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Right to Privacy

Representative image of a hacker
internet

Only 20% of Indians are not confident in their ability to prevent a cyber attack

27 Jan 2021 12:55 IST
Other WhatsApp-like features include animated stickers and media auto-download settings.
technology

Signal rolls out some WhatsApp features in own app

25 Jan 2021 16:29 IST
 
technology

WhatsApp’s differential treatment of Indian users a cause for concern: Centre says in Delhi HC

25 Jan 2021 12:38 IST
The company then entered into a criminal conspiracy with Cambridge Analytica, allowing it to use the data harvested by it for commercial purposes, the officials said.
technology

CBI books Cambridge Analytica and GSRL for illegal data harvesting of FB users

22 Jan 2021 11:44 IST
editorial

Privacy and surveillance: On WhatsApp user policy change

22 Jan 2021 00:02 IST
Brian Acton
technology

Building an app for India means building one for the world, says Signal’s Brian Acton

20 Jan 2021 22:09 IST
The Marine One carrying President Donald Trump and Melania Trump departs the White House in Washington D.C. ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2021.
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Top news of the day: Trump leaves White House for the last time as U.S. President; Supreme Court refuses to stop farmers’ rally on Republic Day, and more

20 Jan 2021 19:36 IST
The spokesperson added that WhatsApp will always protect personal messages with end-to-end encryption, so that neither WhatsApp nor Facebook can see them.
technology

Working on addressing misinformation on user policy update, available to answer any question: WhatsApp

20 Jan 2021 14:38 IST
Telegram isn’t end-to-end encrypted by default - - this is because it does not rely on third-party backups like WhatsApp does, the company said in a separate blog post.
technology

How is Telegram different from WhatsApp?

18 Jan 2021 17:16 IST
 
technology

Watch | Some WhatsApp alternatives you can consider

18 Jan 2021 12:37 IST
editorial

Update debate: On WhatsApp and privacy

18 Jan 2021 00:02 IST
Signal to ramp up hiring after WhatsApp controversy drives download surge.
technology

Signal to ramp up hiring after WhatsApp controversy drives download surge

15 Jan 2021 11:47 IST
A farmer holds the tricolor during the ongoing protest against the new farm laws at Ghazipur border in New Delhi on January 14, 2021.
news

Top news of the day: BKU president Bhupinder Singh Mann recuses himself from SC panel on farm laws; Health Ministry reschedules polio immunisation day to January 31, and more

14 Jan 2021 18:51 IST
The changes only relate to messaging a business using the platform, the messaging service provider said.
technology

Update won’t affect privacy: WhatsApp

13 Jan 2021 03:53 IST
Photo for representation purpose only.
technology

How different is Signal from WhatsApp?

12 Jan 2021 12:36 IST
Choose wisely Always read the full terms and conditions, and the privacy policy of any messaging app you install
technology

If not WhatsApp, then what? Consider these alternatives

11 Jan 2021 15:53 IST
Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad. File
industry

Traders’ body seeks ban on WhatsApp, Facebook over new privacy policy

10 Jan 2021 19:01 IST
Earlier this week, WhatsApp had started rolling out in-app notifications to users about an update in its Terms of Service and privacy policy regarding how it processes user data and partners with Facebook to offer integrations across the social media giant's products.
technology

WhatsApp says latest update does not change its data-sharing practices with Facebook

09 Jan 2021 18:10 IST
Signal, Telegram see demand spike as new WhatsApp terms stir debate.
technology

Signal, Telegram see demand spike as new WhatsApp terms stir debate

09 Jan 2021 11:42 IST
Status, group names and icons, frequency and duration of activities, and whether a user is online information will all continue to be held by WhatsApp.
technology

Here’s what WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy means

07 Jan 2021 16:38 IST
Alphabet unit Wing blasts new U.S. drone ID rule, citing privacy.
technology

Alphabet unit Wing blasts new U.S. drone ID rule, citing privacy

02 Jan 2021 12:07 IST
Setting downtime for app usage will help block access after certain timings.
technology

How to keep your Apple device safe from children

29 Dec 2020 14:21 IST
The tech giants were criticised globally for failing to stop misinformation on their platforms, especially with respect to the U.S. Election and COVID-19 pandemic.
technology

