General Data Protection Regulation
25 Jan 2021
The Delhi High Court (HC) remarked that accepting WhatsApp's updated privacy policy isn't mandatory, and users have the choice of using a competing app if they don't like its Terms of Service (ToS).
01 Feb 2020
A few days back, anti-virus giant Avast was caught selling PC activity of its users through its subsidiary, a company named Jumpshot.
21 Jan 2020
Sundar Pichai wants Artificial Intelligence (AI) to be regulated for the betterment of humanity.
22 Mar 2019
HMD Global, the company that owns the Nokia brand, has been accused of sending sensitive customer information from its devices to China.
02 Jan 2019
In a major surprise, as many as 20 Android apps have been caught sharing sensitive user information with Facebook.
15 Dec 2018
Seems like data privacy and Facebook just don't see eye to eye.
25 Nov 2018
Joining the ranks of Facebook and Google, Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has now been caught indulging in inappropriate data practices.
18 Nov 2018
Facebook's poor run with privacy doesn't seem to end.
19 Oct 2018
A month after launching the new iPhones, Apple has refreshed its privacy website, giving new information about its efforts to keep people and their data safe.
14 Oct 2018
Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) is investigating Twitter over the data it collects using its link shortening service, t.co.
01 Oct 2018
After failing to protect data of as many as 50 million users, Facebook could face a huge fine from an EU privacy watchdog.
14 Sep 2018
WhatsApp has rolled out its data portability tool in the form of a "Request Account Info" feature using which you can download a copy of all your data that the chat app has.
26 Aug 2018
WhatsApp has rolled out its data portability tool in the form of a "Request Account Info" feature using which you can download a copy of all your data that the chat app has.
15 Jul 2018
WhatsApp has rolled out its data portability tool in the form of a "Request Account Info" feature using which you can download a copy of all your data that the chat app has.
23 Jun 2018
Google has redesigned its Google Account hub on Android to make the interface simpler and more intuitive.
26 May 2018
A new European data privacy law called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on May 25, and Facebook and Google are already facing collective lawsuits of $8.8 billion for failing to comply with it.
10 May 2018
Following a slew of updates ranging from in-app video support for Facebook and Instagram to new stickers and group calling features, WhatsApp is now working to introduce another handy feature.
08 May 2018
Days after getting a slew of features like group video calling and third-party stickers, WhatsApp has released an update for its iOS users.
28 Apr 2018
WhatsApp has rolled out its data portability tool in the form of a "Request Account Info" feature using which you can download a copy of all your data that the chat app has.
26 Apr 2018
WhatsApp is increasing its minimum user age from 13 to 16 in Europe.
25 Apr 2018
Instagram has started rolling out its data portability tool using which you can download a copy of everything you've shared on the photo-sharing app.
12 Apr 2018
Instagram is developing a data portability tool which will allow users to monitor, download and back up all the data that the platform has on them.
29 Mar 2018
Days after the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook scandal, the social networking giant has announced a new set of changes which allows you to easily find and manage privacy settings, while giving you more control over your saved data.
15 Mar 2018
UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has ordered WhatsApp to not share user data with Facebook since according to the former, doing so would be illegal.
06 Apr 2017
"Electronic Health Data Privacy, Confidentiality and Privacy in India" that will permit collecting Aadhaar numbers associated with medical records has opened the debate of who will own this data.
