Parliament’s Winter Session to be held from Nov 18 to Dec 13: Report
The Parliament's Winter Session will be held from November 18 to December 13, report…
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‘Fingerprint is not a big issue’: Hyderabad police on collecting biometrics of ‘suspects’
“The Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) even gives us the right to kill. Fingerprint …
Supreme Court transfers all Aadhaar-social media cases to apex court; hears arguments on encryption
The Supreme Court has allowed transfer of the Madras HC petition for Aadhaar and soc…
Smartphone brands assure same prices and discounts on offline and online stores: Report
Smartphone companies Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo have assured offline retailers that they …
Intermediary Guidelines to be notified by Jan 15, 2020, MeitY tells Supreme Court
Note: MediaNama is hosting a discussion on these issues on the 23rd of October 2019.…
DPIIT asks Amazon and Flipkart to disclose top 5 sellers, business model: Report
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has asked Amazon…
DPIIT seeks I&B Ministry’s views on FDI in digital media: Report
The Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has sought views …
MIB to issue list of prohibited content to OTT platforms: Report
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) will issue a “negative list” – a …
MediaNama’s Public Policy Job Board: jobs at Ola Mobility Institute, The Dialogue, IAMAI and inSIG
MediaNama’s Public Policy job board, has job openings from Ola Mobility Institute, T…
Vietnam plans to narrow data localisation requirements under its cybersecurity law
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has stated that data localisation requir…
Use of facial recognition tech banned in Berkeley
The city of Berkeley in California has banned the city’s government from acquiring, …
What the IT committee will examine this year, and other updates from Parliament
What Standing Committees on IT will examine this year The Standing Committee on Inf…