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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 […]
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 […]
From starting his career in contract management to becoming a recognised voice in global data privacy, Aishwary Gupta’s journey has been shaped by curiosity, hands-on problem solving, and a drive to make compliance practical. His first brush with privacy came in 2018, when GDPR had just taken effect globally and India was in the middle […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gujarat Police Offers Cybersecurity Audits to Businesses Through New Sentinel Lab In February, CCTV footage from hospitals in Rajkot leaked, raising serious privacy concerns in the city of Rajkot, Gujarat.The footage showed sensitive scenes, including women undergoing gynecological exams. This caused major concern among the public about how secure such footage really is. Investigators found […]
What Happened? Luxury fashion brand Chanel Inc. has confirmed that a data breach occurred involving its U.S. client care system. According to the company, an unauthorized third party reportedly accessed certain personal information stored in a database specifically used to support customer service. When and How Did They Discover It? On July 25, Chanel discovered […]
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a high-risk security alert for all Apple users. The government agency warned that several Apple device are exposed to serious vulnerabilities that could let hackers break into your system. These issues affect devices running on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS. Hackers can use these […]