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Indias own data protection and privacy legislation which is in the making, may borrow several concepts from the GDPR.

Data dump: China sees surge in personal information up for sale

Personal data has become widely available in China and can be scooped up for pennies.

23 Aug 2018 8:26 PM IST

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

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

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

3 April 2020 4:10 PM IST

The Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, said the government has been of view that Right to Privacy should be fundamental right. (Photo: PTI)

Panel to submit report on data protection by year-end: IT Minister

The government may frame a separate law, if required, or introduce regulations under IT Act for data privacy.

24 Aug 2017 6:39 PM IST

Aftab heads the digital section that takes care of campaigns across Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp and sends out ad campaigns on social media. (Photo: Pixabay)

12 mobile phone companies inform govt about data security procedures

IT Ministry had written to mobile phone companies to outline procedures adopted by them to ensure security and privacy...

29 Aug 2017 10:29 AM IST

According to sources, Charitra is not just desktop friendly, but would also be available as a mobile application for policemen to download on their phones. (Representational Image)

Trai seeks view on data ownership, privacy to check misuse

It is important to have a clear policy related to data ownership, privacy and security in the telecom space, said Trai...

9 Aug 2017 9:02 PM IST

The kind and the scale of these cyber weapons was such that even the CIA lost control of majority of its hacking arsenal which includes state of the art malware, viruses, Trojans and weaponised zero day exploits which can be worth millions of dollars each in dark web.

Top five tips to avoid ransomware

Here's our quick guide to ransomware what it's all about, and five top tips on how you can prevent becoming a victim of...

27 March 2017 12:49 PM IST

$Facebook has also launched a \journalism project\ that aims to support the news ecosystem.$ Technology

Facebook's EU regulator says close to deal on sharing of WhatsApp data

The European Union's 28 data protection authorities last year requested that WhatsApp stop sharing users' data with...

11 April 2017 9:28 PM IST

Tech giants seeking to reinforce their leads in artificial intelligence or make up for lost ground have been the most aggressive buyers.

How does AI secure organisations from cyber-risks?

Increasing number of organisations are now switching to AI technology in order to safeguard themselves from...

21 Jun 2017 10:43 AM IST