Privacy
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Cambridge Analytica scandal fallout: Facebook refuses to pay compensation to users
World | May 25, 2018, 09:43 AM ISTCambridge Analytica used the data of millions of Facebook users to target ads during political campaigns, including the US presidential vote.
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WhatsApp raises minimum age for users to 16 in Europe
World | Apr 25, 2018, 06:32 PM ISTPopular messaging service WhatsApp is raising the minimum age limit for users from 13 to 16 in Europe ahead of the enforcement of the European General Data Protection Regulation Act.
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'Right to Privacy intrinsic part of Article 21, part III of Constitution': 10 highlights of SC verdict
India | Aug 24, 2017, 11:40 AM ISTA nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the right to privacy is a fundamental right.
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Right to privacy: 'Overarching' guidelines needed to protect personal info, says SC
India | Aug 02, 2017, 08:05 AM ISTThe 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
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Right to privacy not fundamental right, Centre tells SC
India | Jul 27, 2017, 04:28 PM ISTCentre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that since privacy was multifaceted, it could not be treated as a fundamental right.
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Privacy can be fundamental right with some riders, govt tells SC; hearing to resume today
India | Jul 27, 2017, 07:26 AM ISTThe Centre on Wednesday conceded in the Supreme Court that right to privacy may be considered as a fundamental right under the Constitution, but many facets relating to it cannot be put under the fundamental rights category
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Right to privacy not absolute, cannot prevent State from legislating, observes Supreme Court
India | Jul 19, 2017, 09:56 PM ISTSupreme Court's 9-judge Constitution bench is hearing to determine whether the right to privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution.
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‘Right To Privacy’ not absolute, observes Supreme Court; hearing to continue tomorrow
India | Jul 19, 2017, 07:49 PM ISTA nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today began hearing arguments to determine whether the right to privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution.
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Right to Privacy: SC refers Aadhaar matter to nine-judge Constitution bench
India | Jul 18, 2017, 01:48 PM ISTThe bench will decide whether right to privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution and whether Aadhaar, a 12-digit unique idenitification number invades the right to privacy
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'WhatsApp policies too weak to protect users from surveillance'
Jul 12, 2017, 12:10 PM ISTDespite WhatsApp's move to adopt end-to-end encryption by default for its billion users around the world, the policies of the instant messaging app are too weak to protect user privacy from governments, says a digital rights group's new report.
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Facebook can track your internet browsing: US judge
Jul 05, 2017, 10:33 AM ISTUS judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the social networking giant of improperly tracking users' browsing history even after they log out of their accounts.
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People spending much time on Facebook are more likely to share personal information: Research
Oct 06, 2016, 11:56 PM ISTPeople who are in a virtual world of social networking and spending more than three hours of time on Facebook have relaxed privacy attitudes and are more likely to share personal information as compared to
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Googling yourself now leads to personal privacy controls
Jun 03, 2016, 09:01 AM ISTSan Francisco: Soon, all you'll need to do is Google yourself if you're wondering how deeply Google has been digging into your digital life. In coming weeks, a shortcut to personal account information will appear
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Time to get hitched...! Ask yourself?
Lifestyle | Nov 16, 2014, 10:47 PM ISTGetting married is one of the most difficult decision of one's life, there are two facets to this story:If you have a love life and you have been in a relationship long enough to realize
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Facebook expands privacy checkup tool
May 23, 2014, 07:14 PM ISTNew York: More Facebook users can expect to see a blue cartoon dinosaur popping up in their feeds, reminding them to check their privacy settings. No stranger to privacy fiascos, Facebook had already made the
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Respect family's privacy: plane victim's colleague
India | Mar 25, 2014, 08:27 AM ISTChennai: Hours after the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak disclosed that the Malaysia Airlines Jet with 239 people on board, including five Indians, had crashed, the colleague of a victim from here yesterday requested that
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RTI should be circumscribed if it encroaches on privacy: PM
India | Oct 12, 2012, 12:11 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 12: Voicing concern over frivolous and vexatious use of RTI Act, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the citizens' right to know should definitely be circumscribed if it encroaches on an individual's
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PM favours limiting RTI to protect individual privacy
National | Oct 12, 2012, 03:23 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 12: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday called for limiting of citizen's right to information if it infringes upon individual privacy, an issue that cropped up after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi sought
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BCCI Requests Media To Respect Yuvraj Singh's Privacy
Cricket | Feb 06, 2012, 09:23 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 6: The Indian Cricket Board on Monday said it would issue regular health updates of World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh, who is being treated for lung cancer in the United States, and
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William, Kate Leave For Honeymoon At Undisclosed Location
World | May 10, 2011, 03:46 PM ISTLondon, May 10: Buckingham Palace officials say Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton have departed on their delayed honeymoon.William's office declined to say where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have traveled and for