A Montenegrin data protection organization has slammed the Health Ministry’s decision to permit unlicensed persons to check citizens’ personal information upon entry into establishments as part of the latest Covid measures.
Why are Apple s plans to scan iCloud Photos for child sexual abuse material concerning? medianama.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from medianama.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
19 hours ago
The e-commerce platform’s troubles don’t end here as Amazon is also facing multiple antitrust probes initiated by the European Commission, and by the CCI in India.
Luxembourg’s National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) fined Amazon €746 million on July 16 for violating the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a regulatory filing by Amazon revealed. In addition to slapping a fine on the tech company, CNDP imposed “corresponding practice revisions,” the filing stated.
The CNPD is the concerned regulator because Amazon’s EU headquarters is located in Luxembourg.
Why it matters? This is the largest fine that has ever been imposed for a violation of the GDPR – the EU law for data protection and privacy that has become the model for data protection laws around the world since it went into effect in 2018.
If Israel Govt Can Probe Snooping, Why Can t Our PM : Rajya Sabha MP Who Moved SC On Pegasus Row outlookindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from outlookindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Looking beyond unicorns for an inclusive digital future in Indonesia
Image
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacted a heavy toll on the lives and livelihoods of people in Indonesia. The economy shrank by 2.2 percent in 2020. At the previous peak of the crisis, about 5.1 million people (2.5 percent of the working-age population) were estimated to have become unemployed and another 24 million individuals working reduced hours due to COVID-19. More than 2.2 million Indonesians were pushed into COVID-induced poverty.
One globally recognized trend during the pandemic that has appeared as a silver lining of sorts is the accelerated adoption of digital technologies, by people, by firms, and in many cases also by governments. For Indonesia which was already the fastest-growing digital economy in the South East Asia region, this presents an exciting opportunity to harness the power of these technologies to address some of its fundamental development challenges of making the economy more competit