Data Protection  

The much needed Data Protection Bill 2019 will be tabled in the Parliament that proposes to regulate the data protection and  privacy. The draft bill had stated that any person processing data owes a duty to the data principal to process personal data in a fair and reasonable manner that respects the privacy of the data principal.
 

Key bills are expected to be tabled in the Winter Session of the Parliament that begins today. Ahead of the commencement of the Winter Session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended an all-party leaders meeting, where he said that the government will seek to work together will all parties in a constructive manner to take up all pending legislative work.

While Whatsapp spyware row has been grabbing national headlines, it's important to know what is Pegasus, how it functions and how one users can secure themselves from it.

Several senators warned of the risks of the plan and questioned whether Facebook can be trusted after a wave of missteps on privacy and data protection.

Facebook had earlier this year said that it is likely to pay $3 billion to $5 billion for legal settlements on "user data practices", and the settlement seems to be in line with former's estimate