India passes data protection law
- 09-Aug-2023
Indian lawmakers on Wednesday passed a data protection law that will dictate how tech companies process users’ data amid criticism that it will likely lead to increased surveillance by the government. The law will allow companies to transfer some users’ data abroad while giving the government power to seek information from firms and issue directions […]
Google users in UK to lose EU data protection: sources
- 20-Feb-2020
Google is planning to move its British users’ accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead, sources said.
US Congress to see push to regulate Big Tech in 2019
- 06-Jan-2019
The newly installed US Congress is expected to see a fresh effort to develop new regulations for big technology firms, with a focus on tougher enforcement of privacy and data protection. The wave of data scandals that have hit Facebook and other online platforms has prompted growing calls for action by lawmakers looking to curb abuses of […]
Japan asks Facebook to improve data protection
- 22-Oct-2018
TOKYO: Japan’s government on Monday told United States (US) technology firm Facebook to better protect its users’ personal data following lapses this year affecting tens of millions of people globally. The government asked the world’s largest social media network to fully communicate security issues to users, increase surveillance of providers of applications on its platform, […]
Uber settles complaint over data protection for riders, drivers
- 15-Aug-2017
Uber agreed to implement new data protection measures to settle complaints that it failed to prevent improper snooping on driver and customer information, officials said Tuesday. The ridesharing giant had faced complaints that it allowed some employees to use the “God view” to monitor customer movements that could allow Uber managers to keep tabs on […]
Antitrust body imposes 3 million-euro fine on WhatsApp
- 12-May-2017
ROME: Italy’s antitrust watchdog said on Friday it was imposing a 3 million-euro fine on messaging service Whatsapp for allegedly obliging users to agree to sharing their personal data with its parent company Facebook. All 28 European Union data protection authorities asked Whatsapp last year to stop sharing users’ data with Facebook due to doubts […]
Privacy Abuses: Class action against Facebook attracts 60,000 users
- 22-Aug-2014
VIENNA: An Austrian law student said his class action challenging Facebook for alleged privacy violations had gathered support from 60,000 users and passed its first legal review.
Privacy Abuses: Student starts global action against Facebook
- 02-Aug-2014
VIENNA: Austrian law student Max Schrems appealed to a billion Facebook users around the world on Friday to join a class-action lawsuit against Facebook's alleged violations of its users' privacy, stepping up a years-long data-protection campaign.