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Parliament Downloads Data Bill Amid Privacy Concerns, Row Over Scrutiny
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 was introduced in the Lok Sabha amid heated demands from opposition members to refer it to a parliamentary panel for further scrutiny.
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"Will Examine": India Amid Charge Of WhatsApp Using Mics Without Consent
The Centre today said that it will examine the charge against WhatsApp of allegedly accessing the microphone of users' devices without their knowledge.
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Facebook-Parent Meta Says It Has No Plans to Quit Europe Over Data Transfer Spat
Facebook-parent Meta said it has no plans to pull its services from Europe, after raising the possibility amid an ongoing row over transferring European data to the United States.
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Meghan Markle Knew Letter To Father Could Be Leaked, Claims Ex-Aide
The Duchess of Sussex understood that a letter at the centre of a privacy breach row with a British newspaper could be leaked by her father, a court was told Wednesday.
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Pegasus Snooping Row In Supreme Court As CPM Attacks Government
Snooping is against the fundamental rights of citizens and runs foul of the privacy judgment, the CPM said, seeking immediate Supreme Court-monitored SIT probe into the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware after reports of its use in India emerged this week.
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Privacy Row Between Facebook and Apple Is Just The Beginning
It's tough to pinpoint exactly where things with Facebook and Apple went wrong, but like so many relationships gone sour, the first signs of real trouble looked like petty sniping. In March 2018, Facebook Inc. was in the midst of a scandal involving political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica and was facing serious questions about its stewardship...
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Permanent Ban On TikTok, 58 Chinese Apps In India From June
Tiktok, WeChat and 57 other Chinese apps stand permanently banned from India after notices were issued to them last year. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued fresh notices to make permanent the ban imposed on these apps in June, days after an unprecedented escalation in a border row with China. According to reports, the go...
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WhatsApp Privacy Row: Not Essential To Download It, Says High Court
The Delhi High Court on Monday said that it is not mandatory to download WhatsApp, amid concerns over the company's new privacy policy.
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After India's Letter, WhatsApp Says New Privacy Policy For "Transparency"
Social media platform WhatsApp underscored today that its proposed privacy policy is not meant to enhance data sharing but provide options to help businesses expand. The reiteration came following the government's letter to Will Cathcart, the Global CEO of WhatsApp, asking that the new policy for Indian users be withdrawn.
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WhatsApp May Retain Only 18 Percent Users Amid Privacy Row: Survey
A recent survey has revealed that only 18 percent of users may continue using WhatsApp in India while 36 percent will reduce their usage drastically. Also, 15 percent of users are likely to stop using the app completely, amid the ongoing privacy row.
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Full-Page Ads On Day 2: WhatsApp Tries To Allay Privacy Concerns Again
WhatsApp's clarification on its privacy policy was splashed across newspapers in full-page ads this morning with the boldfaced title: "WhatsApp respects and protects your privacy".
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"We Want To Address Some Rumours": WhatsApp Updates On Privacy Policy Row
Amid row over reports of WhatsApp users alleging leak of their private messages with family and friends on search engines, the Facebook-owned messaging service has issued yet another clarification.
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Signal and Telegram Seeing Huge Waves of New Users Amid WhatsApp Privacy Row
After WhatsApp's new privacy policy, users are switching in droves to Signal and Telegram. The movement to leave Facebook-owned WhatsApp grew even stronger after whistleblower Edward Snowden recommended Signal as well. Asked for a reason to trust Signal, Snowden replied, “Here's a reason: I use it every day and I'm not dead yet.”
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Congress Targets Centre On WhatsApp Row, Seeks Parliamentary Panel Probe
The WhatsApp snooping row came up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha today, with the Congress-led Opposition claiming that only a joint parliamentary committee probe can bring out the truth in a case where allegations of hacking are being raised against the centre itself.
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"Working To Stay Ahead With Updates, Patches": WhatsApp On Snooping Row
The kind of malware that led to the massive privacy breach on WhatsApp in at least 20 countries abuses vulnerabilities in operating systems of mobile phones, the messaging platform has said in a fresh statement, days after the snooping scandal came to light.
