The Ultimate Guide to Data Privacy
A curated Indian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Data Privacy.
What to know about Data Privacy
Data Privacy is an increasingly critical topic as technology advances and the volume of personal and enterprise data grows exponentially. This collection of stories explores the latest developments in data privacy across various sectors including cloud computing, AI integration, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance.
Readers will find insights into how companies and governments are navigating the delicate balance between leveraging data for innovation and maintaining strict privacy protections. Topics such as upgraded data lakehouse architectures for enhanced AI capabilities, privacy challenges in generative AI adoption, and new certifications validating mobile app security highlight the evolving landscape.
The stories also reveal the growing emphasis on responsible AI use, transparency, and ethical data governance as key pillars to safeguard sensitive information. With advances like AI-powered security tools, privacy-focused browsers, and blockchain-enhanced digital identities, organizations are increasingly prioritizing data protection to build customer trust and meet regulatory demands.
By exploring this tag, readers can stay informed on global trends, technological innovations, challenges, and strategies that define the future of data privacy in an interconnected digital world.
Indian Data Privacy News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
The critical role of data governance as agentic AI grows
How data governance must adapt as agentic AI shifts from advising to acting, with boards urged to set guardrails and oversight.
Junkermann launches Human Code for India's AI investment
Nicole Junkermann unveils The Human Code, urging AI investors in India to back trust, dignity and long-term value over speed alone.
Netskope launches Mumbai management plane for Indian data
Netskope adds Mumbai management plane to keep Indian policy and log data local as DPDPA and sector rules intensify sovereignty demands.
Ai+ expands into tablets & wearables with Nova range
Ai+ moves beyond handsets with Nova phones, its first tablet, earbuds and a smartwatch as it seeks to build a wider device ecosystem.
Financial firms' AI use raises data compliance risks
Banks and insurers ramp up generative AI use, but regulated data now drives the bulk of policy breaches, Netskope warns.
Regulated data dominates AI breaches in finance sector
Managed AI tools help curb risk, but regulated financial data still drives most GenAI policy breaches in the sector, Netskope finds.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Data Privacy
Featured News
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Google Cloud is betting on AI agents as the main users of enterprise data, unveiling new tools for context, automation and cross-cloud access.
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
Grafana Labs unveils new AI observability and CLI tools as enterprises grapple with monitoring and controlling production AI systems at GrafanaCON 2026.
Diligence the watchword as oversight lags AI governance
Boards lag on AI oversight as Diligent survey finds most directors use the tools, but few have embedded governance or risk controls.
Milestone turns video data into AI-driven intelligence
Milestone Systems' Project Hafnia uses AI video language models to turn CCTV streams into real-time, multi‑modal security insight.
Exclusive: Orderfox pushes into autonomous execution with Gieni ABX
Orderfox readies Gieni ABX, an autonomous execution layer to turn its industrial AI insights into completed tasks across enterprise systems.
'Human Risk' takes centre stage - Mimecast CEO
Mimecast chief warns human risk is now cybersecurity's 'eighth layer' as malicious insiders overtake negligence in Australian attacks.
Cloudera and Svitla Systems bring trusted AI to healthcare
Cloudera and Svitla team up to build trusted, clinician‑centric AI that unifies patient data while safeguarding privacy and consent.
How Formula 1 turns data & cyber security into speed
At Albert Park, F1 insiders reveal how sharper data use, tighter security and resilience planning combine to unlock race-winning performance.
Why the all-AI social network looks more fad than legacy
Moltbook, the all-bot social network, faces scrutiny after researchers reportedly accessed its live database and user emails without checks.
Expert Columns
The 70% problem: Why checkout is still where eCommerce goes to die
Stolen credentials don't have to mean a breach
The critical role of data governance as agentic AI grows
When identity becomes the payment rail
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
Trusted data is the backbone of digital healthcare
From DSPM to data protection: Closing the last mile on sensitive data in the era of AI
5 eCommerce trends set to define 2026
Building digital trust: Data quality provides a scalable path
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
Diligence the watchword as oversight lags AI governance
Milestone turns video data into AI-driven intelligence
Exclusive: Orderfox pushes into autonomous execution with Gieni ABX
Recent Data Privacy News
UPES adopts ChatGPT Edu for campus-wide AI rollout
UPES partners with OpenAI to deploy ChatGPT Edu campus-wide, aiming to become an AI-first university with governed, everyday GenAI use.
