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The Narendra Modi app: The secret weapon in BJP’s elections arsenal
Narendra Modi app, BJP's secret weapon.
Narendra Modi’s personal app sparks India data privacy row
PM’s NaMo app sends user data to third party in US, says researcher.
UIDAI servers or third parties, Aadhaar leaks are dangerous: Experts
Even though the UIDAI has denied these reports, its arguments rest on shaky grounds, according to experts.
Data Breach: How will the biggest scandal that Facebook is mired in affect its credibility in India?
Facebook has not been able to catch a break lately.
PM’s app also susceptible
Even the Narendra Modi app of PM Modi is susceptible to data theft as a 22-year old Indian hacker established, claiming that privacy of more than 70 lakh users on it is at stake.
Data politics: BJP, Congress in spat over sharing app data without users’ consent
Congress took down its WithINC app after facing allegations of sharing user data, a day after it accused BJP of doing the same with the NaMo app.
Security experts say need to secure Aadhaar ecosystem, warn about third party leaks
The public reckoning of data leaks in India’s national ID database, Aadhaar is still on hold while reports of data leakage through third-parties keep coming.
Indian IT firms not ready for European Union's proposed privacy laws, only a few compliant with GDPR
Only a third of Indian IT firms are compliant with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will come into force on 25 May, according to a media report.
Modi Govt compromising privacy of individuals: Cong
Charging the Narendra Modi Governemt with compromising the privacy of individuals by leaking user information on the Narendra Modi app, the Congress on Monday said the counter allegations by the BJP that the Opposition party was indulging in 'data theft' were an attempt to divert attention from the issue.
Aadhaar safety
We get experts to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.
Listening Machines - New interfaces for Art-Science and Technology Policy
Sharath Chandra presented his work "Listening Machines - New interfaces for Art-Science and Technology Policy" at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington D.C, at the Arthur M Sackler Colloquia on March 12, 2018.
Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology
Sunil Abraham and Aayush Rathi attended a round-table on 'Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology'. The event was organised by Synergia Foundation, Bengaluru.
Siri, did you hear me? Adapting Privacy to New Technologies, Automated Decision-making, and Cloud Computing
Amber Sinha participated as a panelist in the discussion on adapting privacy to new technologies organised by the USIBC on March 6, 2018 in New Delhi.
Govt warns Facebook of stringent legal action if found misusing data
IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says that under the IT Act, Facebook’s chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg, can be summoned to India if required.
Without stringent law, threats to Mark Zuckerberg are hollow: Experts
IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday warned Facebook and other social networks of tough action, if they attempted to influence the Indian elections.
‘If an Indian party acted like Cambridge Analytica, it will not be guilty under current laws’
Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of Centre for Internet and Society, says Indians are vulnerable in the absence of a data protection law.
Is Facebook too powerful without legal safeguards?
The absence of a data protection law and a competition watchdog to oversee Internet companies are key shortcomings, according to some experts.
‘If an Indian party acted like Cambridge Analytica, it will not be guilty under current laws’
Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of Centre for Internet and Society, says Indians are vulnerable in the absence of a data protection law.
India Trilateral Forum
Sunil Abraham was a panelist in the session "The Promise and Peril of Technology" at the 14th edition of India Trilateral Forum organized by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, Observer Research Foundation and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Sweden in Goa from March 22 - 23, 2018.
Facebook breach: Privacy advocates in India seek stronger data laws
Privacy advocates in India underlined the urgent need for stronger data privacy laws in India with the debate coming under focus after reports alleged that British data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica had tapped into the profiles of more than 50 million Facebook users, without their permission, during the last US elections.
