Policy
- POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Norway plans stricter smart glasses rules over privacy concerns
Norway is moving to tighten regulations on smart glasses, focusing on restricting functions like facial recognition in public spaces.
03 Sept, 07:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
New York City bans generative AI for students through grade 8 for one year
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for students from 2-K through grade 8, effective for the 2026-27 school year.
03 Sept, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
MP High Court limits cybercrime money hold to three months
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set a three-month deadline for cybercrime police to hold disputed funds in bank accounts, ruling on August 31 that only t…
03 Sept, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Scams in the US hit record $15.9 billion in losses in 2026
Scams in the United States reached a record high of $15.9 billion in losses this year, according to an investigation by The Associated Press and FRONTLINE published by fortune.com.
03 Sept, 03:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
U.S. government backs OpenAI on training AI with copyrighted content
The U.S. government has sided with OpenAI in a key dispute over the use of copyrighted material for training large language models (LLMs).
02 Sept, 11:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
CERT-In asks researcher to halt public vulnerability disclosures
On August 28, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) requested cybersecurity researcher Nisarga Adhikary to stop publicly disclosing vulnera…
02 Sept, 09:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Journalist challenges police demand for extensive X data in Supreme Court
Independent journalist Abhishek Upadhyay, who runs the digital news platform Top Secret, has approached the Supreme Court to challenge a Ghaziabad Crime Br…
02 Sept, 09:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
EU regulators question publishers on Google’s AI search opt-out policy
EU antitrust regulators have questioned several publishers regarding Google's option to opt out of AI-generated search results, according to economictimes.indiatimes.com.
02 Sept, 05:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
India revises APAAR student consent form after Odisha High Court ruling
India's Ministry of Education has revised the parental consent form for the Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) following a December 2025 Odisha High Court ruling.
02 Sept, 05:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
CCPA fines Dial4Trade Rs 10 lakh for ammonium nitrate listings
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) fined B2B marketplace Dial4Trade Technologies Pvt Ltd Rs 10 lakh on September 1 for listing ammonium nitra…
02 Sept, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
OpenAI integrates Epic health records with ChatGPT under US privacy law
OpenAI has launched a new integration connecting patient records from Epic, the largest electronic health record system in the US, directly into ChatGPT.
02 Sept, 03:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
Website uses AI to map India's voter rolls and personal relationships
A website has digitised India’s Election Commission rolls, covering approximately 57 crore electors, enabling users to query individuals, households, and booth-to-constituency compositions.
02 Sept, 11:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
California exempts open-source OS from age verification requirements
California lawmakers have passed Assembly Bill 1856, exempting qualifying open-source operating systems from the state's age-verification requirements under the Digital Age Assurance Act (DAAA).
01 Sept, 11:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Google’s new Android rules tighten control, impacting digital sovereignty
Google has introduced a new Android Developer Verification programme that significantly changes the openness of the Android ecosystem, according to medianama.com.
01 Sept, 09:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Meta limits reach of undisclosed AI-generated profiles on Instagram
Meta announced it will rename its "AI creator" label to "AI-generated profile" on Instagram and limit the reach of AI-generated profiles that do not carry this label.
01 Sept, 09:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Deepinder Goyal’s Temple acquires London-based longevity clinic Longevous
Healthtech startup Temple has acquired Longevous, a London-based longevity medicine practice, as announced by Temple founder Deepinder Goyal on August 27.
01 Sept, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
India's consent-based privacy framework challenged by AI data use
A closed-door discussion on AI and privacy highlighted tensions in India's consent-based privacy framework, which is months away from active enforcement.
01 Sept, 01:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Kalshi users under 21 traded $3.9 billion on sports contracts this year
Kalshi users aged 18 to 21 have traded an estimated $3.9 billion on sports-related contracts this year, according to an analysis by CNN reported by fortune.com.
01 Sept, 05:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
India’s BRICS chairship spotlights divergent child online safety rules
India’s BRICS chairship this year brings focus to the varied approaches member countries take toward child online safety, ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12 and 13.
31 Aug, 11:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Zomato bans analogue dairy dishes, threatens delisting for non-compliance
Zomato has banned restaurants on its platform from listing dishes containing analogue dairy products, effective immediately.
31 Aug, 09:28 pm IST