Google has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the company of illegally collecting personal data from children under 13 on YouTube without parental consent.

The European Union and the United States have reached a major milestone in digital governance by finalising the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework. It is an agreement designed to safeguard the personal data of EU residents when transferred to the U.S. This new framework replaces the invalidated Privacy Shield, which was struck down by the European Court of Justice in 2020 over concerns that U.S. surveillance practices failed to meet EU privacy standards. 

India’s leading digital industry body, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), has formally requested the central government to exempt artificial intelligence firms from certain provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act).

The Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 have received 6,915 suggestions during the public consultation phase. Learn what these inputs mean for India’s evolving data privacy framework.

McDonald’s is facing strong backlash after a shocking security lapse exposed sensitive data of nearly 64 million job applicants. The leak occurred because of a default admin password: “123456”.

At the recent BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa gathered to discuss the future of artificial intelligence (AI). They made it clear that AI should be developed carefully, with stronger data protections to protect data and prevent misuse, especially by tech giants that are located in wealthier nations.