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TikTok Troubles: Why security concerns about the platform keep causing worry
China's foreign ministry has accused the United States itself of spreading disinformation about TikTok's potential security risks
Police in eastern China publishes personal data of female drunk drivers, apologise after massive backlash
Following the massive backlash, the police department deleted the report and instead uploaded an apology on its Weibo account
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Personal Data Protection Bill withdrawn to bring contemporary, modern legal framework, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
The 2019 Bill sought to bring a strong and robust data protection framework for India and to set up an Authority for protecting personal data and empowering the citizens' with rights relating to their personal data ensuring their fundamental right to privacy and protection of personal data
US bans use of WeChat from Sunday; similar prohibition on TikTok from November
The US government said its order, previously announced by Donald Trump in August, will combat China's malicious collection of American citizens' personal data
Twitter is now notifying users that it will be sharing more data with advertisers
For all users, except the ones in Europe, the data is shared by default and there is no option to turn it off.
Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 is out; law raises questions on govt provisions which hint at unfettered access to data
The bill is listed for introduction in the Parliament’s Winter Session, which is set to conclude on 13 December.
Personal Data Protection Bill: Government to protect your private data, but not from itself
The bill will apparently allow the governments to analyse personal data when required and if necessary.
E-retailers cannot influence prices of goods on platform; must adhere to fair trade practices: Draft guidelines
The Consumer Affairs Ministry has issued draft 'The Consumer Protection (e-Commerce) Rules, 2019 and sought comments on the same by 2 December
Microsoft says its contractors listen to Skype conversations only with permission
This comes after Apple revealed it had a Siri grading program, in which people listen to snippets of conversations.
Hundreds of Android apps are collecting user data even after being denied permission
These apps take personal data from sources like Wi-Fi connections and metadata stored in photos.
Irish regulator opens first privacy probe into Google over handling of personal data
The probe comes after complaints that Google is playing fast and loose with people's data.
Millions of people are still using passwords like '123456' or 'qwerty': Study
Top of the list was 123456, appearing in more than 23 million passwords.
Russia opens civil proceedings against Facebook, Twitter over local data laws
Facebook and Twitter have apparently failed to explain how they plan to comply with local data laws.
Weather Channel app operators sued for allegedly selling users’ personal data
Marketed as the "most downloaded weather app,” The app claims of having about 45 million users a month.
Your digital life can be sold for as low as Rs 3,500 on the Dark web: Kaspersky Lab
This can include data from social media accounts, banking details, even services like Uber, Netflix.
China behind Marriott hack that collected personal details of 500 mn guests
The compromised Marriott database contains not only credit card information but passport data.
Inventor of Web, Tim Berners-Lee says Facebook, Google may need to be broken up
Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Facebook have a combined market capitalization of $3.7 trillion.
Cathay Pacific has confirmed that data on over 9 mn customers was stolen in hack
A wide range of data, including passengers' names, dates of birth and more was exposed in the hack.
Three Paytm employees held for stealing data, blackmailing founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma
The arrested woman, who allegedly masterminded the extortion bid, is the secretary of Sharma and the trio had threatened to leak the data and misuse the information to cause the firm loss and dent its public image, officials said.