China is tightening control over data gathered by companies about the public under a law approved Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 by its ceremonial legislature, expanding the ruling Communist Party's crackdown on internet industries. The data protection law follows anti-monopoly and other enforcement actions.
Union IT and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said the government was very keen to promote India as a very big centre of the data economy and would finalise a data protection law verysoon. "I'm very keen to promote India as a very big centre of the data economy. Data is going to drive the digital economy. It is also going to drive international commerce," he said.
The proposed changes in rules will place social media platforms - even those like WhatsApp which promise users privacy and encryption - firmly under government lens, requiring them to deploy tools to "identify" and curb unlawful content, while following stricter due-diligence practices.
'Chatwatch' takes advantage of WhatsApp's public online/offline status, which lets your friends know when you're readily available to talk.
In a historic decision that may have a far-sighted effect on the lives of 134 crore Indians, the Supreme Court on Thursday declared that right to privacy was a Fundamental right under the Constitution
The Supreme Court today said that there has to be "overarching" guidelines to protect an individual's private information in public domain to ensure that it was used only for an intended purpose
Washington : The US needs to tighten privacy laws to rebuild trust, damaged during the National Security Agency (NSA) eavesdropping scandal, as the issue has already put Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations in
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