Privacy group files complaints against Scale AI over alleged worker surveillanceThe European digital privacy group, noyb, has launched several complaints against Scale AI across multiple nations, claiming the company im...
27 Oct, 2026, 02.37 PM IST
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on media groups' challenge to privacy lawA petition from the Digital News Publishers Association challenges provisions of India's digital privacy law. The law may restrict journali...
27 Oct, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
Clock’s ticking for data protection, but the boardroom remains emptyUnder the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, the framework for registering consent managers with the DPBI is scheduled to...
27 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Do not release provisional census data to press: RGI to states and UTsThe Registrar General of India has announced that Census 2027 data will not be made public, emphasizing the confidentiality guaranteed by t...
26 Oct, 2026, 08.53 PM IST
The hidden cybersecurity risks behind the connected factoryConnected machinery and digital production systems have made manufacturing more efficient, but they have also exposed factories to new cybe...
26 Oct, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Rogue AI agents exposing India’s data law blindspotsAs companies edge closer to the May 2027 enforcement deadline for the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) law, AI’s emerging cybersecur...
26 Oct, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
Unacademy founders plan AI fund; Flipkart’s premium pushHappy Monday! Unacademy’s founders are raising a fund focused on AI and deeptech. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
26 Oct, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
Japanese companies compensate users as cyberattacks buffet economyGMO Internet Group said customers would be compensated for losses stemming from unauthorised access following a cyberattack on its foreign ...
26 Oct, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
What kind of AI economy does India want to build?India's debate on regulating artificial intelligence is evolving and mostly focuses on copyright and economic incentives. Recent legal ruli...
23 Oct, 2026, 09.03 PM IST
Petrol cars, EVs and crash-test standards face changes; vehicle owners, check how the government plans to make cars saferThe government has tightened vehicle safety norms to reduce fuel leaks, fire risks and electrical hazards in rear-end collisions. All new v...
23 Oct, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
SBI weighs data leak impact, alerts cyber cover providerSBI may seek a claim under a Rs 1,425-crore cyber insurance policy with Oriental Insurance following a suspected leak of customer data, peo...
23 Oct, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
87 million Facebook users & political targeting: What was the Cambridge Analytica scandal that is back in focus as Meta faces a $25 billion hitMeta Platforms has been ordered to pay $25 billion for misleading consumers about data privacy in New Mexico. The ruling follows a jury fin...
22 Oct, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
Global Market: Why China could complicate Musk’s Tesla-SpaceX merger plansElon Musk’s proposed Tesla–SpaceX merger faces potential regulatory hurdles in the US and China over national security, sensitive data and ...
22 Oct, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
SBI cyber attack update: State Bank of India says customer balances are completely safe despite data leakThe State Bank of India has acknowledged a recent data breach that resulted in the exposure of limited customer information. Assuring its c...
21 Oct, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
From Rome to Washington, why governments are pulling DeepSeek off official systemsAt least eight governments, now including the US, have restricted the Chinese AI company's products. Most cite the same concern – user data...
20 Oct, 2026, 06.22 PM IST
Denmark data breach: Hacker reportedly used ‘123456’ password to access national registryThe data breach was also confirmed by Denmark's Central Population Register (CPR) administration, which maintains the country's national da...
15 Oct, 2026, 02.11 PM IST
Norway fines Microsoft's Xandr $9.6 million over Grindr data sharingXandr relayed data revealing the sexual orientation of users of Grindr, a dating app for LGBTQIA+ people, to companies in automated ad auct...
12 Oct, 2026, 05.37 PM IST