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UAE's telecoms regulator 'aware' of Totok spyware claims, says str
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Dec 28 (ANI): The UAE's telecom regulator has said that it is "aware" of all recent concerns over data protection and strict standards have been imposed to protect users' privacy.
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ToTok denies spying allegations, misusing users' data
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Dec 25 (ANI): Developers of 'ToTok', a popular messaging application, have rebuffed accusations of their service being a spyware and misusing users' information, saying that the company has made security and privacy as its priority "since day one".
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Ghostery Midnight desktop app with VPN launched
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec 19 (ANI): Ghostery has rolled out a desktop app with added privacy features including ad-blocker, tracker-blocker, and VPN.
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IBM India calls for balance between protecting privacy, harnessing
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): IBM India on Thursday welcomed the move to refer the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 to a joint committee of both houses of Parliament for evaluating its ramifications before it is enacted.
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USIBC welcomes introduction of Personal Data Protection Bill in Lo
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 12 (ANI): Nisha Biswal, president of US India Business Council (USIBC) on Wednesday (local time) welcomed the introduction of Personal Data Protection Bill in the Indian Parliament and urged the government to remain focused on essential data privacy issues.
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Personal data protection bill introduced in Lok Sabha, Prasad prop
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): A bill to deal with the privacy and security of data of Indian citizens was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday with Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad saying that the government will bring a proposal to s
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Cabinet approves Personal Data Protection Bill
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 that deals with the privacy and security of data of Indian citizens.
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WhatsApp snooping: Activist Govindacharya withdraws plea from SC
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Activist and RSS ideologue K N Govindacharya on Monday withdrew his petition seeking registration of FIR and an NIA probe against Facebook, WhatsApp and NSO Group for violating the privacy of Indians, in the wake of the alleged snooping by them.
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Digital players must ensure safety, security of all Indians: Union
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding WhatsApp privacy breach issue, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that digital players have been told the safety and security of all Indians are of prime importance.
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Digvijaya Singh seeks constitution of Joint Parliamentary Committe
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday appealed to all the parties to constitute a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate the WhatsApp privacy breach issue.
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Amid disagreement among members, Parliamentary Standing Committee
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): The meeting of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology headed by Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday was marked by differences among members as they were not able to reach a consensus whether the issue of data privacy should be discussed or not.
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Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting on WhatsApp snooping unde
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): The meeting of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology is underway at the Parliament Complex to deliberate on issues of invasion of privacy and snooping on WhatsApp of some Indian activists and journalists using Israeli spyware.
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