data privacy
- Technology
Data privacy labels for most top apps in Google Play Store misleading: Mozilla
San Francisco: A Mozilla study on Thursday claimed that in nearly 80 per cent of the apps reviewed on Google Play Store, it found the data privacy labels were false or misleading…
- India
Twitter tells Tharoor-led parliamentary panel it follows strict data privacy
New Delhi: Twitter has told a parliamentary panel that follows it follows strict data safety standards and most of the employees do not have access to user data. Twitter officials were asked…
- Technology
This website reveals how TikTok, Instagram may track your data
New Delhi: As the debate grows about tech companies and apps tracking your data, here comes a website that can reveal how platforms like TikTok and Instagram may potentially see your sensitive…
- India
IRCTC to sell traveller data for monetisation amid data concerns
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a public sector undertaking that provides ticketing, catering, and tourism services for the Indian Railways, is going to monetize train travellers’ data to raise…
- Technology
Apple doubles down on protecting users’ personal data globally
New Delhi: In a fresh bid to make users aware about the privacy of their data and take control of their personal and financial information, Apple has introduced a global campaign that…
- Technology
Alibaba undergoes top management reshuffle amid China crackdown
Beijing: Chinese conglomerate Alibaba on Monday announced a major reshuffle at the top, as the country tightens its stand against domestic Big Tech companies over data and internet regulations. Toby Xu, Deputy…
- World
Facebook: latest court case shows how Europe is clamping down on big tech
Lancaster: Facebook’s approach to users’ data has just been dealt a major blow from the European court of justice (ECJ). In an answer to a question from Germany’s highest court, the ECJ’s…
- World
UNESCO member states adopt first global agreement on AI ethics
Paris: The first ever global standard on the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI) was presented by Audrey Azoulay, director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on Thursday. “AI…
- Hyderabad
AI system will help prevent and reduce crime: Cyberabad police
Hyderabad: A roundtable conference was organised by the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H) with the Cyberabad police to ensure better patroling through Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Friday. This comes at…
- Technology
Microsoft pledges to let EU users keep data inside bloc
London: Microsoft is pledging to let business and public sector customers in the European Union keep cloud computing data inside the 27-nation bloc to avert concerns about the US government access to sensitive…
- Middle East
Data sold by apps reveal US military movements in Syria: Report
San Francisco: US military movements in Syria were revealed by location info available for purchase from smartphone apps, which included enough information to identify the location of an undeclared US military base in…
- Technology
1 in 2 Indian adults fell prey to hacking in last 12 months
New Delhi: More than one in two Indian adults (59 per cent) experienced cyber crime in the last 12 months, as seven in 10 Indian adults (among those surveyed) believed that remote…
- Technology
84% of Indians prefer firms that protect personal data
New Delhi: About 84 percent of Indian consumers would pay more to do business with an organisation that is committed to protecting their data privacy, surpassing the UK (49 percent), Germany (41…
- World
Europe’s top court rules EU-US data ‘privacy shield’ invalid
Luxembourg: In a major blow to companies transferring data of European Union citizens to the US, Europe’s top court struck down the validity of EU-US Privacy Shield in a ruling on Thursday. The…
- News
Google to protect employee privacy on company-owned devices
San Francisco: Google has expanded Androids commitment to employee privacy in Android 11, by bringing the privacy protections of the work profile to company-owned devices. Employees increasingly demand privacy from the technology…
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