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Delhi Police Can Now Order Social Media Platforms to Remove ‘Illegal’ Content: Could This Reduce Burden on Companies?
At least 23 Delhi Police officials can now order social media content removals under the IT Act. What does this mean for ...
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Telecom Rules and Metadata: How much data do telecom companies collect about their users based on internet activity?
From IP addresses to netflow data, how much data do telecom companies collect about users and what can the Indian govt do ...
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How the Draft Data Protection Rules 2025 Will Change Children’s Data Processing in India
The newly released draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025 say that online platforms must check the age and identity of the individual identifying as a parent when obtaining ...
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RBI Mandates Stricter Norms for Credit Information Sharing for Specified Users, But Not Third Party Entities
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a master direction mandating that Credit Information Companies (CICs) must notify customers via SMS or email whenever their Credit Information Report ...
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Meta Takes Down AI Accounts After Backlash Over Diversity Concerns
Recently, Meta deleted several of its own AI-generated accounts after users interacted with them, and shared their experiences, which highlighted the bots’ poor-quality images and their tendency ...
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How the Government Can Process Your Data Under the Draft DPDP Rules, 2025
The newly released draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025 clarifies the procedure for the government to process personal data to provide users with subsidies and other services ...
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Experts Highlight Flaws within Government’s Data Request Mandate Under DPDP Rules 2025
The newly released draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025 stipulate that the Central Government can seek information from Data Fiduciaries (entities that determine the purpose ...
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How OYO’s Revised Check-In Rules Might Restrict Unmarried Couples
Hospitality chain OYO has launched a new check-in policy to allow partner hotels to deny rooms to unmarried couples, starting from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, reported Economic Times. There is no ...
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Will The DPDP Rules Conflict With US Surveillance Law?
The newly released Rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA), 2023 make it harder for foreign governments to access the data of Indian citizens through Data Fiduciaries.
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What’s in Malaysia’s social media regulation that Google and X are yet to sign up for?
Google and X (formerly Twitter) have not submitted their application for a license to operate in Malaysia under the country’s newly implemented licensing order for social media platforms.
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Explained: Apple’s $95 Million Settlement in Lawsuit Alleging Eavesdropping by Siri
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing its virtual assistant Siri of secretly recording conversations without consent from users, as per a report by The Indian Express.
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What Are the Key Obligations for Data Fiduciaries Under India’s Data Protection Draft Rules?
On January 3, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released the draft rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, under which Data Fiduciaries must provide clear ...