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Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook shouldn’t exploit public information on a users’ sexual orientation for targeted advertising, the bloc’s top court has ruled. In the social network’s latest legal battle with Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems, the EU’s Court of Justice said Facebook can’t process data relating to a users’ sexuality for the purpose of targeted ads, despite Schrems making his sexual orientation publicly known.Schrems claimed Facebook peppered him with targeted ads after he disclosed his sexual orientation at a public panel.“Following this ruling only a small part of Meta’s data pool will be allowed to be used for advertising —…

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a meeting on Saturday with various officials to assess the situation regarding the malware that temporarily closed down the state’s data centre.The Chief Minister directed the officials to complete the scanning of the State Data Centre as soon as possible and restart the sites of departments related to public interest on priority. He said that it should be ensured that all the sites start operating by Monday.The meeting was attended by experts, the police department and senior officials of the State Data Center, State Wide Area Network (SWAN), National Informatics Centre (NIC), Information…

Apple has successfully defended its SecureEnclave technology against patent infringement claims in a US court. According to a report by Bloomberg Law, a jury in the Western District of Texas has ruled that the Secure Enclave, which is a security feature embedded in Apple devices, does not infringe on any of the four user verification patents, to which Identity Security LLC claimed ownership.What the lawsuit alleged against AppleThe lawsuit, which sought over $360 million in damages, alleged that Apple’s use of the Secure Enclave in features like Face ID, Touch ID, and passcode security violated Identity Security LLC’s patents.However, the…

American giant Amazon, logistics major DHL and shipping aggregator Shiprocket have applied for the government’s ecommerce export hub pilot, sources have told Moneycontrol.The Director General for Foreign Trade (DGFT) had on August 24 called for expressions of interest from e-commerce and logistics companies and the three firms applied in response, the people cited above added.“The idea is to start with a pilot project where one or two players will set up the export hubs and based on the learnings from this, the scheme will be implemented on a wider scale,” said a person cited above. “The scheme provides for expedited…

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said cyber attacks have emerged as a major threat to the national security and the civil services and armed forces must join hands to create a secure nationwide system capable of thwarting them. She said the country’s security concerns extend beyond preservation of territorial integrity and encompass other areas of national well-being such as economic, environmental, energy security, and cyber security related issues.”Addressing these concerns requires intensive research, and calls for a holistic approach in dealing with these wide-ranging issues,” the president said addressing faculty and course members of 64th National Defence College course, who…

Regulations play a vital role in shaping the cybersecurity landscape by setting clear standards for protecting sensitive data and ensuring accountability across industries, said Vishal Salvi, CEO of Quick Heal Technologies. In an interview with PTI, Salvi highlighted the importance of frameworks and said that they are essential for ensuring data protection and fostering trust between businesses and consumers.”In today’s interconnected world, rules like the (Digital Personal Data Protection Act) DPDP Act and global privacy regulations are vital to ensuring data protection and promoting trust among businesses and consumers,” he said on the sidelines of the company’s latest launch.Quick Heal…

Regulations play a vital role in shaping the cybersecurity landscape by setting clear standards for protecting sensitive data and ensuring accountability across industries, said Vishal Salvi, CEO of Quick Heal Technologies. In an interview with PTI, Salvi highlighted the importance of frameworks and said that they are essential for ensuring data protection and fostering trust between businesses and consumers.”In today’s interconnected world, rules like the (Digital Personal Data Protection Act) DPDP Act and global privacy regulations are vital to ensuring data protection and promoting trust among businesses and consumers,” he said on the sidelines of the company’s latest launch.Quick Heal…

“If the need arises, we can re-look at any of these (policies) or the government has the authority through cabinet approval to allow greater percentages (of foreign stakes in various sectors). Or we can go to Parliament and change it also, not a problem, though I do not think any of these requires parliamentary changes,” Goyal said in response to a question at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies think-tank here.”The important area where sometimes, and particularly in countries like the US, I hear voices is about multi-brand retail. And that is a no-no. I want to make it…

Traders’ body CAIT and mobile retailers’ association AIMRA have urged the Competition Commission of India to suspend e-commerce giants Flipkart and Amazon, accusing them of predatory pricing and deep discounting. They also claim that these practices foster grey markets, leading to tax evasion. AIMRA also called for the suspension of Chinese mobile brands like OnePlus and Poco for alleged collusion.A recent comment by Union Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal has ignited debate over Bengaluru’s status as India’s Silicon Valley. Speaking at an event in Delhi, Goyal urged India to look beyond Bengaluru, proposing the establishment of a new township centered on…

Traders’ body CAIT and mobile retailers’ association AIMRA have urged the Competition Commission of India to suspend e-commerce giants Flipkart and Amazon, accusing them of predatory pricing and deep discounting. They also claim that these practices foster grey markets, leading to tax evasion. AIMRA also called for the suspension of Chinese mobile brands like OnePlus and Poco for alleged collusion.These practices, in turn, are creating a grey market of mobile phones, causing losses to the exchequer “as players in the grey market evade taxes”, they said on Tuesday.The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) and All India Mobile Retailers’ Association (AIMRA), in…