Proposed rules to regulate the way companies handle customers’ personal data has received a mixed response from India’s private sector, with some businesses praising it as necessary to protect privacy and others complaining that it will adversely impact their operations. India’s Personal Data Protection Bill seeks to protect consumers’ financial details, biometric data, caste, religious…
DetailsThe government has moved to regulate content on video streaming platforms such as Amazon Prime Video and Netflix besides online news portals, rejecting a code of self-regulation that 15 OTT platforms had signed in September. The audiovisual content of over-the-top (OTT) apps, and news and currentaffairs content on online media have been brought under the…
DetailsWhatsApp’s policy of introducing separate privacy and data sharing policies for Europe and India has raised eyebrows and increased the demand for a strict data protection law in India. The Facebook-owned platform, which has over two billion users across the world, has updated its terms of service in a move leading to widespread confusion about…
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