Facebook kills ‘Facebook Research’ and the Onavo app: report
Facebook is putting an end to its “Facebook Research” market research app which tracked and collected the users’ phone and web activity details, take i…
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IT Parliamentary Committee calls on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram reps to meet next month
The Indian Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology has called on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram representatives to discuss the safeguarding…
Fighting fake news from a young age: Kerala’s anti-disinformation warriors – The News Minute
By Sreedevi Jayarajan, The News Minute A WhatsApp forward with a picture of Mr Bean, played by Rowan Atkinson, along with a message supposedly by ‘…
Facebook ads can still target very specialised belief groups: report
Facebook continues to profile its users for it to sell ads to them, reports LA Times. This time around, the LA Times’ review shows that advertisers cou…
Developments in the digital ecosystem today
A quick roundup of the developments in the Indian and international digital, tech and business ecosystem today. Funding and moves Flipkart co-fo…
Data privacy a human right, tech cos can self-regulate: Microsoft’s Satya Nadella
“Data and digital technology is the new factor of production, be it in retail, health care, or other businesses,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said, add…
Aadhaar operator’s biometrics were stolen and misused repeatedly: report
UIDAI emails and records show that an Aadhaar operator’s biometrics were used multiple times in different locations on the same day, without his knowle…
Updated: Mrinal Sinha, MobiKwik’s Chief Strategy Officer, quits the company
Update: MobiKwik has clarified that Mrinal Sinha was the COO of the company only for a brief period in 2015-16, but has been its Chief Strategy Off…
Elections 2019: Google to train journos on fact checking, verification, data visualisation
Google News Initiative has partnered with DataLeads and Internews to host a series of training sessions titled “PollCheck: Covering India’s Election” f…
Google shuffles global public policy team as regulations rise: report
Google is shuffling its global policy operations to "better meet those demands and to successfully engage with governments and other stakeholders," rep…
Indian content regulation laws will safeguard national interest: IT Minister RS Prasad
India will not hold back from making laws that safeguard national interest when it comes to regulating social media content, RS Prasad, India's Union M…
Bangladesh telecom regulator blocks porn, gambling, social media sites: report
Bangladesh’s telecom regulator, the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission or BTRC, has blocked 20,000 websites including 15,000 pornograp…