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
What is Signal and is it secure?Russia-linked hackers are targeting Signal users. These attacks exploit user trust through phishing. They trick people into revealing accou...
26 Apr, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
US State Dept orders global warning about alleged AI thefts by DeepSeek, other Chinese firmsThe US State Department is urging global attention to Chinese firms, including DeepSeek, accused of stealing AI intellectual property. A di...
25 Apr, 2026, 07.01 AM IST
Trump wants to stop states from regulating AI. This Utah Republican isn't listeningStates are grappling with artificial intelligence regulation as the federal government resists. Lawmakers are proposing new rules for AI, f...
20 Apr, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
Bot or not: World ID 4.0, Sam Altman’s `proof of human' for the AI eraSam Altamns's Tools for Humanity launched World ID 4.0, an enhanced, open-source human verification protocol. This upgrade introduces key r...
19 Apr, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
Can’t trust WhatsApp: Elon Musk, Pavel Durov warn against platform’s alleged privacy failuresElon Musk and Pavel Durov have criticised WhatsApp over privacy concerns. Musk said "can't trust WhatsApp" and instead promoted X Chat, whi...
10 Apr, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
Aadhaar reaches 134 crore holders as government outlines multi-tier security frameworkAadhaar is the world's largest biometric identity system with approximately 134 crore live Aadhaar holders, the Ministry of Electronics & I...
18 Mar, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
Kerala unveils Cyber Safety Protocol to safeguard students in AI eraKerala has launched the Cyber Safety Protocol 2026. This initiative aims to ensure a secure digital learning environment for students. The ...
08 Mar, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
Beldex partners with Geometry Labs to scale up blockchainThe blockchain intends to build private, autonomous platforms for free speech and an open peer-to-peer economy.
12 Sep, 2022, 10.00 PM IST
Activists cry foul as govt pulls Aarogya Setu’s data protocolDespite the ebbing of the pandemic, the app continues to see downloads. Five lakh new users downloaded the app each in April and June this ...
29 Jul, 2022, 10.30 AM IST
ONDC to end e-commerce monopolistic practices, ensure data privacy: Piyush Goyal"Goyal deliberated with the members of the advisory council & experts on how the initiative will democratise digital commerce and move it f...
14 Aug, 2021, 09.10 AM IST
MeitY notifies Aarogya Setu app data access rulesThe Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has notified a set of data access and knowledge sharing protocols for the government's contact t...
12 May, 2020, 08.02 AM IST
To quell privacy concerns, government notifies data policy for Aarogya SetuThe government will collect only such data as is “necessary and proportionate” and will only be used to formulate or implement appropriate ...
11 May, 2020, 09.16 PM IST
Not violating India's privacy laws, user data fully safe: OppoOppo is the first company to officially comment after the government asked all handset makers that sell phones in India to share the securi...
22 Aug, 2017, 12.08 AM IST
Trai to start consultation process on data ownershipAt the end of the process, Trai will issue recommendations to the telecom department which will take a final decision on implementation.
09 Aug, 2017, 02.20 AM IST
ISI sought massive intel data collection tools: ReportThe Inter-Services Intelligence, sought to develop a mass surveillance system by directly tapping the main fibre optic cables entering Paki...
23 Jul, 2015, 10.22 PM IST
- Privacy failing on social networking sites: Cambridge study
Furious competition between social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace is compromising the protection of users' data, a Cambridge...
24 Jul, 2009, 09.48 AM IST