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6 days, 13 hours ago

Security services still sharing data with US despite concerns

Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD are continuing to share information with their American counterparts despite concerns about security, an investigation by the Volkskrant and Nieuwsuur has shown. Former Dutch …

Dutch News

Dutch Cia Mivd Service Aivd

2 months ago

Dutch gov't bans officials from using Chinese AI app DeepSeek over espionage concerns

Dutch civil servants are banned from using the Chinese AI app DeepSeek for their work, State Secretary Zsolt Szabó of Digitalization announced. Many users also report communist censorship within the …

NL Times

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Indian finance ministry bans ChatGPT, DeepSeek for employees amid data security concerns

The finance ministry in a circular said the move to ban the AI tools was taken in view of risks to confidentiality of data and documents. Source: Reuters India’s finance …

Firstpost

Finance India Indian Ai

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Draft data protection rules: What are the concerns related to localisation norms and government exemptions?

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on January 3, 2025, released the the draft rules for implementing the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 — sixteen months after the …

The Hindu

India Data Information Rules

4 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra elections: EC invites Congress to discuss poll data concerns on December 3, says process transparent

The Election Commission of India on November 30 invited a delegation of Indian National Congress to discuss the party's concerns about the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections results, as per a …

Live Mint

Maharashtra Congress Delegation Data Concerns

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Wall Street today: S&P 500 rises 1% on July’s retail sales data; Tesla up 4%

Wall Street's major indexes climbed roughly 1% following July's retail sales data, which suggested strong consumer spending and eased concerns about a possible imminent recession in the world's largest economy, …

Live Mint

Data Cent Retail Sales

1 year, 1 month ago

Biden’s campaign joins TikTok, even as administration warns of national security concerns with app

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign is now on TikTok, even though he has expressed national security concerns over the platform and banned it on federal devices. Both the …

Associated Press

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1 year, 6 months ago

What are Moody's concerns about India's Aadhaar biometric system? 6 points

Global rating agency Moody's Investors Service recently raised concerns about security and privacy vulnerabilities in biometric technologies like the Aadhaar programme in India. Moody's report also stated, "Certain categories of …

Live Mint

India Aadhaar Digital Biometric

2 years ago

TikTok parent ByteDance owns a bunch of other popular apps. Seems relevant!

For all the clamor around TikTok and its China-based parent corporation, ByteDance, one fact about them tends to get overlooked: that the Chinese company has other apps, some of which …

Slate

China Games Data Download

2 years, 4 months ago

TikTok could be used by China for espionage operations in US: FBI director

FBI Director Chris Wray is raising national security concerns about TikTok, warning Friday that control of the popular video sharing app is in the hands of a Chinese government “that …

Hindustan Times

China Chinese Fbi Tiktok

2 years, 7 months ago

As IRCTC Mulls Data Monetisation, There Is an Urgent Need for Data Privacy Rules

Both these moves have sparked a new line of debate about the data privacy issues. The recent withdrawal of the Personal Data Protection Bill by the government, citing more comprehensive …

The Quint

Data Data Privacy

2 years, 9 months ago

FCC Commissioner Asks To Remove TikTok From App Stores Due To Security Concerns

Kiichiro Sato via Associated Press The head of the Federal Communications Commission is urging Google and Apple to remove TikTok from their app stores due to worries over data security. …

Huff Post

Security China Data Google

3 years, 8 months ago

Independent inquiry by sitting judge only way to ease concerns about Pegasus: Shashi Tharoor

News reports by a consortium of media outlets have claimed that a number of Indian citizens, including political leaders and journalists were allegedly potential targets for Pegasus, a spyware developed …

India Today

Law India Protection Data

4 years, 1 month ago

Experts back the TGA over AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine data 'concerns', but say new studies show it's a 'good vaccine'

Despite some concerns over the strength of scientific data on the AstraZeneca vaccine, most experts have backed its approval by the Australian medical regulator as rollouts and new trials of …

ABC

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4 years, 8 months ago

Trump says TikTok app will be banned in the US over security concerns

US President Donald Trump said he will soon take action to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns. Key …

ABC

Security China Microsoft App

6 years ago

Grindr dating app to be sold after US raises security concerns: Report

US has been increasingly scrutinizing app developers over the safety of personal data they handle. Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd is seeking to sell Grindr LLC, the …

Firstpost

Personal Acquisition Company App

8 years, 9 months ago

Controversial mega-database of medical records scrapped over privacy concerns

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well …

The Independent

Health Data Care Living Well

9 years, 6 months ago

Ma calms investor concerns on Alibaba

Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma speaking at the Global ECommerce Summit in Hangzhou in 2012. Though Alibaba Group Holding Ltd accounts for about 9 percent of the total retail volume …

China Daily

10 years, 5 months ago

US stocks slump as weak economic data adds to growth concerns

London/New York: US stocks fell as weaker-than- forecast economic data reignited a selloff and dragged the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to the lowest level since May. “The market was …

Live Mint

New York

10 years, 10 months ago

Use of license plate photo databases is raising privacy concerns

Deputy Charlie Cam of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has the only patrol car at the La Mirada substation that is equipped with ASAP, a four camera roof-mounted system …

LA Times

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