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Poverty in India declines to 8.5% from 21.2% in 2011-12: NCAER paper
Poverty in India declined from 21.2% in 2011-12 to 8.5% in 2022-24, despite pandemic challenges, according to NCAER's report "Rethinking Social Safety Nets in a Changing Society." Using data from the India Human Development Survey, the study highlights the need for adaptable social protection systems to match rapid economic and social transformations.
Brazil authority suspends Meta's AI privacy policy, seeks adjustment
Brazil's National Data Protection Authority suspends Meta's privacy policy, affecting personal data processing for AI training. ANPD's decision, published in the official gazette, aims to protect fundamental rights with fines for non-compliance. Meta expresses disappointment but pledges transparency and compliance with privacy laws, highlighting the use of public content for AI training.
AI is learning from what you said on Reddit, Stack Overflow or Facebook. Are you ok with that?
Some longtime users have attempted to erase their previous contributions or transform them into nonsense, but their efforts have not yielded significant results. A few governments, such as Brazil's privacy regulator on Tuesday, have also attempted to intervene. Meta has also encountered resistance in Europe, where it recently put on hold its plans to start feeding people's public posts into training AI systems
Banks told to stay vigilant amid intel on cyberattack threat
Apart from continuously checking network activities and server logs to detect malicious intrusions, banks will have to monitor critical payment systems such as SWIFT (the messaging system to confirm cross-border fund transfers), card network (which facilitates card payments), the online local fund transfer frameworks RTGS, NEFT and UPI, the real-time payment system.
Why is the New York law on regulating social media algorithms protecting teenagers, a step in the right direction?
The New York State Legislature had earlier passed a legislation on regulating social media algorithms targeting teenagers. This has received the consent of the Governor and despite the concerns related to its implementation, it is being hailed as a progressive step.
Trai suggests infrastructure status, single-window clearance for broadcasting sector
In July 2023, the ministry of information and broadcasting had urged Trai to provide its inputs for the formulation of the NBP. The Trai had issued a consultation paper on NBP seeking stakeholder comments in April. While suggesting steps to grow the TV and radio footprint in the country, the regulator has also asked the MIB to establish a credible audience measurement system for TV, radio, and OTT.
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Cabinet approves Rs 76,220 crore Vadhavan port
The Union Cabinet approved India's 13th Major Port at Vadhavan in Maharashtra worth Rs 76,220 crores. The project will create additional capacity and operate on a 'landlord model' under a PPP model.
Meta will not launch Meta AI in Europe for now
Meta Platforms postpones Meta AI launch in Europe due to Irish privacy regulator's request on user data from Facebook and Instagram.
Meta hit with privacy complaints in Europe over AI plans
A Vienna-based privacy campaign group filed complaints in 11 European countries against Meta on Thursday, saying the global tech giant's planned privacy policy change would allow "unlawful" use of personal data for artificial intelligence technology. Through the complaints, the group asks data protection authorities in the 11 European countries to stop Meta's new privacy policy before it enters into force in late June and fully investigate it.
Microsoft hit with Austrian privacy complaints over its education programme
Privacy advocacy group NOYB files complaints against Microsoft regarding its online education software, alleging GDPR violations.
Trend Micro taps Nvidia software tools for AI cybersecurity offering
Trend Micro is collaborating with Nvidia to develop AI-based cybersecurity tools for data centers. The tools aim to detect intruders and secure data used for AI work, addressing the vulnerability of centralized data storage.
GCCs see regulatory compliance as key for India expansion: Survey
Global capability centres (GCCs) operating in India have made it a priority to understand local compliance norms amid an evolving regulatory and GenAI landscape, as per a Nasscom-KPMG survey report.
EU data protection board says ChatGPT still not meeting data accuracy standards
EU task force criticizes OpenAI's efforts to improve accuracy of ChatGPT output in compliance with data rules.
Frauds by bank employees: Take these steps to ensure branch manager or any other employee does not run away with your money
Fraud by bank employees: Many reports of bank employees defrauding customers of the bank. These are the cases where the bank and its customers both are the victims of fraud by the employee(s). In a recent judgement by the SC, it was said that banks would be held liable for criminal misconduct by its employees.