Here’s a look at how social media fared in 2020

27 Dec 2020 10:49 IST
lead

Privacy, a fundamental right the state must protect

17 Dec 2020 00:02 IST
Many digital advertisers said users would likely decline to have their data collected because of the new notification rule.
technology

Apple starts applying new data privacy labels to apps

15 Dec 2020 13:01 IST
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij receives a dose of COVOD-19 vaccine candidate Covaxin at Civil Hospital in Ambala district of Haryana on November 20, 2020.
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Top news of the day: Haryana Minister, who is part of COVID-19 vaccine trial, tests positive; farmers hold fifth round of talks with government, and more

05 Dec 2020 18:58 IST
Of the top 10 common passwords, eight could be cracked in less than a second, putting users at higher risks of data breach.
technology

This is the most commonly used password in 2020

30 Nov 2020 22:13 IST
 
podcast

Are tougher laws the answer to check online abuse? | The Hindu Parley podcast

26 Nov 2020 20:23 IST
team of researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) coined the term ‘LidarPhone’, a novel acoustic side-channel attack through LiDAR sensors.
technology

Hackers can turn vacuum cleaners into spying devices, NUS researchers say

25 Nov 2020 19:15 IST
The tool is said to help companies share data with third-party vendors to develop products or services.
technology

A machine learning tool that helps firms share confidential data easily

05 Nov 2020 16:00 IST
Besides Google, representatives of Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and Paytm have deposed before the Parliamentary panel, which is examining the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019.
national

How can Google be a ‘neutral platform’ while engaging in both advertising and content, asks Parliamentary panel

30 Oct 2020 10:36 IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference in Patna on October 22, 2020.
news

Top news of the day: BJP promises free COVID-19 vaccine in Bihar election manifesto; India relaxes visa restrictions, and more

22 Oct 2020 19:12 IST
An illustration of the Facebook logo as a maze
internet

Here is why you should read more into Facebook’s rejection of documentary The Social Dilemma

05 Oct 2020 16:29 IST
op-ed

Democracy needs an Internet ombudsman

15 Aug 2020 00:02 IST
Safety check: A woman leaves a fever clinic after screening while people wait for their turn at Parel on Friday.
mumbai

Plea in HC seeks disclosure of COVID-19 patients’ names

10 Jul 2020 23:43 IST
 
internet

From 'Panchayat' to 'Narcos', the riskiest entertainment titles to search for online

23 Jun 2020 16:10 IST
karnataka

Karnataka HC orders issue of notice to Centre on ‘Aarogya Setu’ app

04 Jun 2020 20:20 IST
editorial

App for one season: on Centre's directive to use Arogya Setu

05 May 2020 00:02 IST
Keep an eye On how video-chat apps use your data
technology

Ahead of Zoom 5.0 rollout, a look at trending video-chat apps and their security

27 Apr 2020 15:43 IST
An option in Twitter’s privacy settings called ‘Share your data with Twitter’s business partners’ used to let users disable sharing some of their personal information
internet

Twitter tells users it’s sharing more personal data with advertisers

09 Apr 2020 11:23 IST

Seeking phone call records infringement of Right to Privacy: Congress

18 Mar 2020 22:40 IST

Needless appeal: On U.P. move against removal of ‘name and shame’ posters

16 Mar 2020 00:02 IST

The ‘sharent’ trap : How parents can be the biggest violators of their children’s digital privacy

25 Feb 2020 11:46 IST

Sinister trend of populist campaigns to influence judgments: Ravi Shankar Prasad

22 Feb 2020 11:17 IST

How is facial recognition used in today’s world? When is it problematic?

26 Jan 2020 00:02 IST

Top news of the day: Health Ministry says no novel coronavirus cases in India so far, Supreme Court refuses to stay Citizenship Amendment Act, and more

22 Jan 2020 19:38 IST

Privacy, ‘anticipatory homes’, food tech and more: How CES 2020 was geared towards ‘practical futurism’

13 Jan 2020 17:26 IST

Brazil fines Facebook $1.6 mn for improper sharing of user data

31 Dec 2019 10:33 IST

Cybercrime experts across India tell us how to pad up our online security

23 Dec 2019 13:43 IST

Facebook separates security tool from friend suggestions, citing privacy overhaul

20 Dec 2019 12:50 IST

Tharoor panel summons officials on Pegasus issue

20 Nov 2019 05:21 IST

Should national security trump individual right to privacy?

