Policy
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Chrome exempts Google sites from user data deletion again
Google Chrome has once again exempted its own sites from user site data deletion settings, a behavior first reported six years ago.
06 Sept, 09:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
India treats all minors equally in online safety laws, unlike other BRICS nations
India's data protection framework does not differentiate between children of different ages, treating a six-year-old and a seventeen-year-old identically under the law, according to medianama.com.
05 Sept, 01:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Mumbai court orders Meta and Reddit to remove defamatory posts on Sayani Gupta case
A Mumbai City Civil Court has ordered Meta and Reddit to remove defamatory posts related to a Rs 9 crore defamation suit filed by actor and filmmaker Sayani Gupta.
04 Sept, 11:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Apple faces $2.7 billion UK lawsuit over app tracking rules
Apple is facing a $2.7 billion lawsuit in the UK over its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) rules, according to medianama.com.
04 Sept, 09:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
RBI imposes penalties on Hinduja Leyland Finance and credit bureaus
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed monetary penalties on Hinduja Leyland Finance Limited, TransUnion CIBIL Limited, and CRIF High Mark Credit Informat…
04 Sept, 07:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
RBI announces premature redemption price for Sovereign Gold Bond 2021-22 Series VI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set the premature redemption price for the Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) 2021-22 Series VI, which is due on September 7, 2026.
04 Sept, 07:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
US lawmakers introduce bill to ban artificial superintelligence
US Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar introduced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act this week, aiming to permanently ban artificial…
04 Sept, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Supreme Court upholds GST demands on online real-money gaming firms
On May 27, 2026, the Supreme Court upheld show-cause notices totaling over ₹1 lakh crore issued by the GST Department against online real-money gaming comp…
04 Sept, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Flipkart challenges CCPA penalty over non-BIS compliant toys in Karnataka HC
Flipkart has approached the Karnataka High Court to contest a Rs 5 lakh fine imposed by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) for selling toys t…
04 Sept, 01:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Delhi Police’s facial recognition flagged jailed people at Jantar Mantar protests
Delhi Police’s facial recognition system (FRS) flagged at least 25 people as present at the Jantar Mantar protests between July 20 and 26, despite those in…
04 Sept, 01:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
DGGI seeks website trail for payments to curb illicit betting funds
The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has proposed that payment systems record the website directing users to make payments, alongside the bank accounts linked to GST registrations.
03 Sept, 09:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
India must address AI censorship and data exclusion risks
India faces significant challenges from AI censorship and data exclusion, which risk shaping biased and incomplete artificial intelligence models.
03 Sept, 09:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Norway plans stricter smart glasses rules over privacy concerns
Norway is moving to tighten regulations on smart glasses, focusing on restricting functions like facial recognition in public spaces.
03 Sept, 07:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
New York City bans generative AI for students through grade 8 for one year
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for students from 2-K through grade 8, effective for the 2026-27 school year.
03 Sept, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
MP High Court limits cybercrime money hold to three months
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set a three-month deadline for cybercrime police to hold disputed funds in bank accounts, ruling on August 31 that only t…
03 Sept, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Scams in the US hit record $15.9 billion in losses in 2026
Scams in the United States reached a record high of $15.9 billion in losses this year, according to an investigation by The Associated Press and FRONTLINE published by fortune.com.
03 Sept, 03:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
U.S. government backs OpenAI on training AI with copyrighted content
The U.S. government has sided with OpenAI in a key dispute over the use of copyrighted material for training large language models (LLMs).
02 Sept, 11:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
CERT-In asks researcher to halt public vulnerability disclosures
On August 28, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) requested cybersecurity researcher Nisarga Adhikary to stop publicly disclosing vulnera…
02 Sept, 09:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Journalist challenges police demand for extensive X data in Supreme Court
Independent journalist Abhishek Upadhyay, who runs the digital news platform Top Secret, has approached the Supreme Court to challenge a Ghaziabad Crime Br…
02 Sept, 09:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
EU regulators question publishers on Google’s AI search opt-out policy
EU antitrust regulators have questioned several publishers regarding Google's option to opt out of AI-generated search results, according to economictimes.indiatimes.com.
02 Sept, 05:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
India revises APAAR student consent form after Odisha High Court ruling
India's Ministry of Education has revised the parental consent form for the Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) following a December 2025 Odisha High Court ruling.
02 Sept, 05:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
CCPA fines Dial4Trade Rs 10 lakh for ammonium nitrate listings
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) fined B2B marketplace Dial4Trade Technologies Pvt Ltd Rs 10 lakh on September 1 for listing ammonium nitra…
02 Sept, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
OpenAI integrates Epic health records with ChatGPT under US privacy law
OpenAI has launched a new integration connecting patient records from Epic, the largest electronic health record system in the US, directly into ChatGPT.
02 Sept, 03:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
Website uses AI to map India's voter rolls and personal relationships
A website has digitised India’s Election Commission rolls, covering approximately 57 crore electors, enabling users to query individuals, households, and booth-to-constituency compositions.
02 Sept, 11:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
California exempts open-source OS from age verification requirements
California lawmakers have passed Assembly Bill 1856, exempting qualifying open-source operating systems from the state's age-verification requirements under the Digital Age Assurance Act (DAAA).
01 Sept, 11:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Google’s new Android rules tighten control, impacting digital sovereignty
Google has introduced a new Android Developer Verification programme that significantly changes the openness of the Android ecosystem, according to medianama.com.
01 Sept, 09:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Meta limits reach of undisclosed AI-generated profiles on Instagram
Meta announced it will rename its "AI creator" label to "AI-generated profile" on Instagram and limit the reach of AI-generated profiles that do not carry this label.
01 Sept, 09:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Deepinder Goyal’s Temple acquires London-based longevity clinic Longevous
Healthtech startup Temple has acquired Longevous, a London-based longevity medicine practice, as announced by Temple founder Deepinder Goyal on August 27.
01 Sept, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
India's consent-based privacy framework challenged by AI data use
A closed-door discussion on AI and privacy highlighted tensions in India's consent-based privacy framework, which is months away from active enforcement.
01 Sept, 01:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Kalshi users under 21 traded $3.9 billion on sports contracts this year
Kalshi users aged 18 to 21 have traded an estimated $3.9 billion on sports-related contracts this year, according to an analysis by CNN reported by fortune.com.
01 Sept, 05:28 am IST