Indian websites fail to seek consent for tracking data
Study finds 95.9% of Indian websites track users without consent, putting firms and government bodies at risk of massive DPDP fines.
Thrive Global AI posts USD $2.5m sales, unveils tool
Thrive Global AI reports USD $2.5m in early sales, secures USD $4.5m in bookings and launches a real-time analytics module for brands.
Persistent named among TIME's Best Asia-Pacific firms
Persistent earns spot on TIME's Best Asia-Pacific Companies 2026 list, ranking ninth in regional professional services and seventh in India.
Ai+ Pulse 2 launches in India from INR ₹5,999 on Flipkart
Ai+ unveils Pulse 2 in India with upgraded camera, bigger battery and 120Hz display, starting at INR ₹5,999 in a 24-hour Flipkart sale.
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Redefining leadership in technology: A woman leader's perspective in the age of artificial intelligence
As AI reshapes security and infrastructure, women leaders are stepping up to drive responsible, inclusive and human-centred innovation.
Consistent wins BIS-ER nod for 'Made in Bharat' CCTV
Consistent Infosystems wins BIS-ER approval for its 4G and Wi‑Fi CCTV range, backing a 'Made in Bharat' pitch on safety and data localisation.
SiMa.ai & STIGA bring 'Physical AI' to robotic mowers
SiMa.ai will embed its low-power 'Physical AI' platform into STIGA robotic mowers to boost on-device intelligence and extend battery life.
Open-source powers rapid growth in India's AI market
Open-source drives India's AI boom, with 76% of startups using it as the market soars from USD $6 billion to nearly USD $32 billion by 2031.
Hexaware & CareInsight to scale AI across healthcare
Hexaware and CareInsight partner to embed AI in everyday healthcare operations, targeting large-scale rollout across payers and providers.
Blue Cloud deploys AI video system at Telangana clinic
Blue Cloud rolls out AI video analytics at a Telangana dialysis centre, integrating patient ID, workflow tracking and safety monitoring.
Qure.ai wins Gates grant for AI to boost lung health
Qure.ai lands a multimillion-dollar Gates Foundation grant to build an open lung health data hub and AI ultrasound tools for TB and pneumonia.
Brandworks, SandLogic tie up for India edge AI push
Brandworks and SandLogic join forces to build made-in-India edge AI devices, cutting cloud reliance and boosting on-device intelligence.
AONMeetings to launch low-cost video calls in India
AONMeetings to launch browser-based video calls in India within two weeks, with local plans from INR ₹169 a month including webinars.
Crypto sentiment steadies as BAT soars, leverage muted
Crypto sentiment stabilises after a sharp December selloff as options stress eases, BAT doubles, yet leverage and major coins stay subdued.
India drops mandatory Sanchar Saathi app on smartphones
India scraps mandatory Sanchar Saathi app on new phones, easing privacy fears over deep-access government software on Apple and Samsung devices.
India urged to assert data sovereignty amid foreign cloud risk
India faces growing calls to boost data sovereignty by investing in local cloud infrastructure and reducing reliance on foreign providers amid national security concerns.
From awareness to action: Building a cyber-resilient India in the digital age
India's digital boom demands more than cyber awareness; it calls for a culture of proactive digital responsibility to withstand rising AI-driven cyber threats.
Business Software Alliance: AI could add USD $500 billion to India
Business Software Alliance predicts AI adoption could boost India's economy by over USD $500 billion by 2035, supporting the government's Viksit Bharat goals.
Indian developers save 10 hours a week with AI coding tools
Indian developers save 10 hours weekly with AI coding tools, outpacing global peers by nearly three hours, as digital skill upskilling gains pace.