Assam Assembly introduces UCC bill, third state after Uttarakhand, GujaratAssam has introduced its Uniform Civil Code bill in the Assembly. This move follows similar legislation passed in Uttarakhand and Gujarat. ...
25 May, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
SC likely to hear petitions challenging sections of India’s first privacy law this monthThe petitioners are the Reporters' Collective, the Editors Guild of India, the National Campaign for People's Right to Information, Mazdoor...
13 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
HC protects MP Shashi Tharoor's personality rights, directs removal of deepfake videoThe Delhi High Court has protected Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's personality rights. The court ordered X to remove an AI-generated deepfake ...
10 May, 2026, 12.14 PM IST
India drops proposal to mandate national ID app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushbackIndia's government has dropped a proposal to pre-install the Aadhaar app on smartphones. This decision follows opposition from smartphone m...
17 Apr, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
EU to soon roll out age-check app for social media where India could be looking to followEuropean Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...
15 Apr, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh to draft law to restrict social media access to 13 year oldsAndhra Pradesh is set to enact a law restricting social media access for children under 13, aiming to create a safer digital environment. T...
10 Apr, 2026, 07.33 AM IST
Governments abroad look to model on India’s ‘landmark’ data lawNew Zealand's Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said he takes a 'keen interest' in the privacy impacts of new and emerging technologies ...
16 Aug, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Making personal data fit the billNews reports suggest some concerns around privacy persist in the new draft. Principally, this pertains to the immunity the government and s...
07 Jul, 2023, 12.11 AM IST
Govt looks to table data bill soon, draft at advanced stage“The draft of the new bill is completely ready,” said an official. “We have studied all the aspects of the old bill, the recommendations of...
05 Aug, 2022, 09.11 AM IST
Godspeed the Data Protection BillPrivacy protection that does not inhibit the digital economy is key. It is up to the government to find the shortest course to achieve this...
20 Feb, 2022, 10.50 PM IST
Robust regulatory framework needed to deal with 'open banking' challenges: ExpertsSivarama Krishnan, Partner & Leader, Cybersecurity, PwC India, pitched for a three-level governance model to deal with the security issues ...
09 May, 2021, 03.48 PM IST
Aadhaar petitioner Justice KS Puttaswamy welcomes Supreme Court verdictThat, however, did not deter the former judge of the Karnataka High Court from continuing his fight against the controversial project.
27 Sep, 2018, 08.24 AM IST
There is need for a new law for data privacy: Supratim Chakraborty, Khaitan & Co LLPAmendments by sectoral regulators bringing their regulations in line with the Bill may also be considered on a case by case basis.
20 Sep, 2018, 01.44 PM IST
View: Tech advancement is altering the way businesses operate in IndiaHackers realised that the best way to target users would be to provide them with a mirrored game due to its unavailability in specific regi...
27 Dec, 2016, 11.05 AM IST
India needs to focus on privacy & data collection laws: SFLCThe report said: "Citizens must have a legislatively recognised right to privacy, the violation of which will entitle them to constitutiona...
17 Feb, 2015, 07.48 PM IST
Privacy Bill: Draft legislation is yet to be approved by the law ministryThe Right to Privacy Bill is in limbo and there is little possibility of it being introduced in Parliament during the tenure of the current...
02 Dec, 2013, 05.58 AM IST
Government washes hands of Google's new privacy policyThe govt has more or less washed its hands of Google's new privacy policy that is being criticised in Europe and elsewhere.
10 Apr, 2012, 03.48 PM IST