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Draft on data anonymisation missing from website week after release

Documents were to be open for public comments till September 21, civil society groups protest 'removal'

Data protection law fundamental for federated ID: IDEMIA India head

'Data protection law that we have mentioned, it's not there yet. It's on its way, but it's a fundamental part of the federated digital ID structure and is a must-have that structure moving forward'

Google executive warns against sharing of citizen data, even if anonymized

India in February published a draft data policy for public consultation saying all data collected, stored by government ministries and departments will be open and shareable barring exceptions

NDAP's standardisation drive: Big shot at making govt data more accessible

While challenges do exist, the platform is focused on making official data contemporary with a constant mechanism of additions and updates

Sebi comes out with terms of usage of data for securities market

Apart from the data made available free of cost, data which is chargeable should be appropriately identified as such in public domain: Sebi

Real cost of data

India needs a privacy law before data use policy

India's draft data policy unlocks govt data for all, mulls monetisation

While the India Data Office will be constituted by MeitY, the India Data Council will be comprised of the India Data Office and data officers of five other govt depts

Meta, Google face data doomsday as key European Union decision looms

Irish watchdog to rule on data transfer contract terms

Indian govt asked Twitter for data on 2,200 accounts in 1st half of 2021

The Indian government asked Twitter for data on 2,200 user accounts in the January-June 2021 period and the micro-blogging platform complied with just 2 per cent of the requests

Controlling mergers in digital markets a challenge: CCI chief Ashok Gupta

'Merger reviews in technology markets need to be guided by case-specific economic evidence,' says Ashok Gupta.

Best of BS Opinion: India's data deficiency, question of compliance & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Wednesday

Court dismisses Facebook bid to block EU data sharing regulation

Ireland's High Court has dismissed a bid by Facebook bid to block a European Union privacy regulation that could suspend the flow of data from the EU to the US

What is scraping and how it was used to breach data at Facebook, LinkedIn

Facebook has previously filed cases against companies that have developed tools to scrape its user data; LinkedIn also said scraping violates its terms of service

WhatsApp to give option to review policy updates amid controversy

WhatsApp has clarified that the update only impacts the way users interact with WhatsApp business accounts.

Best of BS Opinion: The joker in the pack, data anonymity, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day.

Expert committee invites public comments on Non-Personal Data framework

Kris Gopalakrishnan-led panel shares insights of regulatory aspects of NPD, harnessing economic value of data and various legal aspects related to digital regulatory framework

Google loses appeal against $56 mn fine in France in privacy breach case

Google appealed the penalty issued by the French data privacy watchdog to the Council of State, France's final arbiter in such cases

Sterlite tech says manufacturing capacities now close to pre-Covid levels

The company, which designs and deploys high-capacity converged fibre and wireless networks, said it is taking all precautions to ensure safety of workers at its sites

Covid-19 impact: Govt holds back April CPI citing data collection issues

But it did revise the CPI inflation for March to 5.84 per cent from 5.91 per cent

Draft data protection Bill: Centre's exemption powers worry industry

The draft bill also states that the central government can frame policy for the digital economy with respect to non-personal data