Data Protection & Privacy

U.S. House bans whatsApp on official devices over security and data protection issues

The U.S. House of Representatives has formally banned congressional staff members from using…

Taj Mahal security to be monitored by drone

In view of the continuing terrorist threat on the 17th century Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh police is…

Yahoo data breach could be biggest known cyber attack; 500 million accounts hacked in 2014

Yahoo Inc has said that at least 500 million of its accounts were hacked in 2014 by what it…

Consumer Reports says Amazon, Walmart, others selling unsafe video doorbells

Amazon, Sears, Shein, Temu and Walmart are among the online retailers selling video doorbells thathave security vulnerabilities…

Detroit police change facial recognition procedure as falsely accused woman sues

Police leadership in the U.S. city of Detroit is reacting to a wrongful arrest lawsuit by defending facial recognition software…

Report: China increasing digital surveillance of Tibetans

A new report by Tibetan activist groups and experts shows new evidence that the Chinese government is increasing digital…

Rajasthan government fixes website bugs that exposed residents sensitive documents

Rajasthan state government has fixed security issues impacting its website that exposed the sensitive documents and personal…

Big data breach threat from Chinese chips in govt biometric attendance

Indian security agencies are alarmed about potential mass data breach through Chinese microchips and hardware detected in…

Ring to stop allowing police to request videos from security cameras

Ring, a home security camera company owned by Amazon, said that it would stop letting police departments request users footage in…

LAPD plans to include private cameras in 10K-strong surveillance network

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) intends to develop a new surveillance center that will give police centralised access to…

Yakult Australia confirms 'cyber incident' after 95 GB data leak

Yakult Australia, manufacturer of a probiotic milk drink, has confirmed experiencing a "cyber incident" in a statement to…

Israels security bodies receive direct access to biometric databases and cameras

Israels police and security agencies will now be able to create a derivative of the national biometric database without adequate…

CAG expresses concern about security, integrity of data due to AI malware

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has expressed concern about the security and integrity of data as it can be…

US lawmakers introduce surveillance reforms intended to curb FBI spying

A bipartisan team of U.S. lawmakers has introduced new legislation intended to curb the FBI's sweeping surveillance powers,…

Infosys subsidiary hit by cyber security attack

Infosys has announced that its US unit, Infosys McCamish Systems, was impacted by a cyber security event, resulting in the non-…