News for 'Right to Privacy'

SC to reconsider its verdict criminalising gay sex

SC to reconsider its verdict criminalising gay sex

Rediff.com9 Jan 2018

The apex court referred to a larger bench a plea seeking decriminalisation of gay sex between two consenting adults.

Kim Kardashian asks for empathy after Kanye's tweets

Kim Kardashian asks for empathy after Kanye's tweets

Rediff.com23 Jul 2020

In a statement posted on her Instagram Story, Kardashian said she has never spoken publicly about how the rapper's bipolar disorder has affected their family as she is very protective of their children and her husband's "right to privacy when it comes to his health."

Niti Aayog on how India can protect personal data

Niti Aayog on how India can protect personal data

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

India needs a paradigm shift in personal data management that transforms the current organisation-centric data sharing system to an individual centric approach that promotes user control on data sharing for empowerment, said Niti.

Trump rolls back Obama climate change measures

Trump rolls back Obama climate change measures

Rediff.com29 Mar 2017

White House said Trump strongly believed that protecting environment and 'promoting our economy are not mutually exclusive goals'.

Twitter CEO, top officials decline to appear before parliamentary panel

Twitter CEO, top officials decline to appear before parliamentary panel

Rediff.com9 Feb 2019

This comes at a time when there are growing concerns about safeguarding citizens' data privacy and election interference through social media platforms.

Even dead have dignity: SC on disclosing rape victims' identity

Even dead have dignity: SC on disclosing rape victims' identity

Rediff.com24 Apr 2018

It asked that even in cases where the victim had died, 'why should there be disclosure of name'.

SC seeks Centre's reply on pleas against Aadhaar Act

SC seeks Centre's reply on pleas against Aadhaar Act

Rediff.com3 Nov 2017

The bench said final hearing in all Aadhaar-related issues would start before another bench in the last week of this month.

India may tweak IT Act to allow tracing of social media posts

India may tweak IT Act to allow tracing of social media posts

Rediff.com23 Feb 2019

Ministry of home affairs and the IT ministry are planning to have a series of discussions with representatives from Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, and Google on issues around national security and the problem of fake news. Asking for decryption keys from WhatsApp to track conversations on the chat app is also part of the agenda.

Beware! Your boss can check your private chats

Beware! Your boss can check your private chats

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

Be careful what you use your office computer for.

Why govt has failed to check the spread of coronavirus in India

Why govt has failed to check the spread of coronavirus in India

Rediff.com23 Mar 2020

An overarching law governing public healthcare is a glaring gap in India's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In India it is left to individuals to quarantine themselves voluntarily. Moreover, the 123-year old The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, governs healthcare emergencies in India.

Beware! Now government can peep into your bedroom

Beware! Now government can peep into your bedroom

Rediff.com8 Sep 2015

India does not have a stringent privacy or data protection Act.

Nadella 'decodes future', calls to protect AI from bias

Nadella 'decodes future', calls to protect AI from bias

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

The Hyderabad-born Nadella says it's not the AI engine, but the teams that build it as well as the algorithms to make it intelligent have to be diverse and inclusive, so that the solutions they build do not show up any sort of 'unconscious bias' that they may have.

SC seeks state's response on plea challenging Bombay HC decision on beef possession

SC seeks state's response on plea challenging Bombay HC decision on beef possession

Rediff.com17 Aug 2016

A bench of Justices A K Sikri and D Y Chandrachud issued notice to the state on the plea filed by the Akhil Bharat Krishi Goseva Sangh.

Virtual sex? 5 tips to ensure safety

Virtual sex? 5 tips to ensure safety

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Though betrayals, cheating and lies happen in real life too, they can happen more easily online, warns Sybil Shiddell, country manager-India, Gleeden, an extra-marital dating Web site.

There's an orchestrated campaign to malign Aadhaar: Nilekani

There's an orchestrated campaign to malign Aadhaar: Nilekani

Rediff.com11 Jan 2018

Nilekani said the issue has been blown out of proportion as Aadhaar have built far too many security layers and it is not possible to randomly pore it.

