Irish regulator investigates Shein over data transfers to ChinaIreland's Data Protection Commission is investigating Shein. The probe focuses on how the Chinese online retailer transfers European user d...
05 May, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
Dutch data protection watchdog hits Uber with $324 million fine over driver dataThe Dutch data protection watchdog said Monday it hit ride-hailing app Uber with a 290-million-euro ($324 million) fine over the transfer o...
26 Aug, 2024, 02.43 PM IST
Facebook owner Meta faces EU ban on targeted advertisingThe ban on such advertising, which targets users by harvesting their data, is a setback for U.S. tech giant Meta Platforms, the owner of th...
01 Nov, 2023, 11.18 PM IST
Facebook owner Meta faces EU ban on targeted advertisingThe European data regulator has extended a ban on "behavioural advertising" on Facebook and Instagram to all 30 countries in the European U...
01 Nov, 2023, 10.56 PM IST
Meta's Twitter competitor Threads might not launch in EU: reportMeta (formerly Facebook) will reportedly not launch its new Twitter competitor "Threads" in Ireland or the European Union (EU) in the fores...
05 Jul, 2023, 01.07 PM IST
Meta cannot run ads based on personal data, rules EU privacy watchdog: sourceThe Irish data protection agency, which oversees Meta because its European headquarters is located in Dublin, has been given a month to iss...
07 Dec, 2022, 08.25 AM IST
- Call It Digital Dilemma
Personal data is at the heart of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). However, many people are still unsure exactly what 'pe...
09 Dec, 2021, 11.08 PM IST
Microsoft to allow EU customers to process, store data in the regionThe company will complete the implementation of all engineering work needed to execute the plan by the end of next year
06 May, 2021, 02.25 PM IST
Grindr faces $11.7 million fine in Norway for breach of data privacyGrindr describes itself as the world's largest social networking app for gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people.
26 Jan, 2021, 01.27 PM IST
EU trashes data localisation in its submission to consulation on draft data policyThe proposed draft data protection policy law requires every data fiduciary to store at least one copy of personal data collected on a serv...
20 Nov, 2018, 08.50 PM IST
Study finds personal data protection draft ambiguousFollowing the Supreme Court’s recognition of the right to privacy’ as a fundamental right under the Constitution of India in August 2017, t...
25 Aug, 2018, 06.58 AM IST
View: An AI-entrusted future must have a stringent privacy & data protection lawThe breakneck speed at which AI seems to be permeating through various aspects of human existence is accompanied by talks around its ethica...
07 Jun, 2018, 11.24 PM IST
GDPR: Why does a law enacted in Europe affect businesses in India?Attributable largely to the scope and reach of the internet, several businesses operating out of India now have the ability to target custo...
31 May, 2018, 05.58 PM IST
As Europe’s data protection law kicks in, India at its own crossroadsWe can’t rely on European regulators to do the work of protecting Indians’ privacy — and we shouldn’t have to.
25 May, 2018, 10.45 AM IST
Privacy compliance: Action plan for small businesses as GDPR deadline nearsCompliance with the provisions of the GDPR may prove to be both expensive and cumbersome for businesses considering their limited resources.
05 May, 2018, 12.03 PM IST
Protect right to privacy: How to plug a Cambridge Analytica shaped hole in India’s privacy lawsMaybe you were ordering pizzas for your office, and so it’s an inaccurate inference. But you might never have the opportunity to challenge ...
27 Mar, 2018, 11.13 AM IST
View: Tech advancement is altering the way businesses operate in IndiaHackers realised that the best way to target users would be to provide them with a mirrored game due to its unavailability in specific regi...
27 Dec, 2016, 11.05 AM IST