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WhatsApp privacy risk? How researchers scraped data, profile pics from crores of Indian users

November 20, 2025 5:49 pm

The researchers’ findings come just days after the notification of the DPDP rules that aim to operationalise India's personal data protection law.

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Express View: AI disclosure draft rules -- a move in the right direction

October 27, 2025 1:41 am

Platforms have a responsibility, regulation needs to be in sync with rights

A few clicks can wipe years of online activity, here’s how to delete your digital footprint.

How to delete your digital footprint in 5 steps

November 01, 2025 9:10 am

Every click leaves a trace, but what if you could erase them all? From clearing Google activity to automating privacy and securing your connection, here's how to start fresh and stay private.

OpenAI has said that the built-in agent cannot run code in the browser, download files, or install extensions.

ChatGPT Atlas raises security concerns: How safe are AI web browsers?

October 31, 2025 1:38 pm

ChatGPT Atlas can remember your searches, suggest actions, and even complete tasks on your behalf. But how safe is your data? Can you opt-out of these features? What new privacy and security risks come with AI-driven browsing?

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New Income Tax Act 2025 expands state's digital surveillance powers, marks a constitutional overreach

September 15, 2025 6:10 pm

By extending search powers into virtual domains without adequate safeguards, the new law risks violating the Puttaswamy privacy judgment and the DPDP Act

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Anthropic to train its AI models on your chats from September: Here’s how to stop it

September 02, 2025 12:49 pm

Starting September 28, most Claude user accounts will be opted in by default to share their chat transcripts for AI training.

Eight years after the ‘Puttaswamy’ privacy verdict, data protection remains a distant dream

August 28, 2025 5:12 pm

The question is whether India will honour the constitutional mandate or allow industry to kill it through a thousand exemptions

Airtel is giving away one year of Perplexity Pro subscription to its customers in India.

Perplexity’s AI browser Comet vulnerable to prompt injection attacks, researchers warn

August 26, 2025 9:56 am

The findings come at a time when AI-centric browsers like Perplexity’s Comet are gaining traction due to a fundamental shift in users’ search behaviour.

SC refuses to stay Madras HC order restraining DMK from using OTP verification

August 04, 2025 2:43 pm

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay an interim injunction by the Madras High Court against the use of OTP verification messages for the DMK's enrolment drive 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu'.