At long last, the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal might be the wake-up call forcing governments to devote to the social media companies the scrutiny they deserve.
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Bankruptcy matters – Business Line–23.03.2018
The fledgling Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is on stress-test. The ongoing resolution process for a clutch of well-known defaulters such as Bhushan Steel, Bhushan Steel
Privacy violations: Facebook’s abuse of personal data calls for tough regulation of tech megafirms
Facebook should pay a heavy price over revelations that it became an accessory for Cambridge Analytica (CA) to game US presidential elections and the Brexit
Row over ‘data theft’ a diversionary tactic
The law minister, who also holds charge of information technology, has been fulminating about summoning Facebook’s founder-CEO Mark Zuckerberg to India to explain data theft
CA, Facebook & you – The Hindu
The controversy is a wake-up call to press ahead with a robust data protection law The world has just learned how a data analytics firm,
Is the economy back on track? – The Hindu
YES |Jagdish Shettigar Disturbances on account of demonetisation and GST were purely short term Looking at various indicators such as an increasing trend in the
Facebook has every right to make money but it shouldn’t deny it sells user data
There is always some distance between what a company says it does and what it actually does. For Facebook, it’s greater than most. Facebook’s business
Cambridge Analytica & the Aadhaar fiasco bear the same lesson for India
The FB and Cambridge Analytica scandal raises discomfiting questions about our relationship with technology and the implications for democracy and politics. Well, it finally happened.
Chinese cars: Second wave of Chinese goods could be invading your parking lot – The Economic Times–22.03.2018
SAIC Motor will introduce the Morris Garages (MG) brand in India in 2019. China has become synonymous with cheap goods in India. But that can
Finance bill: govt’s intention suspect–Deccan Herald–22-03-2018
The passage of the Finance Bill and the Appropriation Bill for Rs 89.25 lakh crore, along with amendments, without discussion and in just 30 minutes
Modi can do better, indicate Raghuram Rajan’s recent comments – The Financial Express–21.03.2018
Raghuram Rajan, the former RBI governor known for his candid personality that continues to make him quite popular in India even after leaving the office in 2016,
Disappointing agriculture policy: Leaves room for future bans on exports of rice, wheat etc – The Financial Express–21.03.2018
The biggest bottleneck where India’s agri-exports are concerned has been the arbitrary policy framework; governments have been prone to clamping down on exports of one
The fraying Gujarat model – Business Line–21.03.2018
NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar during a visit to Gujarat recently observed that though the State’s performance on industry and infrastructure is to be lauded,
Centre seeks SC nod for PowerPoint presentation on Aadhaar–Deccan Herald–21.03.2018
The Centre on Wednesday sought the Supreme Court’s permission to allow the CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for a PowerPoint presentation
Raghuram Rajan says 7.5% growth rate is not enough to create jobs – The Economic Times–21.03.2018
On how quickly can India achieve 10% growth, Rajan said that could happen after the Lok Sabha elections next year because reforms would now be
appraisals: Employees need to re-skill multiple times to stay relevant: Report – The Economic Times–21.03.2018
For Indian professionals, re-skilling multiple times could be the new normal due to the constant need to upgrade skill-sets to efficiently handle a wide variety
The futility of demonetisation: Cash is back, and with a vengeance | Business Standard News–21.03.2018
In November 2016, when demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 were done, one of the main arguments put forward was that the move will
Feeling unsafe amid digitisation push? Go for a cyber insurance cover | Business Standard News
The government’s thrust on financial digitisation has had an unwanted byproduct – a rise in cybercrime. According to recent reports, the government is planning to
Yashwant Sinha: Demonetisation has led to tax terrorism: Yashwant Sinha – The Economic Times–20.03.2018
Dissident BJP leader and former Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha today said demonetisation had led to “tax terrorism” and likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi to
Exchange rate not just the RBI’s baby–Economic Times–20.03.2018
India’s exchange rate is a stumbling block in rapid export growth and the country will miss out on the opportunity to cash in on the
