BJP MP Nishikant Dubey chairs the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology
A.A. Rahim seeks the apex court’s intervention on ‘...the automated, algorithmic extraction and matching of the biometric identifiers of thousands of peaceful protesters, and the interlinking of such data with permanent national criminal databases’ in a ‘...complete legal vacuum’
The Delhi Police have deployed its DP-Dristhi and Ikshana surveillance vans and a Mobile Command and Control Vehicle, which uses AI-assisted facial recognition technology to scan live CCTV feeds; protesters have expressed apprehension over the use of such technologies
People will be able to chat without revealing their contact number once the new feature is rolled out.
Digital inclusion and civil liberties campaigners welcome the U-turn — for different reasons. But some are unhappy.
The appeal challenged the single-judge judgment that allowed individuals to seek removal of personal information from search engine results, including legal databases, where such information is ‘no longer relevant or serves no legitimate public purpose’
WhatsApp had sought some more time to submit its response on the 'username' feature and had assured the government that it would not roll it out in India until discussions are complete
How does the ruling balance privacy with open justice and free speech? What challenges remain in enforcing the right to be forgotten? What role does the DPDP Act play? Who should decide requests for erasure or de-indexing?
A cyberattack on leading Hong Kong appliance distributor Shun Hing Group has compromised the personal information of more than 1 million people, according to the city’s privacy watchdog. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Thursday that it had launched an investigation into the incident after receiving a data breach report from Shun Hing Group on March 23. The latest information provided by the company suggested that the personal data of as many as 1.05 million...
WhatsApp is preparing to introduce a new feature that would allow users to communicate using usernames instead of phone numbers. But before the feature could be rolled out, the Union government stepped in and asked the platform to put its plans on hold. So, why is the government concerned?
India has asked WhatsApp to justify the implementation of a planned feature covering usernames and to freeze the roll-out in its biggest market, escalating a crackdown on messaging anonymity that began with Telegram, according to a government letter. The move comes as authorities in India grapple with a spike in cybercrime, with scammers exploiting low digital safety awareness among millions of internet users. Earlier this week, Meta’s WhatsApp said it had begun a phased global roll-out,...
Government said that the feature could “facilitate impersonation and identity spoofing, including impersonation by permitting the adoption of usernames closely resembling those of genuine persons or institutions”
WhatsApp is rolling out usernames to keep phone numbers private.
The app said it will be rolling out usernames gradually, in a move meant to improve privacy.
WhatsApp says the feature is designed to give its three billion users a new layer of control over who can contact them.
WhatsApp, one of Hong Kong’s most popular messaging apps, will soon no longer require users to share their phone numbers before they start texting. Starting this week, users can reserve a unique username, which allows them to text without swapping numbers, for use later this year when the Meta-owned service launches the feature. Users will need to know a person’s exact username before they can text them for the first time. United States tech giant Meta said on Monday that the new move was a step...