Shein, hit with big fines, boosts internal controlsShein is strengthening its controls after a string of fines over data privacy breaches, fake discounts and greenwashing. Executive chairman...
09 Oct, 2025, 08.24 PM IST
Record French fines for Google and Shein over cookiesFrance fined Google €325 million and Shein €150 million for breaking cookie laws by not getting proper user consent. The CNIL said both fir...
04 Sep, 2025, 07.44 AM IST
Meta, X and LinkedIn appeal unprecedented VAT claim by ItalyU.S. tech giants Meta, X, and LinkedIn are appealing Italy's unprecedented VAT claim, potentially reshaping EU tax policy. Italian authorit...
21 Jul, 2025, 07.13 PM IST
AI tools collect and store data about you from all your devices, here's how to be aware of what you're revealingAI tools are now embedded in daily life, collecting data through smart devices and platforms. While they offer convenience, all of this bri...
14 Jun, 2025, 06.26 PM IST
Regulate AI use, not the technologyVoices are calling for a pro-innovation approach to AI regulation led by sectoral experts, without being overly prescriptive or settling fo...
05 Nov, 2024, 09.07 AM IST
When the third-party cookie crumbles: A new privacy-centric internet emergesThird-party cookies, which are used to track the online movement of users, are being phased out by Google. A tool to make a user’s internet...
25 Feb, 2024, 08.51 AM IST
In data we trust: what’s on the table if the new data bill gets passedIndia is the world’s largest data market after China, yet it doesn’t have a privacy law. The latest draft of the Digital Personal Data Prot...
06 Aug, 2023, 04.09 PM IST
Britain plans new data rules to ease compliance burdenThe country's current data rules mirror the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the comprehensive legislation adopted in the bl...
08 Mar, 2023, 05.03 PM IST
In Brazil, firms sought black workers. Then LinkedIn got involvedMany Brazilian companies have started to explicitly seek out Black and Indigenous workers to diversify their ranks, a step to reverse the d...
03 Apr, 2022, 02.21 PM IST
EU's Vestager warns Apple against using privacy, security to limit competitionVestager, who is also the European Commission's executive vice president, last year proposed rules called the Digital Markets Act (DMA) tha...
02 Jul, 2021, 09.23 PM IST
TikTok faces claim for billions in London child privacy lawsuitTikTok is one of the world's most popular apps -- especially among youngsters -- and has around 100 million users in Europe alone.
21 Apr, 2021, 11.21 AM IST
How brands will target ads to you after the death of browser cookiesHere is why Google is making the move, the backlash it has generated and how advertisers plan to personalize ads even after the company kil...
03 Mar, 2021, 07.56 PM IST
Tougher EU privacy rules loom for Messenger, ZoomThe EU's 27 member states approved a proposal that was stuck since 2017, with countries split between those wanting strict privacy online a...
10 Feb, 2021, 07.33 PM IST
Privacy activist files complaints against Apple's tracking toolIt is the first such major action against the U.S. technology group in regards to European Union privacy rules.
16 Nov, 2020, 12.44 PM IST
A look at the global fight over fake foodIn 1999, a compromise was reached with certain vegetable fats being allowed and Cadbury rebranding its flagship Dairy Milk brand as a ‘fami...
23 Aug, 2019, 11.32 PM 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
- EU's web privacy law on cookies may trigger legal confusion
EU data privacy rules forcing companies such as Google Inc. and Yahoo! to seek consent before targeting users with online advertising may s...
25 May, 2011, 01.21 AM IST