Personal Data

YouTube Not Obliged to Inform on Film Pirates, Europe's Top Court Says

Reuters | Thursday July 9, 2020

Google's YouTube is not required to hand over the email or IP address of users who upload films illegally to its video platform, Europe's top court ruled on Thursday, saying there must be a balance between protecting personal data and copyright.

Youtube Not Obliged To Inform On Film Pirates, Europe's Top Court Says

World News | Reuters | Thursday July 9, 2020

Google's YouTube is not required to hand over the email or IP address of users who upload films illegally to its video platform, Europe's top court ruled on Thursday, saying there must be a balance between protecting personal data and copyright.

Massive Phishing Attack By "Malicious Actors" Expected Today: Centre

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Sunday June 21, 2020

The government has asked people to guard against a massive phishing attack that could mimic official communication on COVID-19 pandemic to steal personal data and financial information.

WhatsApp Phone Numbers Surface on Google: Should You Worry?

Jagmeet Singh | Tuesday June 9, 2020

WhatsApp numbers of random users are showing up on Google because of the company’s “Click to Chat” feature that helps generate dedicated links of user profiles. A researcher, who claims to have discovered the development, calls it a privacy issue and says that it leaks nearly three lakh phone numbers of WhatsApp users in plaintext.

Canada Fines Facebook With Over $6 Million After Privacy Probe

World News | Reuters | Tuesday May 19, 2020

Canada's competition watchdog said on Tuesday it had fined Facebook Inc C$9 million ($6.5 million) after an investigation found the social network made "misleading" claims about personal information of Canadians on Facebook and Messenger.

Coronavirus: In Tracking COVID-19 Pandemic, Privacy Becomes a Victim in India

Jagmeet Singh | Thursday May 14, 2020

Various local authorities and state governments in India are releasing personal details of people online — just for the sake of tracking the coronavirus spread through their native COVID-19 dashboards.

Privacy-Mad Germany Turns to App to Track Virus Spread

Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 2, 2020

Personal data protection is a thorny subject in privacy-loving Germany, but the country is nevertheless considering using a smartphone app to help manage the spread of the new coronavirus.

Facebook and Google in Talks With Washington to Track Infections: Reports

Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 19, 2020

The use of personal data in the US is highly sensitive after several scandals -- such as in 2011 when the National Security Agency was found to be collecting phone records without permission.

T-Mobile Hacked Again, for the Second Time in 6 Months

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 6, 2020

T-Mobile has disclosed that the personal data of its employees and customers has been hacked. This is the second security breach T-Mobile has admitted in the last six months, after the first incident was reported last November.

Discussed Data Sovereignty, Digital India With Satya Nadella: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 26, 2020

Although the bill allows the transfer of personal data outside India, while transferring "sensitive" personal data outside the country a copy will have to be kept in the country. Data processing or collecting entities will, however, be barred from transferring "critical" personal data outside the country.

Agency That Handles US President's Communications Suffered Data Breach

Reuters | Friday February 21, 2020

The US defense agency responsible for secure White House communications said Social Security numbers and other personal data in its network may have been compromised, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday.

Google Sued for Collecting School Kids' Personal Data in the US

Reuters | Friday February 21, 2020

New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas on Thursday sued Alphabet’s Google search engine, alleging that its educational software collects young students' personal information without the required parental consent.

MGM Hack Exposes Personal Data of Over 10 Million Hotel Guests: Report

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 20, 2020

MGM Resorts hotels include Bellagio, Aria, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Park MGM, Mirage, Luxor, and Excalibur in Las Vegas and almost all of these are booked round the year for conferences, mostly related to technology.

Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 Referred to Joint Parliamentary Committee

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 24, 2020

The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, which was introduced in Lok Sabha in the winter session last year, has been referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) of both the Houses.

Travelex Currency Exchange Taken Down After Being Hit by Ransomware: Report

Associated Press | Wednesday January 8, 2020

A week after a malicious virus infected its network, the London-based foreign currency exchange company Travelex had yet to restore digital sales and was reported infected with ransomware by hackers threatening to release personal data unless it pays a $3 million ransom.