Rahul, Prashant Kishor, 2 ministers among Pegasus 'targets'

Rahul, Prashant Kishor, 2 ministers among Pegasus 'targets'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Bharatiya Janata Party ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Prahlad Singh Patel, as also former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa and poll strategist Prashant Kishor were among those whose phone numbers were listed as potential targets for hacking through an Israeli spyware sold only to the government agencies, an international media consortium reported on Monday.

Police registers FIR over Aadhaar data breach, names scribe

Police registers FIR over Aadhaar data breach, names scribe

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

UIDAI Deputy Director B M Patnaik informed the police that an input was received from The Tribune that the newspaper purchased a service being offered by anonymous sellers over WhatsApp that provided unrestricted access to details of any of the more than 1 billion Aadhaar numbers created in India, the police said on Sunday.

Justice Jasti Chelameswar to demit office tomorrow

Justice Jasti Chelameswar to demit office tomorrow

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

Justice Chelameswar led three senior judges to an unprecedented press conference, mounting a virtual revolt against CJI Dipak Misra.

Centre scraps social media hub after 'surveillance state' remark

Centre scraps social media hub after 'surveillance state' remark

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

Trinamool Congress MLA Mahua Moitra alleged that the Centre's social media hub policy was to be used as a tool to monitor social media activities of the citizens and should be quashed.

Lockdown is only about control not health, says Anil Ambani's son Anmol

Lockdown is only about control not health, says Anil Ambani's son Anmol

Rediff.com7 Apr 2021

Anmol Ambani, the eldest son of industrialist Anil Ambani, has lashed out against a new round of lockdowns being imposed amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, saying such restrictions do not concern health but control and that they destroy the very backbone of the society and economy. The 29-year-old former executive director of Reliance Capital Ltd in a series of tweets lambasted the new semi-lockdown rules hurting small businesses and daily wage earners. "Professional 'actors' can continue shooting their films. Professional 'cricketers' can play their sport late into the night. Professional 'politicians' can continue their rallies with masses of people. But YOUR business or work is not ESSENTIAL. Still don't get it?" he said in a tweet.

How spyware Pegasus used WhatsApp servers to infect phones and steal data

How spyware Pegasus used WhatsApp servers to infect phones and steal data

Rediff.com14 Nov 2019

Pegasus, which is capable of attacking both Android and iOS, has been around for three years and is considered one of the most sophisticated spyware in the market.

Billionaire Hinduja brothers land in court over assets

Billionaire Hinduja brothers land in court over assets

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

The case has been brought by Srichand Parmanand Hinduja, 84, described as the "patriarch" of the family, against brothers G P Hinduja, 80, P P Hinduja, 75, and A P Hinduja, 69, and revolves around the "validity and effect" of a letter dated July 2, 2014. The letter includes statements to the effect that the brothers appoint each other as their executors, and that assets held in any single brother's name belong to all four. A related second letter, dated July 1, 2014, is also linked to the dispute.

India saved $9 bn through Aadhaar, says Nilekani in US

India saved $9 bn through Aadhaar, says Nilekani in US

Rediff.com13 Oct 2017

'It has also saved the government about $ 9 billion in fraud and wastage because by having that unique number you eliminate fakes and duplicates from your beneficiary and employee list,' Nilekani said at an event on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

Bachchans, SRK-Gauri: The Longest Marriages in Bollywood

Bachchans, SRK-Gauri: The Longest Marriages in Bollywood

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan celebrate their 41st wedding anniversary today.

Aadhaar legislation might be a Money Bill

Aadhaar legislation might be a Money Bill

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

The Bill could be introduced in Lok Sabha very soon.

