 | TN government to distribute free 2GB/day data cards to college studentsThe cards will be issued to about 9.69 lakh students studying in the govt and aided arts and science colleges, polytechnic colleges, engineering colleges. |
 | Latest update does not change data-sharing practices with Facebook: WhatsAppThe company stated that users will have to agree to the new terms and policy by February 8, 2021, in order to continue using WhatsApp's service. |
 | Economy likely to contract 7.7 per cent in 2020-21: National Statistical OfficeAs per the first advanced estimates of the national income released by the National Statistical Office on Thursday, there was contraction in almost all sectors with the exception of agriculture. |
 | Parliamentary panel examining Personal Data Protection Bill recommends 89 changes: Meenakshi LekhiThe bill was drafted following a Supreme Court judgement in August 2017 that declared 'Right to Privacy' a fundamental right. |
 | WhatsApp updates terms of service, privacy policy for user data processing and Facebook integrationThe message to users noted that the key updates include more information about WhatsApp's service and how it processes user data. |
 | Chennai data centre market to more than double in three years as Rs 120 billion pours inChennai’s data centre market is presently estimated to be at a capacity of around 70 MW and occupies approximately 2 million square feet of real estate space |
 | Telangana govt plans to capture health data to further Life Sciences sectorThe data collection involves adoption of electronics record-keeping mechanisms, online portals, and mobile-applications. |
 | Israel's virus surveillance tool tests its democratic normsOfficials say the technology has been a critical tool in keeping track of the outbreak and insist they have struck a balance between protecting individual rights and public health. |
 | PIL in HC claims GPay unauthorisedly accessing Aadhaar data of citizensThe petitioner has claimed that G Pay was accessing Aadhaar data in alleged violation of the Aadhaar Act of 2016, Payments and Settlement Systems Act 2007 and Banking Regulations Act 1949. |
 | Telangana: Mozilla Foundation questions data usage by Samagra Vedika, raises privacy issuesThe research pointed out that no notification was issued by the government regarding how and when the databases are being used. |
 | Submit data on castes, communities and tribe within six months: Tamil Nadu government tells panelThis quantifiable data would also be necessary to support the policy of 69 per cent reservation followed in the State. |
 | Shah asks central armed police forces to furnish leave data of jawansMHA has directed these forces to depute a senior officer in the rank of an additional director general (in-charge of human resources) to submit a report in this context by the first week of January. |
 | France imposes 135 million euros in fines on Google, Amazon over advertising cookiesFrance's CNIL data privacy watchdog said that the fines were 'for having placed advertising cookies on the computers of users without obtaining prior consent'. |
 | Clear backlog of over 91,000 bail pleas, SC urges High CourtsCiting figures from the National Data Judicial Grid, a bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee expressed concern over the pending bail applications. |
 | An app that promises to give candidates the edgeTemporary sheds erected by parties and party workers sitting inside and counting the number of people is the sight that greets every voter on the polling booth premises on an election day. |
