In July, the European Court of Justice invalidated the 2016 Privacy Shield, saying that EU digital privacy laws were at risk of being violated under the agreement, which allows data sharing with US
Facebook and Instagram have over 410 million combined users in the EU region
India and USA are already at odds on such issues, as well as over digital taxes and tariffs
The government had come out with the 'Bulk Data Sharing Policy & Procedure' policy last year, saying it was to support the automobile industry
MeitY secretary Ajay Sawhney is heading the empowered group on technology and data management during Covid
Facebook global affairs V-P says India must push free flow of information
New York state Attorney General Letitia James released a statement announcing the action on behalf of seven other states and the District of Columbia
Chambers said the onus is on the tech industry, especially the large companies, that deliver on both job creation and help meet the "legitimate needs of countries and government".
Sebi is already part of several inter-agency panels, including the Supreme Court-appointed committee on black money
Facebook had partnerships with Chinese telecom companies including Huawei that allowed them to access Facebook users' non-public data