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Parliament Downloads Data Bill Amid Privacy Concerns, Row Over Scrutiny
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 was introduced in the Lok Sabha amid heated demands from opposition members to refer it to a parliamentary panel for further scrutiny.
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"Will Examine": India Amid Charge Of WhatsApp Using Mics Without Consent
The Centre today said that it will examine the charge against WhatsApp of allegedly accessing the microphone of users' devices without their knowledge.
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Facebook-Parent Meta Says It Has No Plans to Quit Europe Over Data Transfer Spat
Facebook-parent Meta said it has no plans to pull its services from Europe, after raising the possibility amid an ongoing row over transferring European data to the United States.
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Meghan Markle Knew Letter To Father Could Be Leaked, Claims Ex-Aide
The Duchess of Sussex understood that a letter at the centre of a privacy breach row with a British newspaper could be leaked by her father, a court was told Wednesday.
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Pegasus Snooping Row In Supreme Court As CPM Attacks Government
Snooping is against the fundamental rights of citizens and runs foul of the privacy judgment, the CPM said, seeking immediate Supreme Court-monitored SIT probe into the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware after reports of its use in India emerged this week.
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Privacy Row Between Facebook and Apple Is Just The Beginning
It's tough to pinpoint exactly where things with Facebook and Apple went wrong, but like so many relationships gone sour, the first signs of real trouble looked like petty sniping. In March 2018, Facebook Inc. was in the midst of a scandal involving political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica and was facing serious questions about its stewardship...
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Permanent Ban On TikTok, 58 Chinese Apps In India From June
Tiktok, WeChat and 57 other Chinese apps stand permanently banned from India after notices were issued to them last year. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued fresh notices to make permanent the ban imposed on these apps in June, days after an unprecedented escalation in a border row with China. According to reports, the go...
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WhatsApp Privacy Row: Not Essential To Download It, Says High Court
The Delhi High Court on Monday said that it is not mandatory to download WhatsApp, amid concerns over the company's new privacy policy.
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After India's Letter, WhatsApp Says New Privacy Policy For "Transparency"
Social media platform WhatsApp underscored today that its proposed privacy policy is not meant to enhance data sharing but provide options to help businesses expand. The reiteration came following the government's letter to Will Cathcart, the Global CEO of WhatsApp, asking that the new policy for Indian users be withdrawn.
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WhatsApp May Retain Only 18 Percent Users Amid Privacy Row: Survey
A recent survey has revealed that only 18 percent of users may continue using WhatsApp in India while 36 percent will reduce their usage drastically. Also, 15 percent of users are likely to stop using the app completely, amid the ongoing privacy row.
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Full-Page Ads On Day 2: WhatsApp Tries To Allay Privacy Concerns Again
WhatsApp's clarification on its privacy policy was splashed across newspapers in full-page ads this morning with the boldfaced title: "WhatsApp respects and protects your privacy".
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"We Want To Address Some Rumours": WhatsApp Updates On Privacy Policy Row
Amid row over reports of WhatsApp users alleging leak of their private messages with family and friends on search engines, the Facebook-owned messaging service has issued yet another clarification.
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Signal and Telegram Seeing Huge Waves of New Users Amid WhatsApp Privacy Row
After WhatsApp's new privacy policy, users are switching in droves to Signal and Telegram. The movement to leave Facebook-owned WhatsApp grew even stronger after whistleblower Edward Snowden recommended Signal as well. Asked for a reason to trust Signal, Snowden replied, “Here's a reason: I use it every day and I'm not dead yet.”
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Congress Targets Centre On WhatsApp Row, Seeks Parliamentary Panel Probe
The WhatsApp snooping row came up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha today, with the Congress-led Opposition claiming that only a joint parliamentary committee probe can bring out the truth in a case where allegations of hacking are being raised against the centre itself.
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"Working To Stay Ahead With Updates, Patches": WhatsApp On Snooping Row
The kind of malware that led to the massive privacy breach on WhatsApp in at least 20 countries abuses vulnerabilities in operating systems of mobile phones, the messaging platform has said in a fresh statement, days after the snooping scandal came to light.
