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Cybercrimes Could Cost India Rs. 20,000 Crore Due to Brand Abuse and Fake Domains in 2025: CloudSEK
India could potentially suffer financial losses reaching roughly Rs. 20,000 crore due to cybercrimes in 2025, as per a recent report by a cybersecurity firm. The report predicted that brand abuse, phishing scams, and fake domain takedowns would be the leading methods to conduct cybercrimes in the ongoing year.
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Apple Faces UK Class Action Over Data Storage Allegations
Apple is accused of abusing its market dominance by making it difficult for consumers to use alternative means of storing photos, videos and other data beyond that of its own service, according to lawyers at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, who filed the suit London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal on behalf of Which? Ltd.Â
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40 Crore Children Face Violent Physical Discipline At Home: UN Data
Nearly 400 million children under the age of five -- roughly 60 per cent in that age group globally -- experience violent physical or psychological discipline at home, from spanking to insults, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said late Monday.
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Women's Panel Received 28,811 Complaints Of Crime Against Women In 2023
The National Commission for Women (NCW) registered 28,811 complaints of crime against women last year and about 55 per cent were from Uttar Pradesh.
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Google Vows Transparency on Ads, Says Will Provide More Data on Its Products as EU Content Rules Kick In
Google will provide more information on targeted advertisements and give researchers more access to data on how its products work, to comply with landmark European Union online content rules, the Alphabet unit said on Thursday.
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EU Regulators Rebuff Meta's Offer to Curb Use of Competitors' Ad Data for Facebook Marketplace
Meta Platforms offered to curb the use of competitors' advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace online classified service in an attempt to settle an EU antitrust investigation but regulators gave it the cold shoulder, people familiar with the matter said.
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Data Shows Tax Collection Source Mechanism Abused: Chief Economic Advisor
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said that data available on usage of international credit cards points out that tax collection at source mechanism has been "abused" and these "volumes involved were fairly substantial".
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Twitter Says Indian Among Top 5 Countries That Sought Account Information of Users in First Half of 2022
India was among the top requesting countries to remove content from Twitter last year, the popular microblogging platform said in a blog post. On Tuesday, Twitter shared data on its health and safety efforts and said it received approximately 53,000 legal requests to remove content from governments across the globe from January 1 to June 30, 2022.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 2.9 Million Indian Accounts in January to Combat Abuse
Social messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned over 2.9 million accounts in the country in month of January to "combat abuse." "WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services," a spokesperson of the social messaging platform said. In order to keep "our users safe on our platform," W...
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Facebook Asks UK Tribunal to Block $3.7 Billion Mass Action Lawsuit Over Market Dominance
Facebook has asked a London tribunal to block a mass action lawsuit against the firm that alleges the social media firm monetised users' personal data by abusing its dominant market position. The mass action lawsuit claims users should get compensation for the economic value they would have received if Facebook was not in a dominant position in the...
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Meta Warned of Potential Breach of EU Antitrust Laws Over Competition in Online Classified Advertising
Meta was warned by the European Commission on Monday that it was likely breaching EU antitrust laws. The social media firm will face an investigation into whether it abused its dominant position and distorted competition in markets for online classified advertising. EU antitrust regulators last month were said to be drawing up charges against Meta ...
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Google Antitrust Penalty Amount 'Provisional'; CCI Awaits Requisite Financial Details
The Competition Commission's penalty amount of Rs. 1,337.68 crore imposed on Google is "provisional" as the regulator has asked the internet major to furnish requisite financial details since the data was not presented in a reliable manner. In a statement on Friday, Google said it will review the CCI order and termed it as a "major setback" for Ind...
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Twitter Slammed by Firms Over Ads Displayed Next to Child Pornography Accounts, Ad Campaigns Suspended
Twitter was slammed by major advertisers like Dyson, Mazda, and Ecolab over the platform displaying their ads next to accounts and tweets related to child pornography. The companies said they have suspended or removed their ads from the microblogging service, after promotions for 30 brands ranging from Disney to Coca-Cola and NBC Universal to a chi...
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Google Faces Probe From Italian Competition Watchdog Over Data Portability
Google is facing a probe from Italy's competition authority AGCM as part of an investigation into the Alphabet-owned firm over an alleged abuse of dominant position in data portability. According to the AGCM, the company allegedly hindered interoperability with other services, including Italian operator’s application Weople. Inspections were carr...
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Google Probed By Italy's Competition Watchdog Over Data Portability
Italy's competition authority AGCM said on Thursday it has launched an investigation against Google over an alleged abuse of dominant position in data portability.
