#Kindness videos have been trending on TikTok and Instagram reels. But there is an ugly side to them. People are filmed without their knowledge or consent. Is that truly kind? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Privacy in the age of reels and TikToks

Lensa AI uses artificial intelligence to generate "Magic Avatars" of one's images. Since the app has gained popularity, it has also been subjected to greater scrutiny about issues ranging from the terms of service and privacy-related concerns to the platform being used to generate non-consensual NSFW images.

WION Fineprint: Decoding Lensa AI and why it is controversial

Over the past week or so, if you have seen your social media being flooded with pictures of your friends being turned into vibrant artwork, you are not alone. The app behind these "magic avatars" is the artificial intelligence-powered photo-editing app called Lensa AI.

Explained: What is Lensa AI and should we be concerned about it?

India's Information Technology ministry on Friday (November 18) proposed a new draft of country's digital personal data protection bill. The provisions in the bill allow cross-border transfer of some users' data with "certain notified countries and territories".

India: New data privacy bill allows cross-border transfer but has harsh penalties too

In the increasingly digital world, anonymity is often a necessary thing in order to safeguard own details. There are many privacy measures to ensure anonymity of smartphone users.

Just making smartphone data anonymous no longer enough, says study

France hits Google and Facebook with hefty fines over privacy concerns that include cookie breaches.

Google, Facebook fined for cookie breaches by France

There are more than 20,000 mental health apps on the market. Are your therapy session notes safe on these platforms? Is there a real person or a robot on the other side talking to you? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: Mental health apps and privacy risks

An advisor to the European Union's top court said on Thursday that Facebook could be sued by consumer groups for violation of privacy. The case pertains to a German online game and could pave the way for similar action in European Union.

EU court adviser says Facebook can be sued by consumer groups

Seven Australian women who were strip-searched and forced to undergo invasive gynaecological examinations at the Doha airport last year are mulling to sue the Qatar government.

7 Australian women to sue Qatar govt for ‘invasive’ strip search at Doha airport

The trial of patrol robots has sparked privacy concerns in Singapore. These robots are designed to blast warnings at people who are seen engaging in "undesirable social behaviour".

Singapore: Patrol robots seeking 'undesirable social behaviour' spark privacy concerns

TikTok's lead data privacy regulator in the European Union has opened two inquiries into the Chinese-owned short-video platform related to the processing of children's personal data and transfers of personal data to China.

TikTok's lead EU regulator opens two data privacy probes

China passed a sweeping privacy law aimed at preventing businesses from collecting sensitive personal data Friday, as the country faces an uptick in internet scams and Beijing targets tech giants hoovering up personal data.

China passes tough new online privacy law

Twitter has announced that its updated privacy policy comes into effect from Thursday, August 19. In a blog post Twitter highlighted the changes in its privacy policy, including those around Twitter Blue, Twitter Spaces, payment features, and the like.

Twitter's updated privacy policy to come into effect from today, read everything here

Dozens of US state attorneys general filed an antitrust lawsuit in federal court against Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday, according to an entry in the court docket.

Big Tech in trouble: Dozens of US states sue Google alleging antitrust violations 

In what can be called a shocking decision, Apple has decided to g ahead with its unique privacy update to the software. As per the new privacy update in the software, all app makers will have to specifically spell out what tracking information is being collected from customers' phones and where is it being used.

Apple to roll out new privacy update; Facebook, Google protest

Facebook has yet again come under scrutiny for its violation of privacy guidelines. Data of more than 500 million Facebook users have been leaked.

Facebook privacy controversy heats up

A US court has given a final approval to Facebook's $650 million payment to settle a privacy dispute between the group and users in the US state of Illinois. According to a report in AFP, the decision was issued on Friday.

Facebook to pay $650mn settlement over US privacy dispute

Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morison said that if Facebook wants to conduct business, it needs to work according to the data laws of the country. This statement comes after Facebook banned news content from Australia. UK's foreign secretary said 'there is need for sensible conversations between governments and technology giants'

'If FB wants to do business, needs to follow rules': Australian PM

WhatsApp has over 2 billion users, out of which 400 million are from India. Recently, many users in India changed their WhatsApp display pictures to "boycott WhatsApp" logos.

WhatsApp is rewriting the definition of privacy to suit its business in India

Millions of WhatsApp users in India received an in-app notification from WhatsApp as part of an upcoming global roll-out, asking them to either accept the changes in its Terms of Service and privacy policy by February 8 or their accounts will be deleted.

WhatsApp updates privacy policy, asks users to accept terms or app will be deleted

Internet is a wonderful place but there are many pitfalls. With net neutrality going bye-bye and several other things changing over the years, it has been important to keep yourself and your identity online safe when needed.

Privacy apps you needed to have downloaded in 2020

Facebook, already under fire for its handling of misinformation and fake news, is going to launch its independent Oversight Board in mid to late October. This will put the board in action just before US Presidential elections due to take place on November 3.

Facebook to launch Oversight Board to combat misinformation just before US elections

A lawsuit filed against Facebook has accused the company of spying on its users through the phone camera via Instagram. Brittany Conditi, an Instagram user filed the lawsuit against Facebook in a Federal court in San Francisco, Bloomberg reported.

Facebook accused of snooping on Instagram users through phone cameras

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it has filed lawsuits against individuals in Europe and the United States for abusing its platforms to offer automated tools for scraping users’ personal data and gathering likes.

Facebook sues individuals for offering to extract data, gather likes

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