TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is based in China, has been accused of aggressive data harvesting from around the world. In the neighbouring United States, federal employees were banned from using the app on government-issued devices over national security concerns.
New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against two UK-based firms over allegations of illegal harvesting of users' data from social media platform Facebook.
New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday registered a case against Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research Limited Company for "illegal harvesting of personal data from Facebook users in India," officials said.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Amidst allegations by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu of conspiracy over IT raids, YSR Congress Party on Monday demanded a high-level inquiry into the data harvesting and data theft issue.