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Google Shielded Email Feature Reportedly in Development; Could Help Users Hide Email Addresses
Google is reportedly working on Shielded Email, a new feature that could protect user privacy while using apps that ask for their email address. The new Shielded Email feature could allow users to share email address 'aliases' when signing up for apps or newsletters and might work similarly to Apple's Hide My Email service that is available to iClo...
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What Parents Of Boys Must Know About Online 'Misogynist Radicalisation'
Many parents are worried about their children using social media. But these concerns tend to focus on privacy, exposure to explicit material or contact with strangers.
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YouTube Expands Privacy Complaint Process, Lets Users Report AI-Generated Content Using Their Face or Voice
YouTube is expanding its user privacy protection mechanism to include artificial intelligence (AI) content. The video-streaming giant announced on Thursday that users will be able to report AI-generated content that simulates their face or voice. Users can report such videos using the Privacy Complaint Process, an online reporting system that allow...
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Microsoft Targeted By Austrian Privacy Group Over Education Programme
Microsoft on Tuesday found itself targeted in two complaints filed by privacy advocacy group NOYB to the Austrian privacy watchdog related to its online education software, the latest grievances levelled against the U.S. tech giant.
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Meta, Others Online Platforms Should Give Users Free Option Without Targeted Ads, Says EU Privacy Watchdog
Meta Platforms and other large online platforms should offer users the option to use their services for free without targeted advertising, the EU privacy watchdog said on Wednesday, responding to the company's paid ad-free service that has triggered criticism.
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On Right To Be Forgotten, Delhi High Court Lists Hearing In February
The Delhi High Court today listed for hearing in February a batch of petitions requesting removal of online content on them by invoking the right to privacy and the right to be forgotten.
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Tinder Rolls Out 'Matchmaker' Feature To Let Friends, Family Approve Matches
Popular dating app Tinder has launched a new feature called 'Matchmaker', which allows family and friends to access the online dating service and recommend profiles for a user.
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UK Admits Encryption Hurdles to Online Safety Law After WhatsApp, Signal Threaten to Pull Out
The UK has admitted there could be technical challenges in the country's upcoming Online Safety Bill which plans to allow regulator Ofcom to compel tech firms to scan their services for illegal content. WhatsApp and Signal had warned of the threat to privacy and encryption of user data posed by the UK's Online Safety Bill, even threatening to pull ...
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Apple, Meta, Other Tech Giants Brace for Rollout of EU’s Digital Services Act
More than a dozen of the world's biggest tech companies face unprecedented legal scrutiny, as the European Union's sweeping Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes new rules on content moderation, user privacy and transparency this month.
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Digital Personal Data Protection Law Expected to Be Implemented Within 10 Months: IT Minister
The government is expecting to implement the Digital Personal Data Protection law within 10 months, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. The Bill, which comes after six years of the Supreme Court declaring 'Right to Privacy' as a fundamental right, has provisions to curb the misuse of individuals' data by online platforms.
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French Antitrust Watchdog Issues Statement of Objection Over Alleged iPhone User Data Tracking by Apple
France's antitrust watchdog said on Tuesday it had issued a statement of objection against Apple, citing concerns the US technology company could have breached regulations linked to the use of iPhone user data for advertising purposes.
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Google Accused Of "Stealing Everything Ever Created On Internet" To Train Bard
The company also updated its online privacy policy earlier this month, stating that it can use publicly available data to train its AI tools.
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Microsoft to Pay $20 Million to Settle US FTC Charges for Violating Children's Privacy
Microsoft had been charged with violating the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal information from children who signed up to its Xbox gaming system without notifying their parents or obtaining their parents' consent, and by retaining children's personal information, the FTC said in a statement.
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Coinbase Sued for Alleged Unauthorised Collection of Users’ Biometrics Data: Details
Coinbase is being sued by plaintiff Michael Massel for allegedly trespassing the Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and unlawfully collecting users’ biometrics data. The suit alleges that the exchange uses this biometrics data to enhance its ‘app-based’ online platform’s usage and working.
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Google Acted Against Over 3,500 Loan Apps in India in 2022 for Violating Play Store Policy
Google took action against over 3,500 loan apps in India in 2022 for violating Play Store policy requirements, the company said on Thursday. Google said that overall it prevented 1.43 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play banning 1,73,000 bad accounts preventing over $2 billion (nearly Rs. 16,350 crore) in fraudulent and...
