic Bear, claimed hundreds of victims in 2017. (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...

5 Sep 2019 9:06 AM GMT

Apples upcoming iPhone 11 could let users send music to two Bluetooth devices at the same time.

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.

1 Sep 2019 1:10 PM GMT

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 4:50 AM GMT

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...

27 March 2020 12:46 PM GMT

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...

The use of personal data is highly sensitive especially after 2011 when the NSA was found collecting phone records...

18 March 2020 3:14 PM GMT