Privacy

In 2020, India topped list of 29 countries that blocked access to the internet despite increased demand during COVID-19.

Experts say facial recognition systems being installed in schools without laws to regulate collection and use of data.

European Union members’ decision to take a joint stance in the privacy talks represents the end of a three-year impasse.

Government forced to amend law around app after it emerges police used the data to investigate a number of crimes.

Facebook and Apple are at odds over new rules on tracking users’ activity.

Israeli-made spying tools bought for Bangladesh intelligence service, despite the Asian country not recognising Israel.

‘Differential and discriminatory treatment of Indian and European users attracting serious criticism,’ says government.

Though WhatsApp has yet to see mass uninstalls, users concerned about privacy are increasingly downloading rival apps.

Changes to privacy terms by WhatsApp has caused an exodus of users to rivals Telegram and Signal.

The story of how Israeli-made spyware Pegasus works, the hacking of journalists’ phones and its ominous consequences.

We ask whether the surveillance industry is out of control and discuss climate change with activist Nnimmo Bassey.

Facebook last year filed a lawsuit against NSO, accusing it of subverting WhatsApp to hack into phones of activists.

Facebook is making the change partly because the EU privacy regime is among the world’s strictest, sources said.

Federal Trade Commission asks how Big Tech selects advertisements for each user as part of Washington crackdown.