'GLP-1 made for US': Medanta founder Dr. Naresh Trehan explains risks for Indians using weight-loss drugsGLP-1 weight loss drugs: Renowned cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Naresh Trehan has issued a stern warning against the unsupervised use of GLP-1...
26 Mar, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
DCGI intensifies crackdown on GLP-1 drug misuse, sales and misleading adsIndia's drug regulator is cracking down on illegal sales and promotion of GLP-1 weight loss drugs. Inspections are underway across the coun...
24 Mar, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
Jammu and Kashmir police busts international cyber fraud racket targetting victims in US, UK and CanadaJammu and Kashmir police have dismantled a sophisticated international cyber fraud network in Srinagar. Seven individuals were arrested for...
20 Mar, 2026, 07.53 AM IST
Are cookies spying on you? What really happens behind the ‘accept all’ button you keep clicking on websitesThey’re not sweet treats, but internet cookies track your every click, habit, and interest. Most of us hit “accept” without a second though...
20 May, 2025, 06.16 PM IST
FSSAI gets 21,042 consumer grievances against food delivery apps in last 5 fiscal yearsOver 21,000 consumer complaints against online food delivery apps have been registered with the FSSAI in the past five years. These complai...
01 Apr, 2025, 07.04 PM IST
Google scraps plan to remove cookies from Chrome following concerns from advertisersGoogle will retain third-party cookies in Chrome, addressing advertiser concerns and CMA scrutiny. Anthony Chavez's Privacy Sandbox aims to...
23 Jul, 2024, 07.12 AM IST
Digital media continues to be biggest source of ad violations: ASCIASCI observed a significant increase in ads directly violating the Drug and Magic Remedies Act of 1954, leading to the issuance of intimati...
22 Nov, 2023, 10.26 PM IST
Zoho launches Ulaa, a privacy-focused web browserThe Chennai-headquartered company said the browser is built specifically to secure personal data with pre-built capabilities that universal...
04 May, 2023, 05.01 PM IST
You are likely paying more if buying from Ads onlineMicrotargeting, the ability to track people's online behavior and interests to deliver targeted ads, has turned out to be an unbeatable adv...
09 Apr, 2023, 06.37 AM IST
You’re likely paying more if buying from ads onlineThe ability to track people has turned out to be an unbeatable advantage for the online ad industry, which has grown to a $540 billion mark...
09 Apr, 2023, 12.45 AM IST
Apple faces critics over its privacy policiesTwo developers going by the name 'Mysk' claimed last month that Apple was tracking users' every tap on the App Store, with no way of disabl...
06 Dec, 2022, 03.42 PM IST
Google transmits our personal data 70 billion times a dayEach time you open an app on your phone or browse the web, an auction for your eyeballs is taking place behind the scenes thanks to a thriv...
16 May, 2022, 12.33 PM IST
EU nears deal on massive tech services regulationThe Digital Services Act (DSA) aims to ensure tougher consequences for platforms and websites that violate a long list of banned content.
21 Apr, 2022, 04.02 PM IST
Facebook ads have enabled discrimination; we need to know how 'dark ads' affect peopleThese so-called "dark ads" are visible only to the targeted user. They are hard to track, since an ad may only appear a few times before di...
03 Oct, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
Surveillance is everywhere on B2B sites, says Sridhar VembuHe said the phenomenon was not restricted to business-to-consumer websites but also prevalent among business-to-business websites, wherein ...
08 Jul, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
View: The need for a robust, transparent, permission-based data privacy policySuch surveillance networks — be they search or social media platforms — present both a threat and an opportunity to governments everywhere.
08 Apr, 2021, 11.33 PM IST
- Web founder fears 'snooping' on the Internet
Tim Berners-Lee, one of the founders of the World Wide Web, said Friday that he was concerned about the emergence of user profiling on the ...
13 Mar, 2009, 10.58 PM IST