News Why is Western Railways evading questions on its latest CCTV surveillance network? Considering the number of people whose biometrics will be collected, we asked the department about the CCTVs’ data retention & security measures. Vallari SanzgiriJanuary 11, 2023
News People’s biometric data with a private firm in Chennai poses the risk of identity theft Biometric data of thousands of people is in possession of a private firm with no legal framework in place but the Chennai civic body... Sarasvati NTJanuary 7, 2023
News TLDR: Gambling, Privacy Breach, Data Localization, Personalized Ads, Twitter, More We bring you a quick roundup of the latest news and developments in tech policy from India and around the world. Labdhi SanchetiDecember 16, 2022
News How will the use of health locker applications be promoted under the ABDM? Amid various other components, these apps will have a small but critical role to play in India's push for health digitisation. Anushka JainFebruary 11, 2022
News AdaniConneX’s first data centre will soon be operational in Mumbai The conglomerate has made its move into the data centre market in time for India's legislative pitch on data localisation. MitakshFebruary 7, 2022
News Amid India’s data localisation priorities, Airtel data centres to get a Rs 5,000 crore push Airtel's data centre subsidiary Nxtra hopes to triple its current capacity, but the telco says sustainability is also a key issue. MitakshOctober 1, 2021
News Google Pay will comply with RBI’s data localisation norms ‘100%’: Report We missed this earlier. Google Pay is currently in the “midst of” complying with the Reserve Bank of India’s data localisation norms, but will... Soumyarendra BarikNovember 13, 2019
News Registrar General to seek biometric data from UIDAI for National Population Register The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Vivek Joshi, will ask the UIDAI to verify biometric data of individuals to include it in... Shreya GangulyAugust 6, 2019
News RBI: All payments data to be stored in India, data processed overseas to be localised within 24 hours The RBI has issued FAQs clarifying, among other things, that all payments data needs to be stored in systems located in India. The regulator... Soumyarendra BarikJune 28, 2019
News Strange bedfellows: Facebook and Privacy Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has outlined the company’s ‘vision and principles around building a privacy-focused messaging and social networking platform.’ While Facebook... Sneha JohariMarch 8, 2019