Lawmakers raise alarm at Google plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data for AI modelsMore than 120 US lawmakers raised concerns about Google's deal to acquire Spirit Airlines' internal data for artificial intelligence. The d...
09 Oct, 2026, 08.14 AM IST
Mercedes-Maybach S 580e launches in India with only 30 units on offer: Check price, full features listMercedes-Benz India has launched the Maybach S 580e plug-in hybrid priced at Rs 3.35 crore. This model is the first plug-in hybrid in the M...
05 Oct, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
NCW calls for driver verification, SOS buttons, route alerts to ensure women's safetyThe National Commission for Women has recommended enhanced safety measures for women using app-based transport services. Guidelines include...
05 Oct, 2026, 06.37 PM IST
Your car knows where you go. Insurers, lenders and automakers want to know tooConnected cars continuously generate data regarding various attributes like location, driving patterns, and vehicle diagnostics. This data ...
04 Oct, 2026, 07.12 AM IST
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 74: This auto ancillary has monopoly over a part which EVs can't killFor many old auto suppliers, EVs raise an existential question: Will their product still be required? Here, the debate is different. The ba...
02 Sep, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
Airlines to mandatorily share each & every detail of international travellers - payment, itinerary, baggage, 16 others - with Govt from April 1, 2025Govt to collect each and every passenger data: The Passenger Name Record Information Regulations, 2022 empower the customs department to co...
03 Jan, 2025, 03.58 PM IST
12 more airports ready to implement DigiYatra facility: Civil Aviation ministerResponding to supplementaries during the Question Hour, the minister emphasised that the passenger data shared through DigiYatra App is not...
01 Aug, 2024, 02.42 PM IST
Digi Yatra policy should spell out all rules on passenger info deletion, suggests studyA study by NITI Aayog recommends that the Digi Yatra policy clearly outline rules for deleting passenger information post-travel, amid priv...
01 Jul, 2024, 04.49 PM IST
Consent of passenger is pre-requisite for taking face biometric: Jyotiraditya Scindia"Consent of passenger is pre-requisite for taking face biometric," Scindia said in a letter to Rajya Sabha member Saket Gokhale.
28 Jan, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
Chennai Metro: Now you can buy tickets on WhatsApp; Here's howChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) introduces an eco-friendly and user-friendly QR ticketing system via WhatsApp at all 41 metro stations. P...
25 Jan, 2024, 10.50 AM IST
Data privacy: Here's why IRCTC scrapped plan to monetise passenger dataIndia's much awaited Personal Data Protection Bill, 2021, was withdrawn earlier this month by the government. The Bill also included data p...
27 Aug, 2022, 07.06 PM IST
Privacy concerns: IRCTC withdraws tender for hiring consultant to monetise passenger dataThe parliamentary panel had summoned officials of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) following a PTI report on the...
26 Aug, 2022, 08.50 PM IST
Privacy concerns: IRCTC scraps passenger data monetisation planIRCTC was facing flak for floating an expression of interest (EOI) to rope in a consultant to explore avenues for passenger data monetisati...
26 Aug, 2022, 08.15 PM IST
Parliament panel calls IRCTC and Twitter officials over citizens' data security, privacyA parliamentary panel has called top officials of the Railways' catering arm IRCTC and is likely to question them about a tender floated by...
24 Aug, 2022, 05.37 PM IST
Privacy red flags as Digi Yatra app takes off in betaA beta version of the project – which intends to reduce wait time at airports - has been launched at the Delhi and Bengaluru airports.
24 Aug, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
IRCTC disinvestment might lead to concerns over data privacyIRCTC website and other data channels of the railways collect 100 tetrabytes of passenger data every year.
24 Jul, 2018, 05.54 PM IST
Indian Railways to monetise available dataThe railways has data on crew management, track maintenance, rolling stock maintenance involving locomotives, wagon and coaches and expendi...
16 May, 2017, 03.41 PM IST