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The European Union data protection laws will cover large tech companies like Google, Twitter and Facebook that use personal data as an advertising goldmine, as well as firms like banks and also public bodies. (Photo: Pixabay)

IT Ministry gets over 400 responses on draft personal data protection...

Some suggestions were around the costs surrounding mandatory localisation or storage of data, that the bill proposes.

11 Oct 2018 11:01 AM

Paytm has revamped its app to make it even more user friendly and intuitive.

Data localisation critical for security of India's payment systems:...

The operators have been given six months' time to comply with the directive of the central bank.

30 April 2018 11:40 AM

48 per cent of IT professionals in India believe their organisations are failing to carry out all procedures in line with data protection laws. (Photo: Pixabay)

Panel proposes 'India only' policy for critical personal data

A new data protection law will override all other notifications and regulations on data storage.

28 July 2018 7:30 AM

The personal data will include health records, financial data, sexual orientation, biometrics, genetic data, transgender status, religious or political beliefs or affiliations. (Photo: File)

Personal data can be processed overseas with 'explicit consent'

'Critical' personal data, however, is another classified data can only be stored and processed in India.

5 Dec 2019 7:11 AM

Only 32 per cent of cyber crime cases detected this year.

Roses are red, violets are blue what does your personal data say...

In the era of social media and dating apps, it's incredibly easy to take advantage of the amount of personal data shared...

12 Feb 2019 9:34 AM

Instagram had introduced re-sharing on Stories last year, letting people regram public feed posts from other users to their Story.

Database inadvertently exposed but did not include personal data:...

On Tuesday, Facebook-owned Instagram said it is investigating whether a third-party - Chtrbox - improperly stored its...

22 May 2019 4:56 AM

Mastercard has over USD 4.5 billion worth of investment in India.

RBI says foreign firms can process abroad, but must store data in...

The RBI stuck to its position but clarified that payment transactions can be processed outside the country if the...

27 Jun 2019 2:22 AM

There is a strong tendency within the Government to view data as a national asset, akin to say, the Indian Railways. This has been an inherent line of reasoning in multiple draft and actual policies. (Photo | Pixabay - Gerd Altmann)

Tech This Week | Data is not national wealth, must not be regulated in...

Value is derived from data is because it is shared. That's a key reason why technology evolved into a multi-trillion...

11 July 2020 4:03 PM

The survey results will be submitted to key stakeholders of the Digital Health ID initiative, says community social media platform LocalCircles that conducted the survey. (Photo | Pixabay - Mohamed Hasan)

59 pc of people surveyed about Digital Health ID do not want personal...

Forty eight per cent of respondents did not want external agencies to access their data for research or promotional...

6 Sept 2020 4:33 PM

The most absurd part of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 is that while it purports to protect the individual from the misuse of digital data, there are no provisions aimed at preventing the risk of harm caused to individuals through the misuse of digital data by any agency, commercial or otherwise. (Representative image: DC)

Indranil Banerjie | A Law to Protect Citizens, Or To Help in State...

The Editors' Guild voiced concern about Sec. 17(4), which allows government and its instrumentalities to retain personal...

8 Aug 2023 6:30 PM

Today, the use of Aadhaar has been extended beyond the PDS and the delivery of subsidised benefits.

Growing worries about Aadhaar and the misuse of personal data

The process of implementation of the Aadhaar scheme has also thrown up issues that need to be addressed seriously.

6 Sept 2018 11:20 PM

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu

Railways to monetise available data; use analytics

Railways has large amount of data for aspects like passenger ticketing and freight operations among others.

16 May 2017 10:42 AM