OpenAI enables local data storage in India for its ChatGPT enterprise customers

OpenAI enables local data storage in India for its ChatGPT enterprise customers

OpenAI has said it will enable Indian companies and organisations using its AI products to store data locally in anticipation of legal and regulatory requirements involving data localisation. The Microsoft-backed AI startup is rolling out data residency options for ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, and API clients in India as well as in countries such as […]

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TikTok fined 0 million for China data transfers that broke EU privacy rules

TikTok fined $600 million for China data transfers that broke EU privacy rules

A European Union privacy watchdog fined TikTok 530 million euros ($600 million) on Friday after a four-year investigation found that the video sharing app’s data transfers to China put users at risk of spying, in breach of strict EU data privacy rules. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission also sanctioned TikTok for not being transparent with users […]

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South Korea says DeepSeek transferred user data, prompts without consent

South Korea says DeepSeek transferred user data, prompts without consent

South Korea’s data protection authority said on Thursday that Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek transferred user information and prompts without permission when the service was still available for download in the country’s app market. DeepSeek did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Personal Information Protection Commission said in a statement that Hangzhou […]

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Irish regulator investigates X over use of EU personal data to train Grok AI

Irish regulator investigates X over use of EU personal data to train Grok AI

Ireland’s data regulator on Friday said it had opened an investigation into social media platform X over the use of personal data collected from European Union users to train its AI system Grok. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) is the lead EU regulator for X due to the location of its EU operations in the […]

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Airports to ensure Digi Yatra registration is voluntary and consensual: Scindia

Airports to ensure Digi Yatra registration is voluntary and consensual: Scindia

File picture of Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia at the launch of Digi Yatra | Photo Credit: PTI Airports have been advised to ensure that registration of air travellers for the Digi Yatra initiative, which provides digital processing of passengers at various checkpoints with the help of a face scan, is “completely voluntary”, […]

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Irish regulators fine Instagram 405 million euros for data breach

Irish regulators fine Instagram 405 million euros for data breach

The penalty is the second-biggest issued under the European Union’s stringent privacy rules The penalty is the second-biggest issued under the European Union’s stringent privacy rules Irish regulators are slapping Instagram with a big fine after an investigation found the social media platform mishandled teenagers’ personal data. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said by email on […]

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Parliament panel calls IRCTC and Twitter officials over citizens’ data security, privacy

Parliament panel calls IRCTC and Twitter officials over citizens’ data security, privacy

The IRCTC, which has more than 10 crore users, of which 7.5 crore are active users, has floated a tender to hire a consultant to monetise its passenger and freight customer data with the aim to generate revenue up to ₹1,000 crore The IRCTC, which has more than 10 crore users, of which 7.5 crore […]

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India’s average cost of a data breach touched all-time high in FY22: IBM

India’s average cost of a data breach touched all-time high in FY22: IBM

Country’s average per record cost of a data breach was ₹6,100, 3.3% higher than a year earlier Country’s average per record cost of a data breach was ₹6,100, 3.3% higher than a year earlier India’s average total cost of a data breach reached an all-time high at ₹17.6 crore in fiscal 2022, a 6.6% increase […]

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