Financial institutions face increasingly interconnected data and cyber risks as AI, fintechs, cloud providers and digital platforms expand the financial ecosystem. The post The contours of a cogent framework to address data and cybersecurity risks in the financial sector appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
A Dutch retailer has stopped selling Ray-Ban Meta glasses over privacy concerns, highlighting questions about bystander recording and protections under India’s data protection law. The post Dutch optician drops Ray-Ban Meta glasses; India’s privacy law leaves bystanders’ rights uncertain appeared fi
Apple plans stricter controls for Full Disk Access on macOS, citing growing risks from AI agents that can access users’ files, messages, mail and browsing history. The post Apple to add stricter consent for apps seeking full Mac access after Meta’s Muse privacy dispute appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
WhatsApp is rolling out parental controls globally, giving parents tools to manage pre-teens’ contacts and groups and teens’ privacy settings, Meta AI access, Status and Channels. The post WhatsApp introduces parental controls for pre-teen and teen accounts appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
JioHotstar is deepening its ChatGPT integration for live sports, but unanswered questions remain about how viewers’ queries and data are processed, children’s privacy, and in-stream commerce. The post JioStar wants fans to ask ChatGPT during live matches. Where does fans’ data go? appeared first on
Ex-MeitY cyber-law head Rakesh Maheshwari said Section 69A of the IT Act was for national security & Section 79(3(b) is for takedown orders issued by designated officers at a senior level and the platforms are supposed to inform users about the notice. The post Platforms were meant to tell users abo
Instagram has withheld editorial cartoonist Satish Acharya’s account in India under a notice citing Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act. The move comes as the Supreme Court examines the legality of this takedown route. The post Satish Acharya’s Instagram withheld under Section 79, a route already before
IRDAI’s proposed Public Insurance Registry could unify insurance data, speed up claims and enable an Insurance Risk Score, while raising questions about privacy, profiling and data sharing. The post Lowdown: Inside IRDAI’s consultation paper on the Public Insurance Registry appeared first on MEDIANA
Truecaller's Scam Checker which draws on reports from its crowdsourced Scamfeed platform to identify scams, seeks to address the "multi-channel approach" of fraudsters who have moved from links & SMS to voice & video. The post Truecaller takes scam intelligence onto the open web with Scam Checker ap
TRAI now requires telecom operators to use AI/ML systems to identify suspected spammers, share flagged numbers, conduct KYC checks and investigate them before taking enforcement action. The post What TRAI’s amended UCC regulations say about using AI to detect spam appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
Rajasthan’s AI portal promises to host user data in India, but its privacy policy leaves unanswered questions about AI models, user prompts, data retention, third-party access and the DPDP Act. The post What is sovereign AI? Rajasthan’s AI portal privacy policy raises the question and does not answe
Tamil Nadu has allowed Matrimony.com to offer voluntary Aadhaar authentication for user verification, aimed at preventing impersonation and fraud on its matrimonial platform. The post Tamil Nadu allows Matrimony.com to use Aadhaar authentication for user verification appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
NPCI chief Dilip Asbe says the new UPI merchant charge will fund security and capacity. He estimates it will raise Rs 13,000–15,000 crore in its first year but has not detailed how the money will be spent. The post NPCI chief Dilip Asbe cites AI cyber threats, including Claude Mythos, to defend UPI
An OpenAI agent accessed Australia’s Medicare statistics portal, read non-public files and wrote to an internal server. OpenAI notified the government nearly three months later. The post OpenAI agent hacked Australian medical portal. Why was it disclosed 3 months later? appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
Meta’s new Ray-Ban Audio glasses have no camera or screen, but six microphones listen for voice commands. The design raises questions about how the glasses handle bystanders’ conversations. The post Meta ditches the camera for new Ray-Ban Audio glasses, but privacy questions remain appeared first on
The penal action taken under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 & other FSSAI regulations identifies issues like misleading claims, sale of poisonous products and product information-related concerns. The post FSSAI initiates penal action against Amazon, Flipkart, Zepto & others over food listi
Responding to stakeholder proposals to recognise Quality-on-Demand for applications, BIF said giving different apps different speeds would lead to content discrimination and it isn't "consonance with net neutrality". The post Broadband India Forum warns application-specific network slicing could bre
While Apple claims the all-day ambient audio recording feature in smartwatches doesn't store recordings it can be legally or semantically contested and 'no speaker diarisation' doesn't guarantee anonymity. The post Privacy implications of all-day ambient audio recording on Apple smart watch appeared
Mainstream gadgets are increasingly being used as assistive technology. But India's data protection framework was not designed around that use. The post What the DPDP rules changed for disabled users, and what they left unchanged appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
Karnataka has approved its Sustainable Data Centre Policy 2026–31, targeting 1 GW of capacity by 2031, with incentives linked to energy and water efficiency, investment and infrastructure. The post Karnataka sustainable data centre policy 2026–31 explained appeared first on MEDIANAMA.