Claiming your inheritance by executing a Will: What legal heirs must know about nominees, probate and asset transfersExecuting a Will in India is often more complex than believed, involving numerous institutions and documentation hurdles. Nominees do not a...
23 May, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
India-Nordic Summit signals New Delhi's emergence as 'co-author of global governance': AnalysisWhen Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen described India in Oslo as "not a middle power, but one of the world's greatest powers," it...
21 May, 2026, 10.18 AM 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
Quote of the Day by Taylor Swift: “I suffer from girlnextdooritis where the guy is friends with you and that's it.”Quote of the Day by Taylor Swift: Taylor Swift’s quote “I suffer from girlnextdooritis where the guy is friends with you and that's it,” hu...
11 May, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
HC protects MP Shashi Tharoor's personality rights, directs removal of deepfake videoThe Delhi High Court has protected Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's personality rights. The court ordered X to remove an AI-generated deepfake ...
10 May, 2026, 12.14 PM IST
Are you affected? Medicare breach may expose Social Security Numbers — steps to check nowThe Medicare data leak has triggered fresh fears around Social Security number exposure and identity theft across the United States. A publ...
07 May, 2026, 09.17 PM IST
In Trump era, fearful left-leaning Americans turn to gunsLeft-leaning Americans are increasingly purchasing firearms due to fears of government overreach under the Trump administration. This trend...
18 Apr, 2026, 07.50 AM IST
India drops proposal to mandate national ID app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushbackIndia's government has dropped a proposal to pre-install the Aadhaar app on smartphones. This decision follows opposition from smartphone m...
17 Apr, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
Can privacy and national security coexist on encrypted messaging platforms?Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in France for inadequate monitoring of illegal activities on the platform has sparked a debate on balanci...
06 Sep, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
Privacy advocates slam bill that allows linking of Aadhaar to voter IDThe government has said that linking Aadhaar to Voter IDs is key to weeding out fake and duplicate voter cards and making elections fair an...
22 Dec, 2021, 07.13 PM IST
EU court opinion leaves Facebook more exposed over privacyAny EU country can take legal action against companies like Facebook over cross-border violations of data privacy rules, not just the main ...
14 Jan, 2021, 08.42 AM IST
Millions are on contact-tracing apps with poor privacy safeguardsThese apps have garnered several million downloads already, but many lack a clear or strong privacy policy although they collect personal i...
02 Jun, 2020, 10.18 AM IST
Facebook breach: Privacy advocates in India seek stronger data lawsIn a statement to ET, Facebook said there was no breach of its data base and that protecting people’s information was core to the company.
20 Mar, 2018, 08.41 AM IST
Legal experts welcome SC verdict on privacyThey, however, said the verdict's impact on Aadhaar scheme can be assessed once the full judgement and reasons given by the court are exami...
24 Aug, 2017, 02.12 PM IST
Existing data privacy not enough for messaging apps like WhatsAppSenior advocate Vibha Dutt Makhija, appearing for the government, said the existing regulations only cover licensed telecom operators, and ...
16 May, 2017, 12.54 AM IST
- Google's growth makes privacy advocates wary
Biggest threat to Google's dominance of Internet is the rising fear that Google's broadening reach is giving it unchecked power. Google Chr...
04 Nov, 2008, 02.02 AM IST
- New location technologies worry privacy advocates
Mobile phones broadcast their location all the time. Marketers see it as a huge opportunity, but privacy advocates squirm at the implicatio...
17 Aug, 2008, 12.31 PM IST