Thailand postpones new personal data protection law
Thailand has given businesses another year to comply with a new personal data protection law due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis Read more…
Thailand has given businesses another year to comply with a new personal data protection law due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis Read more…
The privacy debate will go on long after COVID-19 has died out but the pandemic illustrates just how irrelevant the debate can be. Read more…
Until recently, privacy was a sacred right that was enjoyed by everyone. Unfortunately all privacy seems to have gone with the wind. Read more…
The privacy vs safety debate has been rumbling along for some time. COVID-19, surprisingly perhaps, has brought the issue to the forefront. Read more…
US federal court has revived nationwide litigation accusing Facebook of violating users’ privacy rights by tracking their internet activity. Read more…
Zoom was slapped with a class action suit by one of its shareholders, accusing the video-conferencing app of overstating its privacy standards Read more…
Smart toilet offers mini health check every time you take a seat, but privacy campaigners and users said the idea sat uncomfortably with them. Read more…
When you consider how much data Google has on us, it is scary. It is definitely more than any family member apart from, perhaps, your spouse. Read more…
The @Zoom Experiment, which is being watched by everyone, is like watching the story of a successful company using time lapse photography. Read more…
Zoom’s daily users ballooned to more than 200 million in March as it fought to dispel concerns over privacy and “Zoombombing”. Read more…
VPNs are not just about privacy, people working remotely, businesses and education institutions are looking for greater security as well. Read more…
Recently Facebook settled a facial recognition lawsuit for $550 million with the state of Illinois because it contravened the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Read more…
Most major railway stations in India will use facial recognition to fight crime by the end of 2020 raising issues on people’s privacy. Read more…
Pressure is mounting on social media platforms. Privacy was the first front to open up and now they are obvious targets for all sorts of entities. Read more…
When Thomson Reuters Foundation asked 10 tech and privacy experts what issues will shape the conversation in 2020, strip searches and ads came up. Read more…
Police in Delhi, India used facial recognition software to screen crowds at a recent political rally raising concerns about privacy and mass surveillance. Read more…
The recent survey into attitudes to privacy proves the point that people are aware and nervous of how they behave online. Read more…
The Indian cabinet has approved a data protection bill for tabling in parliament, taking the country a step closer to framing a privacy law. Read more…
Privacy concerns are pushing people to change their behaviour online with one in three avoiding specific search terms or web pages to elude tracking. Read more…
The use of facial recognition technology at a popular Indian cafe chain has triggered a privacy backlash among customers demanding government action. Read more…
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