Stories similar to India’s new data privacy rules could affect U.S. IT companies:

China Introduces Guidelines for Data Privacy Protection 45 weeks 4 days ago

China recently issued a draft detailing Information Security Technology Guidelines for Personal Information Protection, the latest in a series of efforts to address rising data privacy concerns amongst locals and corporations in the country.

5 ways to control your privacy on Google 9 weeks 1 day ago

The company recently expanded its ability to combine data from its various services to create a highly detailed profile on you.

Google says it's doing that to simplify its privacy policy and improve your experience on sites such as Gmail, Picasa, Google Plus and YouTube. But there's a reason business reason, too. Google gets a chance to use the data it collects to tailor ads that align more precisely with your interests, and those personalized ads are among the most lucrative for the company.

can someone setup unvarnished profile of me if i do not have facebook account 1 year 3 weeks ago

Individuals deleting Facebook accounts for privacy reasons

Engineering Google Privacy 2 years 14 weeks ago

Data privacy can effect everyone using internet services, but how does a multi-nation giant like Google consider user data privacy? Dr Alma Whitten, Google’s ‘engineering lead for privacy’, recently gave a presentation…

Are Facebook's New Privacy Settings Enough? 1 year 51 weeks ago

It’ll probably be looked back on as one of the defining moments in online privacy and data security. Finally a moment when the massed millions woke up to the notion that sharing much of the information that they have placed on social networking sites, was perhaps not the best of choices.