Privacy
- India
WhatsApp user says mic in use while he was asleep; Govt to examine ‘breach of privacy’
New Delhi: The government will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev…
- Technology
Android beta users to have ‘lock chat’ feature on WhatsApp
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new “Lock chat” feature for Android beta which will allow users to lock chats and keep them hidden. This new feature…
- Bollywood
Sushmita says privacy is a ‘myth’ after Alia slams unauthorised images
Mumbai: Bollywood actress and former beauty queen Sushmita Sen has slammed the paparazzi culture and posted a note written by Huma Tanweer about “privacy” being a “myth”. Alia had penned a scathing…
- Bollywood
B-town stars slam media for Alia Bhatt’s ‘invasion of privacy’
Mumbai: Karan Johar, Anushka Sharma, Neetu Kapoor and Janhvi Kapoor extended their solidarity to Alia Bhatt, who accused the paparazzi and the media of ‘invasion of privacy’ on her Instagram handle on…
- Technology
Apple declines allegation for evading users’ privacy controls
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple has rubbished the allegation of evading the users’ privacy controls, and said that it has fixed a potential privacy vulnerability with iOS 16.3 and other updates. Earlier…
- Technology
WhatsApp faces privacy setting issue globally on iOS
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is facing a server-side issue, making it impossible to update the privacy setting “who can see when I’m online,” globally on iOS. This outage is not…
- Entertainment
Everyone deserves privacy: Reem Shaikh calls out media for coverage of Tunisha’s mom
Mumbai: Tunisha Sharma’s friend and actor Reem Sameer Shaikh lashed out at the media coverage of the 20-year-old’s funeral. After attending the last rites of Tunisha, Reem took to Instagram Story and…
- India
Protecting digital rights an obligation of government: Minister
Dubai: Asserting that India did not have to follow any other country or global practice for its policy-making on the future of the internet, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and…
- Delhi
Phone-tapping, recording calls without consent a breach of privacy, says Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday, while granting bail to former Mumbai Police chief Sanjay Pandey in a money laundering case, observed that phone-tapping or recording calls without the individual’s…
- India
SC asks CBI to embrace ‘change’ as plea seeks guidelines for probing
New Delhi: The world has changed and the CBI should also – the Supreme Court observed on Monday while hearing a plea seeking guidelines for probe agencies on seizure, examination and preservation…
- Technology
Draft Data Protection Bill entails penalty of up to Rs 250 cr for privacy breach
New Delhi: Aiming to protect personal data breach, the Centre on Friday released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022, which entails the provision of fine of up to Rs 250…
- India
Hotel apologises to Virat Kohli, removes people who breached cricketer’s privacy
Perth: Crown Perth hotel has reportedly apologised to charismatic India batter Virat Kohli for the alleged breach of the player’s privacy by a fan, who took a video of the cricketer’s room…
- India
Fan leaks video of Kohli’s hotel room; batter denounces invasion of privacy
Perth: A flabbergasted and “paranoid” Virat Kohli on Monday denounced the “absolute invasion” of his privacy by a fan, who shot a video of his hotel room and put that in public domain.…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Rs 1 cr fine for violating privacy through mobile phones
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the imposition of a fine of 500,000 Saudi Arabian Riyals (SAR) (Rs 1,05,97,871) and one year of jail time on anyone who is caught…
- Technology
Apple in-app purchase prices up 40% due to privacy changes
New Delhi: The average price of in-app purchases (IAPs) on the iOS App Store has increased 40 per cent year-over-year (YoY) in July (likely due to privacy changes), while it was mere…
