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Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Lets Easy Cross-Border Data Transfer, to Act as Relief for Big Tech
The government on Friday proposed a new data privacy law that allows the transfer and storage of personal data in some countries while raising the penalty for violations. The draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill 2022 will be a great relief for Google, Amazon, Facebook and other global firms as it replaces an earlier version that had a...
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Facebook's Plea to Dismiss CCI Probe Into WhatsApp's Private Policy Rejected by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the pleas by Meta Platforms, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp, challenging the probe ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into WhatsApp's updated privacy policy of 2021. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Sudhanshu Dhulia said CCI is an independent authority and t...
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New Whistleblower Accuses Facebook Of Wrongdoing: Report
A former Facebook worker reportedly told US authorities Friday the platform has put profits before stopping problematic content, weeks after another whistleblower helped stoke the firm's latest crisis with similar claims.
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Amazon Says Refusal to Appear Before Indian Parliamentary Panel a Misunderstanding
Representatives of Amazon.com in India have refused to appear before a parliamentary panel reviewing the country's privacy bill, an Indian lawmaker said on Friday, an allegation the US commerce giant said was a result of a misunderstanding.
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Google-Backed Groups Criticize Apple's New Warnings on User Tracking
A group of European digital advertising associations on Friday criticized Apple's plans to require apps to seek additional permission from users before tracking them across other apps and websites.
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WhatsApp Snooping Issue: Facebook India Executive Appears Before Parliamentary Panel
Facebook's India Public Policy Director Ankhi Das on Friday submitted to a parliamentary panel probing the WhatsApp snooping scandal that the social media platform has an end-to-end encryption and it renders any effort to access the communication between its two users "unlikely from its end", sources said.
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Facebook Official Appears Before Parliamentary Panel On WhatsApp Case
Facebook India Head Ankhi Das on Friday submitted to a parliamentary panel probing the WhatsApp snooping scandal that the social media platform has an end-to-end encryption and it renders any effort to access the communication between its two users "unlikely from its end", sources said.
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New Zealand Mosque Shootings: YouTube's PewDiePie 'Sickened' by Gunman's Namedrop
PewDiePie said he was "sickened" after hearing that the gunman behind Friday's New Zealand mosque massacre had promoted his videos before opening fire.
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"Feeling Blessed": Cop Kneels, Folds Hands Before Yogi Adityanath
A senior police officer in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur town was photographed seeking blessings from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, also the head of the influential Gorakhnath temple in the town, on Friday - in uniform.
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Raveena Tandon, Akshay Kumar Dance To Cheap Thrills. Because, Friday
Prepare to be amazed - this right here is easily the best Cheap Thrills version you've seen yet. Like you've probably seen before, this version only features the song synced to a whole different video track - Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast from Mohra.
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'I Don't Bother,' Says Justice Markandey Katju, On Contempt Notice By Supreme Court
Inside a courtroom where he passed judgements, former judge Markandey Katju was on Friday pulled up for contempt over a blog criticising Supreme Court judges. "I don't bother," he declared before storming out.
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Justice Markandey Katju To Appear In Supreme Court On Friday
All eyes in the Supreme Court tomorrow will be on former top Court judge Markandey Katju who has been summoned to appear in person before it to point out the "fundamental flaws", as claimed by him in the sensational Soumya rape case.
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Bhagwant Mann's Comeback: 'If I Compromised Security, So Did PM Modi'
"An educational video" is how Bhagwant Mann of the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP has described his controversial drive-through of parliament. Serving as commentator, Mr Mann revealed the different security checks that national law-makers clear before entering the complex that was targeted by terrorists in 2001.
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Munich Gunman Sent Facebook Invites To Mall Visitors: 10 Updates
A lone attacker, who went on shooting rampage on Friday at a busy shopping centre in Munich killing nine people and wounding several others before committing suicide, had sent out Facebook invites to people urging them to visit the mall for a free giveaway, police has said.
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Hours Before Udta Punjab Releases, Anurag Kashyap's Appeal
Udta Punjab will be released on Friday as scheduled with the film clearing one last hurdle when the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a petition against it on Thursday. Hours before it hit theatres, producer Anurag Kashyap made an appeal in a Facebook post.
