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CBI files case against Cambridge Analytica, Global Science Research for "i
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
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.
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Parliamentary panel likely to recommend heavy penalties for violators in P
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): The parliamentary panel led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Meenakshi Lekhi which is scrutinizing the Personal Data Protection Bill, is likely to recommend heavy penalties for companies found to be in violation of privacy regulations, said sources o
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Twitter has apologised for showing Leh as part of China: Meenakshi Lekhi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): Social networking giant Twitter has tendered a written apology to the Government of India for showing Ladakh as part of the People's Republic of China, said Meenakshi Lekhi, Chairperson of Joint Committee for Personal Data Protection Bill, on Wednesday.
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Parliamentary panel seeks info from app companies on data breach check pro
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): A Joint Parliamentary panel on Friday sought details from mobile application-based companies about their protocols to check data breach.
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Paytm, Google representatives appear before house panel on personal data p
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): Representatives of Paytm and Google on Thursday appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) which is deliberating upon the various facets of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019.
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Twitter apologises for showing Leh, J-K in China
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): Days after its location tag in a live broadcast showed Leh and Jammu and Kashmir as part of China, Twitter tendered a verbal apology before India's joint parliamentary committee on personal data protection on Thursday.
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Amazon expresses inability to appear before Parliament Committee, says off
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): Amazon has expressed its inability to appear before the Parliament Committee looking into the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, saying their officials are unable to travel to India due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sources said on Friday.
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Joint Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill to meet on Oct 28, 29; re
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): Two sittings of the Joint Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 will be held on October 28 and 29, as per a notice issued to the members.
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Govt not seeking 'sensitive personal data' for health ID registration
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): The Central government has warned of fake news being circulated on various social media platforms that it is seeking ''sensitive personal data'' for the registration of unique Health ID.
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MyGate implements GDPR guidelines to give users complete information contr
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] June 5 (ANI/BusinessWire India): MyGate, India's largest security and community management solution has significantly strengthened its commitment to information privacy by announcing that it has implemented General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidelines
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Joint Committee on Data Protection Bill to submit report during Monsoon Se
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Monday extended the time for the presentation of the report by the Joint Committee of the two Houses of Parliament, which is examining the Data Protection Bill.
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Latest report reveals two of the fastest emerging privacy threats for smar
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 26 (ANI): Mobile Advertising Trojans and stalkerware witnessed a solid rise in 2019, increasingly jeopardizing the personal data of smartphone users. The former experienced a 2-digit growth in terms of the number of detected installation packages, while the latter
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