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Russia Banned Foreign Messenger Apps from Government Orgs

The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has banned apps like WhatsApp, Skype for Business, Teams, etc. for state employees` communication. From March…

PravinKarthik March 2, 2023

Indian Data Protection Bill Withdrawn, Will get refreshed

The Indian government has withdrawn its long-awaited Personal Data Protection Bill that drew scrutiny from several privacy advocates and tech giants who feared the legislation could restrict how they managed…

PravinKarthik August 4, 2022

Stringent Indian Security Law forces Several VPN Providers out

Several VPN services are considering moving operations out of India following ExpressVPN’s announcement this week that it plans to remove servers from the country considering new and controversial cybersecurity rules.…

PravinKarthik June 6, 2022

Indian Data Protection Law to Cutthroat Data breaches

Indian Authorities are set to clamp down on data breaches and tighten rules for holding sensitive data. Indian firms will no longer be able to store payment card information, with…

PravinKarthik December 30, 2021

Tencent Games Headache

Chinese regulators have told video game giant Tencent that it will need to submit its apps to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, or MIIT, before launching or updating…

PravinKarthik November 28, 2021