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Cybercrimes Could Cost India Rs. 20,000 Crore Due to Brand Abuse and Fake Domains in 2025: CloudSEK
India could potentially suffer financial losses reaching roughly Rs. 20,000 crore due to cybercrimes in 2025, as per a recent report by a cybersecurity firm. The report predicted that brand abuse, phishing scams, and fake domain takedowns would be the leading methods to conduct cybercrimes in the ongoing year.
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Apple Faces UK Class Action Over Data Storage Allegations
Apple is accused of abusing its market dominance by making it difficult for consumers to use alternative means of storing photos, videos and other data beyond that of its own service, according to lawyers at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, who filed the suit London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal on behalf of Which? Ltd.Â
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40 Crore Children Face Violent Physical Discipline At Home: UN Data
Nearly 400 million children under the age of five -- roughly 60 per cent in that age group globally -- experience violent physical or psychological discipline at home, from spanking to insults, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said late Monday.
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Women's Panel Received 28,811 Complaints Of Crime Against Women In 2023
The National Commission for Women (NCW) registered 28,811 complaints of crime against women last year and about 55 per cent were from Uttar Pradesh.
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Google Vows Transparency on Ads, Says Will Provide More Data on Its Products as EU Content Rules Kick In
Google will provide more information on targeted advertisements and give researchers more access to data on how its products work, to comply with landmark European Union online content rules, the Alphabet unit said on Thursday.
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EU Regulators Rebuff Meta's Offer to Curb Use of Competitors' Ad Data for Facebook Marketplace
Meta Platforms offered to curb the use of competitors' advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace online classified service in an attempt to settle an EU antitrust investigation but regulators gave it the cold shoulder, people familiar with the matter said.
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Data Shows Tax Collection Source Mechanism Abused: Chief Economic Advisor
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said that data available on usage of international credit cards points out that tax collection at source mechanism has been "abused" and these "volumes involved were fairly substantial".
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Twitter Says Indian Among Top 5 Countries That Sought Account Information of Users in First Half of 2022
India was among the top requesting countries to remove content from Twitter last year, the popular microblogging platform said in a blog post. On Tuesday, Twitter shared data on its health and safety efforts and said it received approximately 53,000 legal requests to remove content from governments across the globe from January 1 to June 30, 2022.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 2.9 Million Indian Accounts in January to Combat Abuse
Social messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned over 2.9 million accounts in the country in month of January to "combat abuse." "WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services," a spokesperson of the social messaging platform said. In order to keep "our users safe on our platform," W...
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Facebook Asks UK Tribunal to Block $3.7 Billion Mass Action Lawsuit Over Market Dominance
Facebook has asked a London tribunal to block a mass action lawsuit against the firm that alleges the social media firm monetised users' personal data by abusing its dominant market position. The mass action lawsuit claims users should get compensation for the economic value they would have received if Facebook was not in a dominant position in the...
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Meta Warned of Potential Breach of EU Antitrust Laws Over Competition in Online Classified Advertising
Meta was warned by the European Commission on Monday that it was likely breaching EU antitrust laws. The social media firm will face an investigation into whether it abused its dominant position and distorted competition in markets for online classified advertising. EU antitrust regulators last month were said to be drawing up charges against Meta ...
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Google Antitrust Penalty Amount 'Provisional'; CCI Awaits Requisite Financial Details
The Competition Commission's penalty amount of Rs. 1,337.68 crore imposed on Google is "provisional" as the regulator has asked the internet major to furnish requisite financial details since the data was not presented in a reliable manner. In a statement on Friday, Google said it will review the CCI order and termed it as a "major setback" for Ind...
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Twitter Slammed by Firms Over Ads Displayed Next to Child Pornography Accounts, Ad Campaigns Suspended
Twitter was slammed by major advertisers like Dyson, Mazda, and Ecolab over the platform displaying their ads next to accounts and tweets related to child pornography. The companies said they have suspended or removed their ads from the microblogging service, after promotions for 30 brands ranging from Disney to Coca-Cola and NBC Universal to a chi...
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Google Faces Probe From Italian Competition Watchdog Over Data Portability
Google is facing a probe from Italy's competition authority AGCM as part of an investigation into the Alphabet-owned firm over an alleged abuse of dominant position in data portability. According to the AGCM, the company allegedly hindered interoperability with other services, including Italian operator’s application Weople. Inspections were carr...
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Google Probed By Italy's Competition Watchdog Over Data Portability
Italy's competition authority AGCM said on Thursday it has launched an investigation against Google over an alleged abuse of dominant position in data portability.
