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WhatsApp has clarified that its upcoming username feature is optional and includes safeguards against impersonation. The statement follows an Indian government order giving Meta three days to explain the feature and halting its domestic rollout pending regulatory consultations

India is considering issuing a notice to WhatsApp over its upcoming username feature. Government officials and cybersecurity experts fear the phone-number-hiding update could trigger a wave of impersonation fraud, potentially violating the country's strict Telecom Cyber Security Rules

The Supreme Court has deferred to February 23 the hearing of appeals by Meta Platforms Inc and WhatsApp against a CCI order imposing a Rs 213.14 crore penalty over their privacy policy. The adjournment was granted as senior advocate Kapil Sibal was unwell

The Supreme Court has rightly questioned the moral uprightness of WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy

Broad exemptions, delayed implementation, and weak oversight raise doubts about whether India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act can truly protect privacy

Privacy matters — not as a luxury for the privileged but as a fundamental right that safeguards individual dignity and autonomy

The new proposal from Perplexity AI, the artificial intelligence search engine startup, could give US government 50 per cent stake in the new entity

Last November, Competition Commission of India had imposed a penalty of Rs 213.14 crore on Meta for unfair business ways with respect to WhatsApp privacy policy update done in 2021

For AI to truly revolutionise global trade, inclusivity must be at the heart of its governance

India enacted new laws on data privacy and storage as it moved to a higher gear to safeguard users and define the compliance framework for BigTech in 2023 when technology galloped at an unprecedented pace.

Twitter users' claim WhatsApp is listening in even when the app is not being used. Union Minsiter and WhatsApp officials react.

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The huge data leak demolishes the lie that innocent people need not fear surveillance by the State

Andhra Pradesh, SP, U Ram Mohan spoke on the need to look at the way that cyber-crimes have been on the rise during the Covid-19 pandemic

While many Indian consumers (90 per cent) are taking proactive steps to safeguard their data, two in five still feel it is impossible to protect their privacy (42 per cent).

Microsoft is the key cloud ecosystem and homomorphic encryption partner leading the commercial adoption of the technology once developed by testing it in its cloud offerings.

Fitbit co-founder and CEO James Park said that the trust of Fitbit users will continue to be paramount, and they will maintain strong data privacy and security protections.

The security keys are advised for high-profile accounts but from next year onwards, these will be available for any account holder

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Secretary SK Gupta emphasised that the regulator has made all-out efforts to ensure that price of radiowaves is "reasonable and market-friendly"