The latest data protection bill doesn't recognise the right to privacy, provides no checks against its breach by government agencies, provides for an unformed executive-controlled board for oversight.
The report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp, as well as WhatsApp’s own preventive actions to combat abuse on its platform.
To understand data privacy, we need to question data's fundamental nature. Does it possess the qualities of a 'property' that can be bought and sold? Or instead, should we treat it as 'information'?
In the current situation of a nationwide lockdown, the lack of preparedness of cybersecurity teams can prove to be costly for a business and can have far-reaching consequences.
Facebook India under Ajit Mohan has two new bets for the future: social videos and social commerce. But it has got to tackle two things first: regulation and a rival named TikTok.
The Personal Data Protection Bill will help citizens secure their digital journey and companies further digital economy. But there’s some groundwork that needs to be done by data providers.