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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TikTok’s global security chief to step down

TikTok’s global security chief to step down

Roland Cloutier said his move followed recent changes to the security teams at the video-sharing app Roland Cloutier said his move followed recent changes to the security teams at the video-sharing app TikTok’s global chief security officer Roland Cloutier, who oversees cyber security, is stepping down from his role but will stay at the company, […]

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New IT Act looks to rein in ‘deliberate’ misinformation

New IT Act looks to rein in ‘deliberate’ misinformation

Recognising that offences in the online world, including social media platforms, can be unique with no equivalent in the offline world, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is considering regulation of “deliberate” misinformation and doxxing as offences under a fresh legislation, which is expected to replace the Information Technology Act, 2000, a senior government […]

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New IT Act looks to rein in ‘deliberate’ misinformation

New IT Act looks to rein in ‘deliberate’ misinformation

Recognising that offences in the online world, including social media platforms, can be unique with no equivalent in the offline world, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is considering regulation of “deliberate” misinformation and doxxing as offences under a fresh legislation, which is expected to replace the Information Technology Act, 2000, a senior government […]

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TikTok moves U.S. user data to Oracle servers

TikTok moves U.S. user data to Oracle servers

The move comes nearly two years after a U.S. national security panel ordered parent company ByteDance to divest TikTok because of fears that U.S. user data could be passed on to China’s communist government. The move comes nearly two years after a U.S. national security panel ordered parent company ByteDance to divest TikTok because of […]

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MeitY issues draft norms to mobilise non-personal citizen data available with govt.

MeitY issues draft norms to mobilise non-personal citizen data available with govt.

PTI New Delhi May 28, 2022 20:01 IST Updated: May 28, 2022 23:49 IST PTI New Delhi May 28, 2022 20:01 IST Updated: May 28, 2022 23:49 IST The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has issued a draft National Data Governance Framework to mobilise non-personal data of citizens for use by both public and […]

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