Lok Sabha elections: Fatal heat waves are testing India's ability to protect 1.4 billion people
Kolkata faces extreme heat and heat waves with inadequate measures to protect residents. Commuters seek refuge in a glass-walled bus shelter with malfunctioning air conditioners. Local authorities' plans to install cooled cabins have not been fully realized. Mayor Firhad Hakim expresses concerns about the city's lack of heat resilience efforts and high death toll.
As part of 100-day plan, Govt to launch app to target deceptive methods used by cos to trick consumers: Sources
Within the upcoming two months, the government is set to unveil a mobile application aimed at notifying consumers about deceptive techniques, commonly referred to as dark patterns, employed by online platforms. This initiative, disclosed by a senior official from the department of consumer affairs, forms a crucial component of the department's agenda within the initial 100 days following the formation of the forthcoming government.
Misleading ads: Public figures must act responsibly while endorsing products, says SC
The Supreme Court has directed that advertisers and endorsers must act responsibly when endorsing consumer products, as they are equally responsible for issuing misleading advertisements. The court emphasized that advertisements must conform to the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994, and should not offend morality, decency, or religious susceptibilities of subscribers. The court also urged the ministries concerned to set up a procedure to encourage consumers to lodge complaints regarding misleading advertisements.
Trai recommends govt funding for testing new telecom innovations as part of sandbox framework
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has suggested that the government should provide funding for testing new products in the communications sector to bridge the digital divide. The regulatory sandbox framework allows entrepreneurs to test their products on live networks even without funding. However, the regulator emphasizes the need for network security and consumer protection.
EU Commission's use of Microsoft software breached privacy rules: watchdog
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) ordered the Commission to take measures to comply with privacy rules and to halt data transfer to the US company and subsidiaries located in third countries that do not have privacy deals with the EU, setting a deadline of December 9 for both orders.
Italy's data watchdog looks into OpenAI tool that turns text into video
The regulator, known as Garante, asked Open AI to clarify whether the way it informs users and non users about the data it employs for its product, known as Sora, is in line with European Union regulations.
‘Govt may not have enough time to notify DPDP rules’
The keenly awaited piece of legislation has huge ramifications for the technology as well as all important sectors of the economy since it prescribes several rules regarding collection, processing and storage of data of Indians.
Dutch watchdog fines Uber 10 million euro over privacy regulations infringement
Uber failed to inform on the full details of data retention periods concerning European drivers, or to name the non-European countries in which it shares this data, the DPA said.
Italy watchdog says OpenAI's ChatGPT breaches privacy rules
The Italian watchdog, known as Garante - one of the European Union's most proactive in assessing AI platform compliance with the bloc's data privacy regime - last year briefly banned ChatGPT over the alleged breach of EU privacy rules.
Italy fines first city for privacy breaches in use of AI
Trento was fined 50,000 euros ($54,225) and told to delete all data gathered in two European Union-funded projects. It is the first local administration in Italy to be sanctioned by the GPDP watchdog over the use of data from AI tools.
France fines Amazon $35 million for 'excessively intrusive' monitoring of warehouse staff
The French Data Protection Authority, also known by its acronym CNIL, said the system allowed managers at Amazon France Logistique to track employees so closely that it resulted in multiple breaches of the European Union's stringent privacy rules, called the General Data Protection Regulation.
Social media companies may have to delete data of users away for three years
The proposal is part of draft executive rules of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, which was ratified as a law in August this year. ET has seen a copy of the draft rules, which will be floated for discussion among stakeholders shortly.
US authorities encountered with over 2 lakh illegal Indian immigrants in last 5 years: Data
The US authorities "encountered" with over 200,000 illegal Indian immigrants in the last five years with the highest cases of 96,917 reported in 2022-23, according to details furnished in Parliament by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA. Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said the US authorities came across 8027 illegal Indian immigrants in 2018-19, 1227 in 2019-20 and 30,662 in 2020-21.
Tough rules will hurt Metaverse innovation, say firms, experts
TRAI highlighted in a consultation paper last week the need to take a proactive approach in regulating Metaverse to ensure orderly growth of the sector and prevent the digital world from being polluted by predators, hate speech and mistrust.
From QR codes to tokens, firms parse ideas for age-gating
Many companies are also favouring a token-based mechanism - which is akin to tokenisation of credit cards - for obtaining verifiable parental consent.
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