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The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Schools American classrooms are beginning to use artificial intelligence to change the way students learn. AI tools offer personalized lessons, adaptive teaching, and instant feedback that can improve education. However, this promise is facing growing concerns from parents and the public. The latest PDK poll shows that while AI […]
Shoppers Asked to Speak Numbers Aloud Mumbai: Enterprise retailers may soon face trouble under India’s new data protection law. Many stores currently ask shoppers to share their Phone Numbers at billing counters for loyalty schemes or digital receipts. But saying Phone Numbers aloud in public exposes personal details. This practice goes against the rule that […]
Ottawa, August 11, 2025: The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has issued updated guidelines on the use of biometric technologies, including facial recognition and fingerprint scanning. The move aims to help organisations protect privacy while using biometrics for security and identity verification. Key Points of the GuidanceThe guidelines call on organisations to […]
The Road Ministry (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways – MoRTH) has introduced a policy to enable controlled data sharing from the National Transport Repository (NTR) with state governments and the private sector. This step promotes uniformity and legal compliance in data sharing. The NTR stores registration certificates (RCs) and driving licences (DLs) collected via […]
WhatsApp Defends Data Sharing Before NCLAT Bengaluru: WhatsApp told the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday that sharing basic account details and general user preferences with its parent company Meta does not violate users’ right to privacy. WhatsApp Explains Data Sharing Senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi, representing WhatsApp, said the platform only shares non […]
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 […]
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 […]