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1 week, 5 days ago

How SC order on Santiago Martin redraws ED-CBI probe playbook

In a landmark decision poised to redefine the boundaries of investigative authority and individual privacy in India, the Supreme Court has restrained the Enforcement Directorate from accessing and copying content from electronic devices seized during searches against Santiago Martin, widely known as the ‘lottery king’, his relatives and employees. However, the Supreme Court’s intervention has effectively barred the ED from …

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1 year, 1 month ago

When the stares align: Kashyap Kompella on why we care so little about data privacy

Hindustan Times

The right to privacy is really the right to be left alone, and it includes digital privacy. Digital privacy is about having the ability to control one’s online information, including withholding all such information from others. For example, the European Union enacted a set of information privacy laws called the General Data Protection Regulation, but Big Tech firms have just …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Parliament Monsoon Session: Centre Withdraws Data Protection Bill; Both Houses Adjourned Till Tomorrow

News 18

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Parliament on Wednesday that the Data Protection Bill, 2021, had been withdrawn by the Centre. Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 4 pm amid protests by opposition members over various issues, including raids at the premises of the National Herald newspaper in connection with a money laundering probe. Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 …

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2 years, 7 months ago

With Roe in doubt, some fear tech surveillance of pregnancy

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — When Chandler Jones realized she was pregnant during her junior year of college, she turned to a trusted source for information and advice. Researching birth control online, updating a period-tracking app or bringing a phone to the doctor’s office could be used to track and prosecute women across the U.S.,” Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said last week. “When …

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55 years ago

How to Protect Your Digital Privacy if Roe v. Wade Falls

Wired

While it may be increasingly important for people in the US to consciously consider what they're posting when it comes to their own abortions or those of loved ones, Hayley McMahon, an independent public health researcher who studies abortion access, notes that the goal of this advice is not to chill speech, but to keep people safe. “People need to …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Amazon seen triumphing over Apple privacy changes in digital ad business

The Hindu

Amazon.com is expected to emerge as a winner in the digital advertising arena, surviving Apple's privacy changes better than rivals Facebook and Snap. Others including Alphabet Inc, which also collects a rich set of data from users' search habits, reported a 41% surge in Google advertising revenue for the third quarter, a sign that businesses that rely less on targeted …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Indian Parliament Panel to Question Facebook on WhatsApp's New Privacy Terms

News 18

Facebook executives will field questions from an Indian parliamentary panel on Thursday about the changes to WhatsApp’s privacy, a source said, days after the messaging platform was asked by the country’s technology ministry to withdraw them. The messaging platform earlier this month kicked off a storm when it informed users it was preparing a new privacy policy, under which it …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Care about privacy? Don't just uninstall WhatsApp, here is what you need to do for private digital life

India Today

Digital privacy is hard work. How do you remain connected, keep using various digital services and still maintain some level of privacy and keep your data somewhat safe from the tech companies that want to serve you personalised ads, governments and authorities that want to watch your every move, and political parties that want you tracked because you vote? This …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Brave browser, Elixxir among other digital privacy focussed products highlighted at Web Summit

Firstpost

Brendan Eich hopes Brave will have 10 million users by year’s end, although he would have to double or even triple before it could generate revenues Whistleblowers and digital pioneers have long been sounding the alarm about abuses of our privacy online. “I believe there is an entire new industry around digital identity, data ownership, data management and data monetisation …

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5 years, 6 months ago

The Latest: Lawmaker wants Facebook to suspend currency plan