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UIDAI is the nodal body responsible for rolling out Aadhaar

SC rules Aadhaar Act valid, but card need not be linked to mobile,...

Top courted said Aadhaar empowered the marginalised, also ruled that private entities can't ask for it.

26 Sept 2018 11:17 AM IST

Googles written testimony did not identify specific prior mistakes but the company has come under fire for privacy issues. (Photo: AP)

Google to acknowledge privacy mistakes as US seeks input

Google will reportedly acknowledge that it has made mistakesâ€ on privacy issues in testimony.

26 Sept 2018 9:35 AM IST

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks during the Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice Opioid Research Summit in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 25. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

US attorneys general discuss social media privacy concerns

The gathering at the Justice Department was scheduled to discuss whether tech giants are stifling the free exchange of...

26 Sept 2018 9:05 AM IST

Dell, Microsoft combine for simplified IoT solutions. (Pic credit: ANI)

Microsoft, Adobe and SAP announce Open Data initiative

The companies said data alliance will make it easier for clients running their applications to get a better overview of...

26 Sept 2018 7:53 AM IST

The Delhi Court on Wednesday sought the Centres and tax authority CBDTs response on a plea opposing the requirement of quoting Aadhaar number or linking it with PAN in e-filing tax returns.

Can Aadhaar be made mandatory? SC verdict today

The top court had reserved its verdict on petitions challenging constitutional validity of Aadhaar on May 10.

25 Sept 2018 7:00 PM IST

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...

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

21 April 2020 7:04 PM IST

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 April 2020 12:10 PM IST

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...

17 April 2020 12:49 PM IST

Vietnams 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 Koreas President Moon Jae-in, Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinas Premier Li Keqiang are seen on left television screen. (Photo | AFP)

Zoom security further compromised as 500,000 Zoom accounts sold on...

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

14 April 2020 4:30 PM IST

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...

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

9 April 2020 9:06 PM IST

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

Aarogya Setu app downloaded on 1 crore phones, but does it serve the...

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

7 April 2020 1:00 PM IST

Some 300 leading academics urged governments to dismiss the centralised approach to an app they were backing, saying it risked undermining public trust. They said an approach being developed by Apple and Google, whose operating systems run most of the worlds smartphones, was more privacy friendly. (Photo | AP)

Germany backs Google and Apple's covid app, after privacy concerns...

Backing for a pan-European app that was to keep data on a central server was stopped over criticism from a nation...

26 April 2020 9:40 PM IST