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Policy
Tech
The Past, Present and Future of India's Personal Data Protection Bill
The Data Protection Bill is expected to be tabled in Parliament soon. Here's a look into where we're at with respect to privacy legislation.
7 min read
Dec 8, 2021
Tech
Companies
WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy Sparks User Exodus to Signal and Telegram
WhatsApp wants to share more of your data with Facebook. What are the new rules and how are they boosting rival apps like Signal and Telegram?
5 min read
Jan 11, 2021
Tech
Elliot Alderson on Aarogya Setu Privacy Issue, Aadhaar, His Modus Operandi and Philosophy as an Ethical Hacker
We talk to French ethical hacker Baptiste Robert (aka Elliot Alderson) about the data security and privacy issues within COVID-19 contact tracing Aarogya setu app and Aadhaar ecosy...
40 min listen
Aug 12, 2020
Tech
Aarogya Setu App: A Debate on Right to User Privacy as India Fights COVID-19
Aarogya Setu App - a Government of India supported Contact Tracing App to fight COVID-19 has come under severe public scrutiny for violating the right to user privacy.
4 min read
May 12, 2020
Markets
Economy
Companies
BN Srikrishna Condemns Personal Data Protection Bill 2019
BN Srikrishna Condemns Personal Data Protection Bill 2019, says can turn India into an "Orwellian State".
2 min read
Dec 13, 2019
Markets
Economy
Companies
Netflix to Test Long-Term Subscription Plans in India, In Addition to Spending INR3,000cr on Content Programming
Netflix to test long-term subscription plans in India, in addition to spending INR3,000cr on content programming. CONTENT IS KING Netflix to test long-term subscripti
1 min read
Dec 12, 2019
Markets
Economy
Companies
Cabinet Clears Personal Data Protection Bill, Asks Online Pharmacies to Halt Sales
Cabinet clears Personal Data Protection Bill. Approves launch of India's first bond exchange-traded fund - Bharat Bond ETF. Govt orders e-pharmacies to halt sales.
2 min read
Dec 6, 2019
Economy
Companies
Markets
New Laws to Regulate State Tech Surveillance Needed, Says Justice BN Srikrishna; Legal Sector's Fee Income Has Risen by 62%
New laws to regulate state tech surveillance needed, says Justice BN Srikrishna. India's legal sector's fee income rises by over 62% in two years.
1 min read
Nov 27, 2019
Markets
Economy
Companies
Bitcoin Jumps More Than 20%, Crosses $5,000 Mark, Skymet Predicts Below Normal Monsoon in India, WhatsApp Announces New Privacy Setting, et al.
Asian Development Bank cuts India's growth rate forecast to 7.2%. Skymet predicts below normal monsoon in India. Bitcoin jumps more than 20%, crosses $5,000 mark. WhatsApp announce...
4 min read
Apr 3, 2019
Policy
Draft National E-Commerce Policy: Treading the Thin Line Between Regulation and Restriction
The government recently released a draft e-commerce policy for stakeholder comments, barely two months post rollout of its new FDI policy which shook the nascent industry, especial...
5 min read
Mar 11, 2019