Google ramps up data privacy efforts with new centre in Germany Associated Press May 15, 2019 Google opened a privacy focused engineering centre in Munich, Germany, on Tuesday, its latest move to beef up its data protection…
2 in 3 hotel websites leak guest booking details: Symantec IANS Apr 12, 2019 Two in three hotel websites leak guest booking details and allow access to their personal data to third-party sites such as…
Indian consumers wary of data misuse via devices: KPMG IANS Apr 4, 2019 Nearly 86 per cent of the consumers in India are concerned about eavesdropping of their conversations or theft or misuse of their…
Data privacy could be beneficial to you but not Google Bloomberg Feb 7, 2019 Google parent Alphabet Inc warned that its business may be damaged by changing data privacy practices, new digital advertising…
Apple CEO Tim Cook calls for privacy action as reforms in focus Bloomberg Jan 29, 2019 Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook took to Twitter on Monday to join a number of voices calling for greater privacy protections.
Children’s Android Apps not privacy friendly finds Arrka study Express Computer Jan 10, 2019 While 29% apps took no permissions at all, 100% of the Apps tested had links to other Apps and 71% of the apps had access to…
Govt introduces Aadhaar amendment bill providing offline verification through QR code PTI Jan 3, 2019 The government has introduced an amendment bill in Lok Sabha to provide legal backing for voluntary seeding of biometric Aadhaar…
Ensuring robust and multi-layered safeguards Salvi Mittal Dec 18, 2018 To comply with GDPR, VFS Global have implemented a 13-point privacy framework that enables the company to operationalise the…
Consumers trust private firms more than government with personal data, says KPMG report PTI Dec 5, 2018 Technology companies and the banking sector are the most trusted (75 per cent each) entities in the country, followed by wealth…
Won’t compromise on data protection, says Ravi Shankar Prasad PTI Oct 26, 2018 India is in the process of finalising data protection law and supports digitisation without any compromise on data integrity, IT…