EU countries, lawmakers fail to reach deal on watered-down AI rulesEuropean Union nations and Parliament members could not agree on AI regulations. Talks stalled after 12 hours. Discussions will restart in ...
30 Apr, 2026, 09.57 AM IST
EU countries, lawmakers fail to reach deal on watered-down AI rulesEuropean Union nations and Parliament members could not agree on updated artificial intelligence rules. Talks stalled after 12 hours. Negot...
29 Apr, 2026, 06.12 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
Lok Sabha passes bill to amend law on protection and rights of transgenders amid protestsThe Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, facing strong opposition from trans rights activists. C...
24 Mar, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
India's review of location-tracking plan 'deeply concerning': AmnestyIndia is reviewing a proposal for always-on satellite location tracking on all phones. Amnesty International warns this could endanger huma...
08 Dec, 2025, 03.56 PM IST
EU lawmakers back rules forcing Big Tech to tackle child pornographyThe draft rule on child sexual abuse material (CSAM), proposed by the European Commission last year, has been a bone of contention between ...
23 Nov, 2023, 06.33 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
Apple will roll out anti-tracking feature next year to tighten app privacyThe aim is to empower users to decide when or if they want to allow an app to track them.
09 Dec, 2020, 05.42 PM IST
Privacy activists in EU file complaints over iPhone trackingNOYB says the iOS operating system creates unique codes for each iPhone that allow Apple and other third parties to “identify users across ...
16 Nov, 2020, 04.20 PM IST
Privacy activist files complaints against Apple's tracking toolIt is the first such major action against the U.S. technology group in regards to European Union privacy rules.
16 Nov, 2020, 12.44 PM IST
WhatsApp confirms Indian journalists and activists targeted in hackFacebook's messaging platform alleged that the Israeli NSO Group targeted some 1,400 users. While WhatsApp declined to reveal the identitie...
01 Nov, 2019, 01.28 PM IST
If BJP or govt engaged Israeli agencies to snoop, it's gross rights violation: Priyanka GandhiHer remarks come after WhatsApp said that Indian scribes and human rights activists were among those globally spied upon by unnamed entitie...
01 Nov, 2019, 12.09 PM IST
Furore erupts over WhatsApp spying exposéOn Thursday, IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad took to Twitter to reiterate the Centre’s concern at the breach of privacy of Indians, and sai...
01 Nov, 2019, 07.46 AM IST
Govt asks WhatsApp to explain breach, says Centre committed to protecting citizen privacyRavi Shankar Prasad tweeted that the government is committed to protecting the privacy of Indian citizens. He asserted that government agen...
31 Oct, 2019, 06.50 PM IST
RTI may now face privacy hurdleWhether a person's right to information can overrule the right to privacy is a question that has been at the heart of the RTI Act 2005.
26 Aug, 2017, 11.59 AM IST
Privacy worries cloud Facebook's WhatsApp DealPrivacy activists in the United States have asked the competition regulator or the Federal Trade Commission to put on hold Facebook’s acqui...
14 Mar, 2014, 05.10 AM IST
- Facebook urged to do more to protect user privacy
Privacy activists called on Facebook on Wednesday to give users of the booming social network more control over the use of their personal d...
17 Jun, 2010, 02.44 AM IST