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Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Lets Easy Cross-Border Data Transfer, to Act as Relief for Big Tech
The government on Friday proposed a new data privacy law that allows the transfer and storage of personal data in some countries while raising the penalty for violations. The draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill 2022 will be a great relief for Google, Amazon, Facebook and other global firms as it replaces an earlier version that had a...
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Facebook's Plea to Dismiss CCI Probe Into WhatsApp's Private Policy Rejected by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the pleas by Meta Platforms, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp, challenging the probe ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into WhatsApp's updated privacy policy of 2021. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Sudhanshu Dhulia said CCI is an independent authority and t...
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New Whistleblower Accuses Facebook Of Wrongdoing: Report
A former Facebook worker reportedly told US authorities Friday the platform has put profits before stopping problematic content, weeks after another whistleblower helped stoke the firm's latest crisis with similar claims.
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Amazon Says Refusal to Appear Before Indian Parliamentary Panel a Misunderstanding
Representatives of Amazon.com in India have refused to appear before a parliamentary panel reviewing the country's privacy bill, an Indian lawmaker said on Friday, an allegation the US commerce giant said was a result of a misunderstanding.
-
Google-Backed Groups Criticize Apple's New Warnings on User Tracking
A group of European digital advertising associations on Friday criticized Apple's plans to require apps to seek additional permission from users before tracking them across other apps and websites.
-
WhatsApp Snooping Issue: Facebook India Executive Appears Before Parliamentary Panel
Facebook's India Public Policy Director Ankhi Das on Friday submitted to a parliamentary panel probing the WhatsApp snooping scandal that the social media platform has an end-to-end encryption and it renders any effort to access the communication between its two users "unlikely from its end", sources said.
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Facebook Official Appears Before Parliamentary Panel On WhatsApp Case
Facebook India Head Ankhi Das on Friday submitted to a parliamentary panel probing the WhatsApp snooping scandal that the social media platform has an end-to-end encryption and it renders any effort to access the communication between its two users "unlikely from its end", sources said.
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New Zealand Mosque Shootings: YouTube's PewDiePie 'Sickened' by Gunman's Namedrop
PewDiePie said he was "sickened" after hearing that the gunman behind Friday's New Zealand mosque massacre had promoted his videos before opening fire.
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"Feeling Blessed": Cop Kneels, Folds Hands Before Yogi Adityanath
A senior police officer in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur town was photographed seeking blessings from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, also the head of the influential Gorakhnath temple in the town, on Friday - in uniform.
-
Raveena Tandon, Akshay Kumar Dance To Cheap Thrills. Because, Friday
Prepare to be amazed - this right here is easily the best Cheap Thrills version you've seen yet. Like you've probably seen before, this version only features the song synced to a whole different video track - Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast from Mohra.
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'I Don't Bother,' Says Justice Markandey Katju, On Contempt Notice By Supreme Court
Inside a courtroom where he passed judgements, former judge Markandey Katju was on Friday pulled up for contempt over a blog criticising Supreme Court judges. "I don't bother," he declared before storming out.
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Justice Markandey Katju To Appear In Supreme Court On Friday
All eyes in the Supreme Court tomorrow will be on former top Court judge Markandey Katju who has been summoned to appear in person before it to point out the "fundamental flaws", as claimed by him in the sensational Soumya rape case.
-
Bhagwant Mann's Comeback: 'If I Compromised Security, So Did PM Modi'
"An educational video" is how Bhagwant Mann of the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP has described his controversial drive-through of parliament. Serving as commentator, Mr Mann revealed the different security checks that national law-makers clear before entering the complex that was targeted by terrorists in 2001.
-
Munich Gunman Sent Facebook Invites To Mall Visitors: 10 Updates
A lone attacker, who went on shooting rampage on Friday at a busy shopping centre in Munich killing nine people and wounding several others before committing suicide, had sent out Facebook invites to people urging them to visit the mall for a free giveaway, police has said.
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Hours Before Udta Punjab Releases, Anurag Kashyap's Appeal
Udta Punjab will be released on Friday as scheduled with the film clearing one last hurdle when the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a petition against it on Thursday. Hours before it hit theatres, producer Anurag Kashyap made an appeal in a Facebook post.