Clarke confident Nevill will fill Haddin's gloves

Clarke confident Nevill will fill Haddin's gloves

Rediff.com16 Jul 2015

Australia have every faith wicketkeeper Peter Nevill will make a strong impression on his debut at Lord's on Thursday when he replaces Brad Haddin for the second Ashes Test, captain Michael Clarke said.

Will take legal shelter against being blackmailed: Dutee

Will take legal shelter against being blackmailed: Dutee

Rediff.com22 May 2019

Dutee told reporters, alleging that some media organisations were on 'overdrive' to harm her by intruding into her private life.

Why pesky calls and SMS won't stop soon

Why pesky calls and SMS won't stop soon

Rediff.com15 Nov 2013

Rules have been amended repeatedly but it's a lucrative business; severely penalising the ultimate beneficiaries may be needed.

US Congress panel passes bill to probe racial profiling

US Congress panel passes bill to probe racial profiling

Rediff.com24 May 2013

A key United States Congressional panel has passed a legislative amendment that calls for investigations into racial and religious profiling of Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims and those from South Asia at various United States airports.

The pandemic's other dangers

The pandemic's other dangers

Rediff.com26 Apr 2020

'Every strongman leader is faced with the same opportunity: Harness the increased societal panic to amass more power,' warns Mihir S Sharma.

Tata may move SC against publication of Radia tape

Tata may move SC against publication of Radia tape

Rediff.com28 Nov 2010

Critical of the "unauthorised" release of tapes of his conversation with PR consultant Niira Radia, the US $ 73 billion Tata group chief Ratan Tata may move the Supreme Court on Monday to seek action against those behind the leak.

Pirate Party and Freedom

Pirate Party and Freedom

Rediff.com25 May 2012

The Pirate Party is fighting to retain the right to privacy and the right to communicate freely via e-mail, telephone or letters.

'We are finally azaad in azaad Hind'

'We are finally azaad in azaad Hind'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

In a landmark judgment, after months of deliberations, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalised homosexuality. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud, Rohinton Fali Nariman, A M Khanwilkar and Indu Malhotra in its verdict said, "Criminalising gay sex is irrational and indefensible." Following this historic judgment, reactions poured in on Twitter, celebrating the verdict. Here are some of them.

Every party has corruption in its DNA

Every party has corruption in its DNA

Rediff.com20 Jun 2019

'You cannot win an election without putting together a massive war chest.' 'It is impossible to put a war chest together, without giving and taking favours from India Inc, with a large dose of extortion thrown in,' says Devangshu Datta.

WhatsApp says alerted govt of spyware attack in Sept

WhatsApp says alerted govt of spyware attack in Sept

Rediff.com3 Nov 2019

The IT ministry sources said they have received a reply from WhatsApp and are studying it, and that a view on it will be taken soon.

LOVE GURU: My wife is a flirt!

LOVE GURU: My wife is a flirt!

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

Relationship problems? Let Love Guru help.

PIL filed in SC on US surveillance of Internet data

PIL filed in SC on US surveillance of Internet data

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

It wants action against Internet companies for sharing information with foreign authority.

PIL filed in SC on US surveillance of internet data

PIL filed in SC on US surveillance of internet data

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

The issue of the United States National Security Agency monitoring internet data of India has reached the Supreme Court with a PIL filed seeking its direction to the Centre to initiate action against internet companies for sharing information with foreign authority in "breach" of contract and violation of right to privacy.

How the BCCI cleverly sidestepped RTI queries

How the BCCI cleverly sidestepped RTI queries

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

Johri evaded questions on RTI, saying: "RTI is not on the agenda of today's meeting. It is out of context."

India's Chinese app ban may hit their valuations

India's Chinese app ban may hit their valuations

Rediff.com1 Jul 2020

The banned Chinese apps, which include TikTok, Shareit and UC Browser, earn revenue mainly from online advertisements, subscriptions, and commissions for selling products. India is the biggest driver of these Chinese apps due to the population. The ban on the 59 Chinese apps will negatively affect the valuations of the companies, especially those going for IPO.