DATA SECURITY CONCERNS
US' illegal immigrants crisis: Musk voices concern over border security, tweets 'concerning' data
Elon Musk, routinely cited as the richest person in the world, has criticised the US president on migration. Last September, the owner of Tesla and SpaceX published a 15-minute video after visiting Eagle Pass on the Texas-Mexico border.US' illegal immig...
PUBG along with 117 Chinese apps banned: What have been the key concerns
The ministry of electronics and IT on Wednesday, issued orders to ban 118 more Chinese apps after banning 59 apps in the first round. The new apps include popular mobile gaming app PUBG, and apps from the stable of Baidu, Tencent and Xiaomi. ET’s Surabhi Agarwal explains the re...
Justice Srikrishna addresses concerns on data protection report: Top 10 key takeaways
Citing flaws in the current consent mechanism in the digital world, the Justice Srikrishna panel on data protection has recommended sweeping changes to this framework to make data collectors liable for harm caused to an individual "as if the consent form were a pro...
Watch: UIDAI introduces 'Virtual ID' to address privacy concerns
In a bid to address privacy concerns, the UIDAI today introduced a new concept of 'Virtual ID' which Aadhaar-card holder can generate from its website and give for various purposes, including SIM verification, instead of sharing the actual 12-digit biometric ID. This will give the user...