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Google Shielded Email Feature Reportedly in Development; Could Help Users Hide Email Addresses
Google is reportedly working on Shielded Email, a new feature that could protect user privacy while using apps that ask for their email address. The new Shielded Email feature could allow users to share email address 'aliases' when signing up for apps or newsletters and might work similarly to Apple's Hide My Email service that is available to iClo...
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What Parents Of Boys Must Know About Online 'Misogynist Radicalisation'
Many parents are worried about their children using social media. But these concerns tend to focus on privacy, exposure to explicit material or contact with strangers.
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YouTube Expands Privacy Complaint Process, Lets Users Report AI-Generated Content Using Their Face or Voice
YouTube is expanding its user privacy protection mechanism to include artificial intelligence (AI) content. The video-streaming giant announced on Thursday that users will be able to report AI-generated content that simulates their face or voice. Users can report such videos using the Privacy Complaint Process, an online reporting system that allow...
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Microsoft Targeted By Austrian Privacy Group Over Education Programme
Microsoft on Tuesday found itself targeted in two complaints filed by privacy advocacy group NOYB to the Austrian privacy watchdog related to its online education software, the latest grievances levelled against the U.S. tech giant.
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Meta, Others Online Platforms Should Give Users Free Option Without Targeted Ads, Says EU Privacy Watchdog
Meta Platforms and other large online platforms should offer users the option to use their services for free without targeted advertising, the EU privacy watchdog said on Wednesday, responding to the company's paid ad-free service that has triggered criticism.
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On Right To Be Forgotten, Delhi High Court Lists Hearing In February
The Delhi High Court today listed for hearing in February a batch of petitions requesting removal of online content on them by invoking the right to privacy and the right to be forgotten.
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Tinder Rolls Out 'Matchmaker' Feature To Let Friends, Family Approve Matches
Popular dating app Tinder has launched a new feature called 'Matchmaker', which allows family and friends to access the online dating service and recommend profiles for a user.
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UK Admits Encryption Hurdles to Online Safety Law After WhatsApp, Signal Threaten to Pull Out
The UK has admitted there could be technical challenges in the country's upcoming Online Safety Bill which plans to allow regulator Ofcom to compel tech firms to scan their services for illegal content. WhatsApp and Signal had warned of the threat to privacy and encryption of user data posed by the UK's Online Safety Bill, even threatening to pull ...
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Apple, Meta, Other Tech Giants Brace for Rollout of EU’s Digital Services Act
More than a dozen of the world's biggest tech companies face unprecedented legal scrutiny, as the European Union's sweeping Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes new rules on content moderation, user privacy and transparency this month.
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Digital Personal Data Protection Law Expected to Be Implemented Within 10 Months: IT Minister
The government is expecting to implement the Digital Personal Data Protection law within 10 months, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. The Bill, which comes after six years of the Supreme Court declaring 'Right to Privacy' as a fundamental right, has provisions to curb the misuse of individuals' data by online platforms.
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French Antitrust Watchdog Issues Statement of Objection Over Alleged iPhone User Data Tracking by Apple
France's antitrust watchdog said on Tuesday it had issued a statement of objection against Apple, citing concerns the US technology company could have breached regulations linked to the use of iPhone user data for advertising purposes.
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Google Accused Of "Stealing Everything Ever Created On Internet" To Train Bard
The company also updated its online privacy policy earlier this month, stating that it can use publicly available data to train its AI tools.
-
Microsoft to Pay $20 Million to Settle US FTC Charges for Violating Children's Privacy
Microsoft had been charged with violating the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal information from children who signed up to its Xbox gaming system without notifying their parents or obtaining their parents' consent, and by retaining children's personal information, the FTC said in a statement.
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Coinbase Sued for Alleged Unauthorised Collection of Users’ Biometrics Data: Details
Coinbase is being sued by plaintiff Michael Massel for allegedly trespassing the Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and unlawfully collecting users’ biometrics data. The suit alleges that the exchange uses this biometrics data to enhance its ‘app-based’ online platform’s usage and working.
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Google Acted Against Over 3,500 Loan Apps in India in 2022 for Violating Play Store Policy
Google took action against over 3,500 loan apps in India in 2022 for violating Play Store policy requirements, the company said on Thursday. Google said that overall it prevented 1.43 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play banning 1,73,000 bad accounts preventing over $2 billion (nearly Rs. 16,350 crore) in fraudulent and...
