Harassed by loan recovery agents? Know your legal rights and 6 steps to fight backBorrowers struggling with debt often face harassment from recovery agents through abusive calls, threats, public shaming, and unauthorised ...
01 Jun, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
UN says protecting children online an 'urgent priority'The United Nations is demanding tech companies prioritize child safety on their platforms. Officials state that business practices and desi...
29 May, 2026, 07.54 PM IST
Rukmini Vasanth deepfake controversy: Kantara actress responds to her AI images circulating online, issues warningRukmini Vasanth has reacted after AI-generated bikini images falsely claiming to show her went viral on social media. Calling the visuals “...
23 May, 2026, 08.45 PM IST
Skin Doctor case: Can you be arrested over your social media posts in India?Social media influencer Dr. Neelam Singh, 'The Skin Doctor', was arrested by Delhi Police for alleged posts targeting businessman Sunjay Ka...
14 May, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
Most non-consensual intimate images being removed in two hours: officialsSocial media platforms are now removing non-consensual intimate imagery within two hours of complaints, a significant improvement from the ...
11 May, 2026, 06.01 AM IST
AI is a gold mine for spammers and scammers, but Google is using it as a tool to fight backGenerative AI is supercharging online spam and scams, with the FBI reporting over $893 million in losses last year. Tech giants like Google...
17 Apr, 2026, 08.36 AM IST
EU spells out how Google must share data with rivalsThe European Commission set out Thursday how it wants Google to make a wide range of data accessible to rival search engines in order to co...
16 Apr, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
Trader Joe’s $7.4 Million Settlement: Eligible shoppers can claim class action money — Here’s how to file a claim and when you will get itThe class action lawsuit, filed in 2019 by plaintiff Brian Keim, alleged that Trader Joe’s violated the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactio...
16 Apr, 2026, 05.43 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
Spain to investigate Meta for alleged Android privacy breachesSpain will investigate Meta for allegedly tracking Android users’ web activity via hidden mechanisms, potentially violating EU privacy and ...
19 Nov, 2025, 07.19 PM IST
Privacy activist Schrems files complaints against Google's FitbitAdvocacy group Noyb on Thursday filed complaints against Google-owned Fitbit in Austria, the Netherlands and Italy accusing the fitness tra...
31 Aug, 2023, 10.55 AM IST
Facebook to pay $650 million settlement over US privacy disputeChicago attorney Jay Edelson sued Facebook in 2015, alleging it illegally collected biometric data to identify faces in violation of a 2008...
02 Mar, 2021, 07.44 AM IST
No violation of data privacy under National Digital Health Mission, Rajya Sabha toldThe ambitious National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) programme was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech...
02 Feb, 2021, 04.02 PM IST
Aadhaar is totally safe, isn't a card, just a number: R S SharmaSpeaking of the merits of Aadhar, he said that while unique identification is necessary, it is not sufficient. “Any identification system w...
26 Oct, 2018, 07.32 PM IST
I continue to believe Aadhaar disclosure does not raise digital risks: RS SharmaSharma also said the recent Supreme Court judgement on Aadhaar has firmly settled the debate around issues such as privacy.
11 Oct, 2018, 11.05 PM IST
View: Private data as public business? Financial services need a clean-up actAll kinds of powerful people starting dedicating time to fighting this assault on privacy.
08 Sep, 2017, 09.46 AM IST
Supreme Court: Tough to define 'privacy' in internet ageWith India overtaking the US in the number of internet and mobile phone users, petitioners on Thursday prodded the Supreme Court to examine...
21 Jul, 2017, 10.01 AM IST