Day: October 15, 2023
IMF avers further 30% of banks including some of the largest– would be vulnerable if the global economy enters a period of low growth and high inflation [ stagflation ] — Courtesy BusinessLine
It also said there was an urgent need to improve bank resilience by boosting capital levels. It said there is a weak tail of banks
A cyber crime in Bengaluru reveals links to over 5,000 cases reported from across India
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/cyber-crime-bengaluru-links-over-5000-cases-india-8982753/ The local operatives were asked by Dubai-based operatives to use an app that would send clones of OTPs to Dubai numbers as well—to
👍Nikhil Dey and Aruna Roy write: Data Protection Bill does not protect us — it attacks our rights | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/nikhil-dey-and-aruna-roy-write-data-protection-bill-does-not-protect-us-it-attacks-our-rights-8880902/ Not only does it sound the death knell for the RTI Act, but it also makes anyone and everyone who deals with someone
👍Bill on table, a new worry: Could data protection Bill weaken the RTI Act? | Technology News – The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/bill-on-table-a-new-worry-could-data-protection-bill-weaken-the-rti-act-8875467/ “In section 8 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, in sub-section (1), for clause (j), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—
👍Digital Personal Data Protection Act: The speedbumps ahead | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/digital-personal-data-protection-act-ashwani-vaishanw-pdpb-2023-rajya-sabha-8902839/ Inclusion of vague qualitative parameters such as risk to electoral democracy and public order are likely to make the process imprecise due to
👍👍👍👍👍No, data isn’t the new oil – Data Protection Bill needs to realise that | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/no-data-isnt-the-new-oil-data-protection-bill-needs-to-realise-that-8957684/ Excessive focus on economic value presumes that all data can be generated and harvested, and valued only economically. This betrays the fact that
👍Data Protection Bill: In process and practice, a step back
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/data-protection-bill-in-process-and-practice-a-step-back-8899924/ The inclusion of significant new changes in the law at the final stage without an opportunity for broad public engagement and input was
*Regulators will have freedom under data law: Chandrasekhar | Mumbai News – The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/regulators-will-have-freedom-under-data-law-chandrasekhar-8982169/ Chandrasekhar comments assume significance as the industry was looking for clarity on whether they will have to comply with certain areas of regulations
**Data Protection Bill 2023: What the law must do for children online
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/data-protection-bill-2023-law-must-do-children-online-8873392/ To protect against misuse, the text of the DPDP Bill should clarify that mechanisms for age-verification and parental consent must adhere to basic
**Derek O’Brien writes on Data Protection Act: A systematic wreckage of democratic procedure
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/data-protection-act-derek-o-brien-8897135/ Digital Personal Data Protection Act can lead to muzzling of voices within the media, civil society and Parliament The Digital Personal Data Protection