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India is facing a data obesity epidemic—as storage in phones fails to keep up with people’s voracious appetite for visualsIndia’s growing use of smartphones, AI tools and social media is driving a surge in demand for digital storage, with experts warning of a “...10 May, 2026, 08.15 AM IST- Design focus under ECMS; Kissht's strong IPO demandGovernment mulls mandating minimum design investment by firms under ECMS rules. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.05 May, 2026, 08.43 PM IST
- WhatsApp to roll out SIM binding, tighten curbs on digital arrest scamsWhatsApp has agreed to implement SIM binding and enhanced safeguards against prolonged scam calls, as per a Supreme Court filing. The compa...29 Apr, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
- Google brings Personal Intelligence to Gemini users in India, four months after beta launch in USWith Personal Intelligence, Google aims to make its AI assistant Gemini more personalised by using data across apps like Gmail, Photos, You...14 Apr, 2026, 09.58 PM IST
- Sony-owned Crunchyroll faces class-action lawsuit for allegedly sharing private viewing data with marketing firm BrazeAnime streaming service Crunchyroll is now facing a class-action lawsuit in the United States. The platform is accused of sharing private v...11 Mar, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
- Microsoft 365 to lose free VPN feature: All you need to knowMicrosoft is removing the VPN feature from Defender, focusing on areas that better meet customer needs. Windows, iOS and macOS users are un...03 Feb, 2025, 08.24 PM IST
- OpenAI pact has privacy guardrails: AppleDespite privacy worries surrounding the Apple-OpenAI partnership, Apple guaranteed privacy safeguards for users, even those accessing the f...19 Jun, 2024, 03.41 PM IST
- Making caller ID display optional to protect subscriber privacy: ExpertsThe telecom regulator's recommendation to offer the calling name display feature on mobile devices as an opt-in service shall protect subsc...27 Feb, 2024, 08.28 AM IST
- Implementation of caller name display should not be mandatory: Telcos' body to TRAIGiven that handset manufacturers and operating system providers have control over the data obtained through the CNAP facility, this could r...19 Jan, 2023, 10.37 PM IST
- Telcos, DoT in sync with states to track movement of Covid-19 patientsThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and mobile phone operators are working in tandem with state governments to use call data of subs...27 Apr, 2020, 08.53 AM IST
- Telcos agree with DoT, say no breach of privacy in sharing call data recordsDoT added that it will not access call content, names etc of the subscribers. It termed the exercise as “an innovative way of identifying c...19 Mar, 2020, 09.45 AM IST
- DoT rejects surveillance fears, says needs data to study reasons for call dropsMobile phone companies, however, said the DoT should work with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) and industry if it wants to...18 Mar, 2020, 09.18 PM IST
- Nobody can get any extra information about you once you link your mobile to your UIDFor telecom companies, electronic KYC is cheaper and eliminates the risk that a rogue agent may cooperate in enrolling a subscriber with fa...23 Nov, 2017, 06.25 AM IST
- Linking Aadhaar to mobiles: Parties await Supreme Court's last wordThe top court is scheduled to hear the mobile-Aadhaar linking issue on November 13 amid concerns over privacy as the government expands the...10 Nov, 2017, 11.42 AM IST
- Hutch users can now blacklist callersHutch subscribers pan-India can now blacklist numbers on their cellphones on both prepaid and postpaid connections.06 Sep, 2007, 02.43 AM IST
- DoT mulls mobile directory via call centreThe Department of Telecom is considering ways of introducing a mobile phone directory through public-private partnership mode.02 Sep, 2007, 01.45 PM IST
- Trai to introduce do-not-call registryTrai said this was essential as unsolicited commercial calls "disturbed a large number of subscribers".20 Nov, 2006, 09.20 PM IST
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