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CCI Calls Data Access a Key Advantage in Digital Markets The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has said that access to consumer data gives online businesses a major competitive edge. This view came in its response to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, which asked about the role of CCI in the digital economy and […]
Recently, Quick Heal Technologies Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BHASHINI, the government’s multilingual AI platform under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). As a result, the partnership aims to make cybersecurity and data privacy education accessible to millions of Indians by delivering it in their native languages. Bridging the Digital […]
New Delhi: A fresh trend is sweeping through Facebook and other Meta platforms. Users are posting the same message, claiming it blocks the company from using their photos and personal data. They urge friends to copy and paste the message on their own timelines. They warn that failing to do so gives Meta legal permission […]
Google Confirms Data Breach Involving Potential Google Ads Customers Google has confirmed that a recent data breach in one of its Salesforce CRM systems exposed the information of potential Google Ads customers. “We’re writing to let you know about an event that affected a limited set of data in one of Google’s corporate Salesforce instances […]
New Delhi, August 5, 2025 – Under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), the government has reinforced cybersecurity and data protection measures to safeguard citizens’ health information. Stakeholders can exchange health data only after obtaining the patient’s explicit consent. Before integration with ABDM, all digital health applications must undergo rigorous validation in a sandbox environment […]
The government has decided not to make any changes to the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), despite concerns raised by journalists and civil rights groups. Official sources said Parliament has already passed the law, so the government cannot make amendments at this stage.Instead, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) plans to […]
Instagram has launched a new feature in the United States called “Instagram Map”, designed to let users share their recent locations and discover nearby content, much like Snapchat’s Snap Map. While Meta claims the tool is optional and off by default, many users have expressed fears that it reveals their exact location without consent. Meta […]
Roorkee: IIT-Roorkee has confirmed a serious data privacy breach that exposed personal details of more than 30,000 students and alumni online for several years. The institute has started an internal investigation after receiving the alert. The leaked data appears to come from the academic affairs department’s records. It includes students’ and parents’ mobile numbers, caste […]
Google confirmed that hackers breached one of its corporate Salesforce systems in June through a cyberattack similar to one it had previously reported. The attackers briefly accessed the system before Google blocked them and stole basic business contact details for small and medium-sized companies. Google stressed that the stolen data was mostly public information, such […]
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken strict action against five officials in West Bengal for serious violations related to the security of voter data. The Commission has instructed the state’s Chief Secretary, Manoj Pant, to suspend two Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), two Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), and a casual worker. The Election […]