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Pegasus Spyware: BJP MPs Refuse to Mark Presence, IT Parl Panel Suspended over Lack of Quorum
28 Jul 2021
Tharoor on Tuesday said the parliamentary panel on IT will question government officials on allegations relating to suspected phone tapping of politicians, journalists and others using Pegasus…
Pragya Singh
Pegasus Revelations Undermine Soft Power of India
21 Jul 2021
A country that defines itself as the biggest democracy cannot afford to ignore the stalking of its citizens.
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Names of Former EC Lavasa, Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor Revealed in Latest Pegasus Revelations
19 Jul 2021
More than 300 verified mobile phone numbers could have been targeted for hacking through an Israeli spyware sold only to government agencies, an international media consortium reported on Sunday.
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Press Bodies Slam Use of Israeli Malware Pegasus to Snoop on Journalists
19 Jul 2021
In a statement issued on Monday, the PCI said that it was 'disturbing is that a foreign agency, which has nothing to do with national interest of the country, was engaged to spy on its citizens. This…
PTI
Privacy Policy on Hold till Data Protection Bill Becomes Law: WhatsApp Tells Delhi HC
09 Jul 2021
In response to Salve's submission, the court observed that even though the implementation had been put on hold, the policy still continued to exist.
Sashwata Saha
UIDAI Made Rs 240 Crore Via eKYC Authentication over 21 Months: RTI
25 Jun 2021
Did you know that each time you fill up an eKYC form for some digital service or another, you pay the UIDAI Rs 20 for essentially syncing your Aadhaar data with a third party database?
PTI
Delhi HC Refuses to Stay CCI Notice to Facebook, WhatsApp in Privacy Policy Matter
23 Jun 2021
The CCI had argued before the court that the new privacy policy of WhatsApp would lead to excessive data collection and "stalking" of consumers for targeted advertising to bring in more users and is…
Sagrika Kissu
ASHA Workers in Haryana Reject Govt. Tracking App over Surveillance Fears
16 Jun 2021
The ASHA workers were recently asked to download the application called MDM 360 shield to update their daily targets. The application also allows concerned authorities to track the location of the…
PTI
Google Says New IT Rules Not Applicable to Search Engine, Delhi HC Seeks Centre's stand
02 Jun 2021
'The single judge has misinterpreted and misapplied the New Rules 2021 to the appellant's search engine. Additionally, the single judge has conflated various sections of the IT Act and separate rules…
PTI
IT Rules: FB, Google Working on Complying with Social Media Rules, Twitter Mum
26 May 2021
Non-compliance with rules would result in these social media companies losing their intermediary status that provides them exemptions and specified immunity from liabilities for any third-party…