General Data Protection Regulation

AI models work far better and meaningfully when they are able to learn from larger and more diverse sets of representative data. This brings us to the required consent for the collection, storage, processing, and sharing of said data - the very element of this framework that puts privacy and compliance in the spotlight.

Algorithmic consent: Why informed consent matters in an age of artificial intelligence

May 19, 2021
by HT Tech

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he is hopeful of a world where laws around privacy and security exist just like laws around food and drug safety.

Privacy as a human right will be recognised over time: Satya Nadella

Feb 23, 2021
by HT Tech

Facebook could launch a new cross-platform photo transfer tool

Facebook plans to address some US antitrust concerns with new cross-platform photo transfer tool

Apr 30, 2020
by Reuters

ALarge US retailers are rushing to comply with a new law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which becomes effective at the start of 2020 and is one of the most significant regulations overseeing the data collection practices of US companies.

Do Not Sell My Info: US retailers rushing to comply with California privacy law

Jan 01, 2020
by Reuters

LinkedIn did not have required permission to process hashed email addresses of 18 million non-LinkedIn members

LinkedIn used 18 million email IDs of non-members for targeted Facebook ads: Report

Nov 26, 2018
by Indo Asian News Service

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai will also share their thoughts via video messages.

Apple CEO Tim Cook set to back strong privacy laws in Europe, US at Brussels conference

Oct 24, 2018
by Reuters

Facebook said its investigators had determined that the hackers did not access other sites that use the social networking site’s single sign-on.

Facebook’s lead EU regulator opens probe into data breach

Oct 04, 2018
by Reuters

Some sites using Facebook login launched their own investigations amid concern the attack could reverberate across the internet.

Facebook says hackers did not get access to third-party sites using FB login

Oct 03, 2018
by Reuters

Scientists now realise that making machines is easy, but bringing in the whole gamut of ethics, human rights and social construct would be difficult to imbed.

AI matching human intelligence still decades away: CA research scientists

Jun 10, 2018
by Indo Asian News Service

GDPR: Good or bad for Indian firms?

GDPR: Here’s how EU data privacy law will affect Indian companies

May 26, 2018
by Indo Asian News Service