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Ola passengers asked to pay tips to get faster rides, but data shows extra payments didn't improve confirmation chances; company ordered to pay Rs 10 lakh fineCentral Consumer Protection Authority has fined Ola's parent company ANI Technologies Rs 10 lakh for soliciting advance tips and add-on pay...
Govt tells cab aggregators to stop advance tipping before rides, calls practice misleading and unfairDue to concerns over misleading practices, the government has mandated that cab aggregators remove the option for advance tipping. Authorit...
Rapido faces Rs 10 lakh penalty over ‘pay more, get a ride’ prompts, dark patterns in appThe Central Consumer Protection Authority fined Rapido Rs 10 lakh for misleading interface designs. Rapido used dark patterns like 'Confirm...
RS clears Online Gaming Bill; Bike taxis back in BengaluruThe contentious Online Gaming Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, now awaiting the President’s assent. This and more in today’s...
CCPA seeks additional documents from Ola on consumer rights violations and unfair trade practicesOla Electric faces another notice from the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) regarding consumer rights violations and misleading...
Ratan Tata’s startup story; TCS Q2 resultsRatan Tata has always been a cheerleader and supporter of India's startup ecosystem. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Centre seeks ARAI comments on plaints against Ola ElectricThe Centre has sought ARAI's comments on consumer complaints against Ola Electric, ensuring compliance with FAME and PM E-DRIVE guidelines....
Ola Electric gets show cause notice for consumer rights violationsIn an exchange filing on Monday, the Bhavish Aggarwal-led company said the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) notice has no impac...
Infosys updates hiring process; govt pulls up Ola ElectricHappy Tuesday! Infosys has put in place a new recruitment system to combat fraudulent hiring practices. This and more in today’s ETtech Mor...
Web of lies: how consumers are turning cautious as internet companies use dark patternsAs more consumer internet companies use sneaky tactics like hidden fees and tricky subscriptions, users are feeling stressed and cautious w...
North Korea’s crypto-nukes & this week's top tech storiesYears of crippling economic sanctions and pressure from governments in the neighbourhood (mainly China) have forced North Korea to come up ...
Draft data bill may relax local storage rules; Amazon sues consumer protection bodyProvisions over data localisation in the previous draft of the PDP Bill — withdrawn earlier this year — that mandated certain types of data...