News Google’s waning use of automated detection helped remove 4.5 lakh items in September The compliance report marks a downward shift in items being flagged via a method involving location data and more. Aihik SurNovember 8, 2021
News Over billion people’s face data to be deleted as Facebook rolls back facial recognition feature Facebook's move to discontinue the feature that it has used for years comes when it is beset with controversies. Aihik SurNovember 3, 2021
News Legal notice to Hyderabad Police seeks action against cops searching citizens’ phones The Hyderabad Police has a history of introducing privacy-invasive measures that appear to not have any legal backing. Aihik SurNovember 1, 2021
News Telangana to come up with a cyber crime law with deliberations currently underway The announcement comes after a spate of cyber attacks targeted India's critical infrastructure, including one in Telangana. Aihik SurOctober 29, 2021
News Hyderabad Police scanning WhatsApp chats of passersby raises privacy outcry The Hyderabad City Police is reportedly stopping people in certain hotspots of the city and going through their WhatsApp chats to find words like... Aihik SurOctober 28, 2021
News MobiKwik still under RBI scanner after alleged data breach in February: RTI The incident which allegedly compromised sensitive user data has continued to haunt the IPO-bound fintech unicorn. Aihik SurOctober 27, 2021
News The SolarWinds hacker is back and has the global IT supply chain in a crosshair This new offensive from the hacker group backed by Russia uses traditional methods like phishing to gain long-term access. Aihik SurOctober 27, 2021
News Exclusive: A look at Chennai Police’s proposed GIS mapping of crime zones and its dangers Read how Chennai Police plans to track and map crime by sucking up data from emergency calls, IoT devices, and more. Aihik SurOctober 27, 2021
News Supreme Court issues notice to Twitter India’s former head over fresh appeal in Ghaziabad case Appealing against an earlier ruling, the UP government sought to rake up the case on the grounds of court jurisdiction. Aihik SurOctober 26, 2021
News UK’s competition regulator plans probe into Spotify and other music streaming platforms Earlier, a government committee had recommended that the UK's regulator first do a market study which will take a year. Aihik SurOctober 22, 2021