Canada privacy watchdog expands probe into X, cites Grok deepfakesIn a statement, Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne also said he was launching a related investigation into xAI, the artific...
15 Jan, 2026, 09.40 PM IST
Does escalating spat with Trump pose regulatory threat for Musk's businesses?Donald Trump wants a review of subsidies for Elon Musk's firms. This raises concerns about regulations for Tesla and SpaceX. Several U.S. a...
02 Jul, 2025, 06.39 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: What is confidential IPO filing, and why do startups choose it?A confidential IPO filing allows a company to submit its IPO registration documents to Sebi without immediate public disclosure of sensitiv...
27 May, 2025, 08.10 PM IST
David Do exposed: the man behind MrDeepFakes and the global deepfake pornography crisisDavid Do, a key figure behind MrDeepFakes -the world’s largest deepfake pornography website - has been exposed. His alleged role in distrib...
07 May, 2025, 03.56 PM IST
Canada watchdog probing X's use of personal data in AI models' trainingThe Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada said in a statement on Thursday that it launched the probe after receiving a complaint. Th...
28 Feb, 2025, 09.13 AM IST
Big Tech drags feet on climate disinformation, advocates warnClimate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD), a coalition of more than 50 advocacy groups and businesses, released the report on Wednesday ...
20 Sep, 2023, 09.49 PM IST
US FTC investigating ChatGPT creator OpenAI over consumer protection issuesThe agency sent OpenAI a 20-page letter requesting detailed information on its AI technology, products, customers, privacy safeguards and d...
14 Jul, 2023, 09.03 PM IST
Europe, US urged to investigate AI that powers systems like ChatGPTIn a coordinated effort, 13 watchdog groups wrote to their national consumer, data protection, competition and product safety authorities w...
20 Jun, 2023, 05.07 PM IST
OpenAI's ChatGPT back in Italy after meeting watchdog demandsMicrosoft Corp-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy last month after the country's data protection authority temporarily banned the ...
28 Apr, 2023, 11.58 PM IST
Meta, Google face data doomsday as key EU decision loomsPrivacy experts say the imminent decision could eliminate one of the only remaining options for Meta and potentially thousands of other com...
18 Feb, 2022, 02.43 PM IST
Flipkart lands a biggieFrom Flipkart's new funding to Paytm shareholders giving a go-ahead for its upcoming IPO and WhatsApp's new privacy policy problem, here's ...
12 Jul, 2021, 07.26 PM IST
Life without Google: Australia is now facing the unthinkableSearching for 'best beach Sydney' on DuckDuckGo showed an ad for a hotel more than 1,000 km away as the top result. Bing suggested Bondi Be...
12 Feb, 2021, 08.59 AM IST
Australian watchdog accuses Google of privacy breachesThe commission alleges the California-based company misled millions of Australians to obtain their consent and expand the scope of personal...
28 Jul, 2020, 12.00 AM IST
Sumit Gupta: For whom the BellTroxLittle-known Delhi firm BellTroX helped clients spy over a period of seven years.
30 Jun, 2020, 12.43 PM IST
Internet freedom improves in India, ranks 30 among 65 countries: ReportWith a cumulative score of 42, India showed an improvement over last year's score of 47 (higher score indicates lower freedom).
05 Dec, 2014, 11.33 AM IST
- Google submits revised digital book settlement to US judge
Google and US authors and publishers submitted a revised settlement to a US judge on Friday seeking approval of an agreement that would cle...
14 Nov, 2009, 11.43 AM IST
- Greece, Romania and Canada top global privacy index
Individual privacy is under threat in the U.S. and across the European Union as governments introduce sweeping surveillance and information...
30 Dec, 2007, 06.00 AM IST