16 Nov 2019 02:04 IST

Targets of WhatsApp snooping write open letter to Centre

09 Nov 2019 01:36 IST

Pegasus misadventure: On WhatsApp snooping scandal

04 Nov 2019 00:02 IST

Supreme Court judge says he is thinking of renouncing his smartphone

24 Sep 2019 16:36 IST

Access to Internet is a basic right, says Kerala High Court

20 Sep 2019 00:41 IST

Ben Stokes terms ‘The Sun’ story about his family as ‘lowest form of journalism’

17 Sep 2019 20:21 IST

Aadhaar-social media account linkage: Facebook’s concern on privacy a ‘red herring’, Tamil Nadu govt. tells Supreme Court

12 Sep 2019 17:08 IST

A judicial overreach into matters of regulation

27 Aug 2019 00:05 IST

Privacy no longer supreme

26 Aug 2019 00:02 IST

Sites using Facebook ‘like’ button must warn users about data sharing: EU court

29 Jul 2019 21:10 IST

U.S. senator calls for FBI to review FaceApp

18 Jul 2019 22:26 IST

U.S. regulators approve $5 billion Facebook settlement over privacy issues: source

13 Jul 2019 07:47 IST

'Facial-recognition system will not violate privacy'

11 Jul 2019 22:38 IST

Penalty, jail term to private entities storing Aadhaar data

04 Jul 2019 22:24 IST

Facebook enlists plain English to clarify how it makes money

27 Jun 2019 21:00 IST

Open up the Supreme Court

09 Apr 2019 00:02 IST

Cookies, not the monster you may think

08 Apr 2019 16:35 IST

Privacy in the age of sunshine laws

06 Apr 2019 00:02 IST

All you need to know about Data mining

11 Feb 2019 16:18 IST

SC issues notice to Centre on plea challenging snooping order

14 Jan 2019 12:14 IST

A renewed attack on privacy: on Aadhaar Bill

09 Jan 2019 00:02 IST

Are India’s laws on surveillance a threat to privacy?

28 Dec 2018 00:19 IST

Snooping or saving? on proposed online surveillance

28 Dec 2018 00:15 IST

On a shaky foundation

26 Dec 2018 00:02 IST

The case against surveillance

25 Dec 2018 00:02 IST

Move fast and fix things: on safeguarding users' privacy

22 Dec 2018 00:02 IST

Centre’s surveillance order challenges Supreme Court verdict on privacy: experts

21 Dec 2018 21:39 IST

Finding an equilibrium

28 Sep 2018 00:15 IST

Opacity in the name of privacy

27 Sep 2018 00:02 IST

Aadhaar survives

27 Sep 2018 00:02 IST

Full text of Supreme Court’s verdict on validity of Aadhaar

26 Sep 2018 18:53 IST

Will Supreme Court decide the fate of Section 57 in Aadhaar Act?

26 Sep 2018 08:35 IST

Let WhatsApp encryption stay: Congress

24 Aug 2018 22:23 IST

Decoding the DNA Bill

09 Aug 2018 00:02 IST

Google says mea culpa on UIDAI in phone books

03 Aug 2018 22:42 IST

A fundamental error

01 Aug 2018 02:02 IST

Woman complains against ‘snoopy’ neighbour

31 Jul 2018 01:41 IST

Individual’s privacy is supreme, says CJI Dipak Misra

27 Jul 2018 05:26 IST

Portal offers data on 4 lakh students for sale

21 Jul 2018 21:45 IST

Facebook privacy-setting bug made 14 million users’ posts public

08 Jun 2018 07:23 IST

‘Any information with a public authority is for public consumption’

29 May 2018 00:56 IST

How an Echo shared a couple’s private talk

26 May 2018 20:59 IST

Mark Zuckerberg unveils plans for Facebook dating service

02 May 2018 08:39 IST

WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum to leave Facebook amid privacy flap

01 May 2018 08:23 IST

I&B Ministry proposes installation of chip in new TV set-top boxes

15 Apr 2018 13:14 IST

We want to link Aadhaar not because we see people as criminals, but to protect them from crime: UIDAI

11 Apr 2018 16:54 IST

Questions beyond Facebook

10 Apr 2018 00:02 IST

Facebook revamps privacy policy on the heels of data breach scandal

05 Apr 2018 09:23 IST

Separate freedoms

21 Mar 2018 00:02 IST
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