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WhatsApp compresses the images, and hence most users opt to other methods for transferring high quality pictures. To resolve this issue, WhatsApp has now made it possible to share HD images through their chats, as announced by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a Facebook post.

Antitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday, potentially handing them more leeway in Big Tech probes.

The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Meta's Facebook of misleading parents about protections for children and proposed tightening an existing agreement on privacy to include a ban on making money from minors' data.

The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the government will table the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament in July. A five-judge Constitution bench of Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar fixed the matter for hearing in August.

A massive data breach that has implications for national security was unearthed by Cyberabad Police here, who arrested seven people of a gang allegedly involved in the theft and sale of sensitive data of the government and important organisations, including details of 2.55 lakh defence personnel as well as the personal and confidential data of abou...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its undertaking given to the Centre in 2021 stand its users in India do not have to accept its 2021 privacy policy in order to use it. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph asked WhatsApp to give advertisement in five newspapers to publicise its undertaking giv...

Irish regulatory body has fined Meta an additional EUR 5.5 million (roughly Rs. 47.8 crore) for violating EU data protection regulations with its instant messaging platform WhatsApp. In its new decision, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) found the group acted "in breach of its obligations in relation to transparency," the watchdog said in ...

Microsoft was fined EUR 60 million (roughly Rs. 530 crore) by the National Commission for Technology and Freedoms (CNIL) for forcing advertising cookies on users on its Bing website. The French regulator said Microsoft's search engine Bing did not allow users to refuse cookies as simply as accepting them.

Social media giant Meta India's Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan at an event on Thursday lauded the Indian government and its policy, regarding the Internet and its security. Recently, several social media giants have faced criticism across the country regarding data compromise and hate speeches.

Meta has been hit with a TRY 346.72 million (roughly Rs. 153 crore) fine in Turkey, for breaking the country's competition law. The Turkish competition authority found the Facebook parent firm had obstructed competitors by merging data collected through the company's core services Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, it said on Wednesday.

The Delhi High Court said that WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy leaves users in a “take it or leave it situation”. The privacy policy forces users into an agreement and then shares data with Facebook. The verdict of the court came while dismissing the appeals of WhatsApp and Facebook against an order.

Delhi High Court will pass judgment on Thursday on petitions filed by WhatsApp and Facebook challenging Competition Commission order for investigation

Democratic representatives are widening their scrutiny into the role of tech companies in collecting the personal data of people who may be seeking an abortion. Recently, six House Democrats have asked the top executives of Amazon’s cloud-service network and major cloud provider Oracle about the companies’ handling of consumers’ location data...

Facebook and Instagram may soon face a ban on EU-US data transfer as Irish regulators moved a step ahead and shared an updated draft order with other EU regulators. However, the final Irish order would not apply to Meta's WhatsApp subsidiary, as it has a different data controller within the group. The Data Protection Commission issued a provisional...

Russian lawmakers have approved a bill with stricter penalties for foreign internet companies that fail to open an office in Russia. Fines could be as high as 10 percent of a company's turnover in Russia from the previous year, rising to up to 20 percent for repeat violations.

WhatsApp compresses the images, and hence most users opt to other methods for transferring high quality pictures. To resolve this issue, WhatsApp has now made it possible to share HD images through their chats, as announced by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a Facebook post.

Antitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday, potentially handing them more leeway in Big Tech probes.

The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Meta's Facebook of misleading parents about protections for children and proposed tightening an existing agreement on privacy to include a ban on making money from minors' data.

The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the government will table the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament in July. A five-judge Constitution bench of Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar fixed the matter for hearing in August.

A massive data breach that has implications for national security was unearthed by Cyberabad Police here, who arrested seven people of a gang allegedly involved in the theft and sale of sensitive data of the government and important organisations, including details of 2.55 lakh defence personnel as well as the personal and confidential data of abou...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its undertaking given to the Centre in 2021 stand its users in India do not have to accept its 2021 privacy policy in order to use it. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph asked WhatsApp to give advertisement in five newspapers to publicise its undertaking giv...

Irish regulatory body has fined Meta an additional EUR 5.5 million (roughly Rs. 47.8 crore) for violating EU data protection regulations with its instant messaging platform WhatsApp. In its new decision, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) found the group acted "in breach of its obligations in relation to transparency," the watchdog said in ...

Microsoft was fined EUR 60 million (roughly Rs. 530 crore) by the National Commission for Technology and Freedoms (CNIL) for forcing advertising cookies on users on its Bing website. The French regulator said Microsoft's search engine Bing did not allow users to refuse cookies as simply as accepting them.

Social media giant Meta India's Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan at an event on Thursday lauded the Indian government and its policy, regarding the Internet and its security. Recently, several social media giants have faced criticism across the country regarding data compromise and hate speeches.

Meta has been hit with a TRY 346.72 million (roughly Rs. 153 crore) fine in Turkey, for breaking the country's competition law. The Turkish competition authority found the Facebook parent firm had obstructed competitors by merging data collected through the company's core services Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, it said on Wednesday.

The Delhi High Court said that WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy leaves users in a “take it or leave it situation”. The privacy policy forces users into an agreement and then shares data with Facebook. The verdict of the court came while dismissing the appeals of WhatsApp and Facebook against an order.

Delhi High Court will pass judgment on Thursday on petitions filed by WhatsApp and Facebook challenging Competition Commission order for investigation

Democratic representatives are widening their scrutiny into the role of tech companies in collecting the personal data of people who may be seeking an abortion. Recently, six House Democrats have asked the top executives of Amazon’s cloud-service network and major cloud provider Oracle about the companies’ handling of consumers’ location data...

Facebook and Instagram may soon face a ban on EU-US data transfer as Irish regulators moved a step ahead and shared an updated draft order with other EU regulators. However, the final Irish order would not apply to Meta's WhatsApp subsidiary, as it has a different data controller within the group. The Data Protection Commission issued a provisional...

Russian lawmakers have approved a bill with stricter penalties for foreign internet companies that fail to open an office in Russia. Fines could be as high as 10 percent of a company's turnover in Russia from the previous year, rising to up to 20 percent for repeat violations.