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According to Quick Heal’s Annual Threat Report 2023, last year saw a number of crypto-jacking incidents

Cyberspace and Digital Currency: Addressing unique challenges for improved data protection

Recent statistics show that the use of digital currencies has increased

Updated: June 2, 2023 14:35 IST

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Meta fined record $1.3 billion by EU regulators over US data transfers

Meta’s continued data transfers to the US didn’t address “the risks to the fundamental rights and freedoms” of people whose…

May 22, 2023 14:58 IST

Reportedly, the challenge which Blockchain3.0 has overcome was “Inter-portability of student data"

Blockchain based student data retrieval and privacy system

It is estimated that the world’s largest student data record is being maintained with the application of Oracle Blockchains

May 20, 2023 14:45 IST

Truecaller CEO says lot of headroom for growth in India, will be compliant with new data protection laws

Alan Mamedi was recently in India along with Truecaller’s Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder Nami Zarringhalam.

May 8, 2023 10:58 IST

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Privacy rules make econometrics-powered marketing analytics model popular

Digital attribution is the popular model followed by marketers to understand the impact of various marketing initiatives on sales.

April 24, 2023 19:03 IST

Norms for non-personal data sharing in the works

In May last year, the IT ministry released a draft of the National Data Governance Policy.

March 20, 2023 05:30 IST

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Data sharing: Big Tech can face penalties even under consumer law

Users can invoke Act till Data Bill is passed

March 6, 2023 05:45 IST

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Too simplified for comfort

The new draft of the Data Protection Bill, while considerably abridged, leaves out a lot of much-needed specifics required for…

Updated: February 11, 2023 10:51 IST

Prioritising progress over perfection

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022 addresses many of the concerns that dogged previous iterations of the draft legislation.…

January 11, 2023 21:38 IST

Understanding ways of protecting data in a world of threats and vulnerabilities

Companies need to prioritise a data protection framework and define relevant policies as a standard practice.

January 8, 2023 11:38 IST

A step in the right direction

The personal data protection Bill gets it right on most counts. A transitory period of 24 months to align infrastructure,…

January 3, 2023 04:15 IST

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Data Protection Bill allows for consent architecture to evolve: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Further, these companies are barred from tracking or monitoring behaviours of children or targeting advertising at them.

December 24, 2022 03:30 IST

Digital Data Protection Bill 2022 and challenges of app-based Digital Lending in India

Digital Lending in India: To reduce mushrooming of unregulated app-based lenders, regulatory sandbox experiments may be undertaken to allow thus…

December 18, 2022 10:13 IST

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Govt extends deadline for comments on data protection bill to January 2

According to experts, the provision in the bill related to data storage in trusted geographies to be prescribed by the…

December 18, 2022 06:05 IST

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A nimbler data protection Bill

The Bill seeks to establish a consent- and rights-based data protection regime that does not sacrifice commercial autonomy or innovation

Updated: December 15, 2022 08:30 IST

Government mulls exempting early stage startups from data protection bill provisions

The bill proposes to remove a section from the IT Act which provides an option of compensation to individuals impacted…

December 4, 2022 11:56 IST

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The new data Bill & India’s trade goals

The provision to assess and notify jurisdictions for data adequacy is a big boost for India’s ongoing and prospective FTA…

Updated: December 1, 2022 08:28 IST

Data protection bill: Govt can’t violate privacy of citizens, personal data access only in exceptional situations, says MoS IT

The draft DPDP Bill has exempted certain entities notified as data fiduciaries by the government from various compliances, including sharing…

November 27, 2022 11:32 IST

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End to data monetisation soon? Digital platforms will have to delete all past user data, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

So, people raising doubts over it being controlled by the government and, therefore, not independent, are completely wrong, Chandrasekhar said.

November 26, 2022 06:20 IST

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Failing Digital Nagriks

Instead, the latest version of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill seeks to impose duties and penalties on them

Updated: November 21, 2022 08:17 IST

Still a net negative for people’s privacy

The new draft of the Data Protection Bill is impervious to criticisms against it since the first draft years ago,…

November 21, 2022 05:00 IST

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Data protection bill: Fine per breach Rs 500 cr

“The Bill is under public consultation and based on that we will take a call (to amend the clause),” the…

November 20, 2022 06:30 IST

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