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Irish regulator to probe Facebook, Instagram over alleged user profilingIreland's media regulator on Tuesday said it has opened a probe into Meta over its recommender system that promotes content on its social m...
Australian social media ban marred by weak platform checks, tech providers sayAustralia's teen social media ban faces enforcement challenges due to platforms' weak application of available age-checking tools, not tech...
Central government yet to notify selection panels for data protection boardFive months after establishing the Data Protection Board of India (DPBI), the government has yet to set up search-cum-selection committees ...
IAMAI sees ‘overreach’ in NHRC’s notice to MeitY over AI companies' DPDP breachesThe Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has written to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), voicing...
Meta denies data breach of 17.5 million users; asks users to ignore password reset emailsIn 2021, Facebook, another Meta company, reported that data of over 350 million users had been exposed from publicly accessible profiles bu...
Instagram data breach scare: Over 17 million users hit by sudden and unexpected password reset emails. What should you do now?Last week, several Instagram users reported receiving unexpected password reset emails, sparking concerns of a possible data breach. The us...
EU finds Meta, TikTok in breach of transparency obligationsThe European Commission has preliminarily found that Meta and TikTok breached their legal obligations to provide researchers with adequate ...
IT ministry to extend deadline for feedback on draft DPDP rules by 15 days: OfficialThe original deadline was set for February 18. Once finalised, the draft DPDP Rules will strengthen the DPDP Act, which was notified on Aug...
Meta explores ban on political ads in EuropeEU lawmakers in February agreed to tougher rules on targeted political advertising aimed at countering misinformation during elections. The...
Meta's WhatsApp fined $5.95 million by lead EU privacy regulatorThe DPC, which acts as the EU's lead privacy regulator for Meta, said WhatsApp must reassess how it uses personal data for service improvem...
Indians lead the world as Facebook big bug huntersIndian experts receive the biggest bounty in Facebook reward scheme for reporting breaches.
No private user details leaked: InstagramAn Instagram spokesperson said the database of Chtrbox had publicly available information from many sources, one of which was Instagram.
Instagram data breach trail leads to ChtrboxMishandling linked to Indian firm Chtrbox as per reports, company denies involvement.
Social media influencers lose their millions when scammers come phishingIndia is among the top three countries targeted for phishing attacks, according to a report by network security firm RSA.
#InstagramDown: An hour's outage may have cost photo-sharing app $1.2 mnThe photo-sharing app went down in multiple markets on Wednesday including India.
Facebook confirms Instagram, Tinder weren't accessed by hackers after data breachAn internal investigation showed that none of the third-party apps were attacked that required a Facebook login.
Logged out of Facebook? Don't change your password in a panicHere's everything you need to know to ensure complete security.
Facebook responds to government notice; data of 5 lakh users compromisedInfo of over half a million of Indian users may have been improperly shared with the UK-based firm Cambridge Analytica, Facebook has admitt...
Think before you share! Facebook scans photos, links posted on messengerThe tech giant said it does this to make sure the content abides by the company’s rules.
Instagram pips parent Facebook in some ways, but will the data breach scandal affect it?The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal, which cost FB $30 billion in stock value, raises questions on the credibility of its subsidi...