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CBSE students protest over the paper leak, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

CBSE has failed its students

A beguiling aspect of the imbroglio is that officials of the CBSE have not been made accountable.

01 Apr 2018 12:04 AM

Lawmakers in many countries may be focused on Cambridge Analytica's alleged improper use of Facebook data.

Facebook's history with privacy: Promises and only promises

Facebook’s most notable missteps and promises around privacy.

31 Mar 2018 9:49 AM

Though the interview of MSNBC is scheduled to air on April 6th, the network has released few clips this week, in which Tim Cook bashed against Facebook.

Tim Cook reprimand Facebook’s business model

At a town hall event in Chicago, CEO criticises Facebook for monetising users’ personal information.

30 Mar 2018 7:03 PM

Nasscom President R Chandrashekhar told PTI in an interview that a new generation of users and new economic strata that are entering the digital space for the first time have necessitated focused campaigns, which promote awareness around online behaviour and threats.

Multi-level campaigns must for awareness on data, user security: Nasscom

As far as citizens are concerned, there is a need for building awareness on what the threats are.

30 Mar 2018 5:15 PM

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's app has gone missing.from the Google Play Store. (Photo: File)

After Cong, Siddaramaiah accused of data breach, app removed

French security researcher on Twitter alleged that the app was selling personal data of the users to a private company.

30 Mar 2018 4:20 PM

Replying to queries on Rahul Gandhi, Irani claimed that his own constituents don't want to give him a chance, and for the first time in the past three years all the local body elections and assembly seats have been lost by the Congress in his constituency. (Photo: PTI)

Smriti Irani attacks Rahul on data privacy issue, to make announcement on digital news policy

In another jibe at Gandhi, she called herself a 'self-made woman' and said her identity is not defined by who her father is.

30 Mar 2018 9:35 AM

Wylie appeared before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sports Committee of the British parliament.

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower's evidence made public by British lawmakers

Wylie alleges that the data was used to help to build profiles of American voters and build support for Trump in the US election.

29 Mar 2018 7:29 PM

The company acknowledges that privacy settings and other important tools on its social media platform are pretty hard to find.

Facebook redesigns its privacy tools

The company promises to take additional steps in the coming weeks to put people more in control of their privacy.

29 Mar 2018 4:31 PM

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also said that a UK parliamentary committee is conducting an investigation and added that he did not wish to comment on the views of one of its members. (Photo: File/ANI)

Will take action after Facebook, Cambridge Analytica respond: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, 'We are very tough when it comes to data protection in India.'

29 Mar 2018 3:58 PM

IT ministry said that it was felt that there is need for further information about the data breach from Facebook.

Govt notice to Facebook over data leak

Facebook has been asked to give its response by April 7.

29 Mar 2018 6:58 AM

The survey tested 100 Indian apps developed in India, primarily for Indians with more than one million downloads.

Homegrown social media

Following the Cambridge Analytica row, Anand Mahindra pitches for an Indian Facebook. However, experts beg to differ.

29 Mar 2018 12:09 AM

The government has issued notice to Facebook on Wednesday seeking information over the alleged data leak. (Photo: AFP/File)

Did CA misuse personal data of Indian voters: Govt seeks Facebook reply by Apr 7

Earlier, the government had issued a notice to Cambridge Analytica on March 23 seeking details relating to breach of data from Facebook.

28 Mar 2018 7:34 PM

A Facebook representative could not immediately be reached for comment.

Three Facebook users sue over the collection of call, text history

The US lawsuit filed in federal court seeks status as a class action on behalf of all affected users and asks for unspecified damages.

28 Mar 2018 4:26 PM

Wylie tweeted there are 10 offices in India. The firm is headquartered in Indirapuram, Ghaziabad and has offices in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Cuttack, Ghaziabad, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolktata, Patna and Pune. (Photo: AP)

Several Indian political parties used Cambridge Analytica: whistleblower

SCL India carried out a caste census in Uttar Pradesh on behalf of a national party, tweets Christopher Wylie.

28 Mar 2018 4:13 PM

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala also accused Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad of lying to divert the agenda after Prasad cited a whistleblower's deposition to claim that the controversial data firm had worked for the Congress party. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Cong not linked to Cambridge Analytica: Randeep Surjewala

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie on Tuesday said that he believed the firm was employed by the Congress party.

28 Mar 2018 1:22 PM

The fact is that no electronic data is safe from misuse. Which is why what Mr Alphons said about Aadhaar is not quite just a matter of patriotism or the worship of the white man.

What do you really get out of Aadhaar? Very little

No other country doubts its citizens as much as India. No document is enough to prove that you exist, or that your existence is authentic.

28 Mar 2018 2:28 AM

A clear and present danger

Chinese have carefully protected their data flows and have domestic equivalents to Western giants is known.

28 Mar 2018 1:39 AM

Damian Collins, chairman of Parliament’s media committee, urged Zuckerberg to 'think again' on Tuesday about choosing not to appear and repeated an offer to have him testify via video link. (Photo: AP)

Mark Zuckerberg snubs summons from British parliament over rise in fake news

Facebook has offered to send chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer or chief product officer Chris Cox.

27 Mar 2018 7:28 PM

AggregateIQ did not immediately respond to request for comment on the remarks by Christopher Wylie, a whistleblower formerly of British political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. (Photo: AP)

Canadian company built software to find Republican voters: Christopher Wylie

Wylie has previously disclosed how users' data from Facebook was used by Cambridge Analytica to help elect US President Donald Trump.

27 Mar 2018 6:15 PM

The BJP, however, said the permissions required are all contextual and cause-specific and that the data is being used for only analytics using third party service. (Photo: AP)

US analytics company denies receiving personal data from Modi app

A pseudonymous researcher alleged that Modi's app was pumping personal data to servers controlled by the firm without the users' consent.

27 Mar 2018 3:47 PM

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