Topic: data privacy
Digital Personal Data Protection Act: Law built not on protecting citizens, but on controlling them
On paper, it promises to secure the privacy of Indian citizens. In reality, it introduces sweeping new powers for the government, imposes vague but punitive obligations on individuals, and threatens the work of journalists, whistleblowers, and civil society actors who hold the powerful to account.
“Our faces are not data points”: IFF writes to govt against use of Aadhaar biometric, facial recognition enabled attendance systems
In light of various government departments enforcing Aadhaar biometric and facial recognition-enabled attendance systems across the country, digital rights group Internet Freedom Foundation wrote to authorities outlining glaring privacy harms.
Security Breach at Indian Internet Service provider Hathway: Hacker exposes KYC data of 4 million users
In a strange turn of events, reports reveal that the KYC data of 4 million users has been accessed by a hacker from the Indian Internet Service Provider Hathway.
India witness three online account breaches per minute in third quarter of 2023: Data
In the third quarter of 2023, India experienced approximately 3.7 lakh online account breaches, averaging about three breaches per minute, as reported by the cybersecurity firm Surfshark, based in the Netherlands.
Parliament passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill
The Rajya Sabha passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 today, it was already approved by Lok Sabha on August 7.
UN shared Rohingya data without informed consent: HRW report
Human Rights Watch on Thursday alleged that the United Nations refugee agency improperly collected and shared personal information from ethnic Rohingya refugees with Bangladesh, which...
