India and Spain have agreed to accelerate technical discussions on making UPI interoperable with Spain’s Bizum platform. The move is part of India’s broader push to expand UPI internationally, though no pilot programme or launch date has been announced. The post India, Spain agree to fast-track talks on linking UPI...

Terming the PIL alleging Delhi Police surveillance on Jantar Mantar protesters as "luxury litigation", the Solicitor General said, "every protest is always recorded" & it's only for "law and order" purpose not snooping. The post Delhi Police says Jantar Mantar protest videography is for law and order, not surveillance  appeared...

The Supreme Court said it will direct CBSE to offer parents across India an explicit option to refuse Aadhaar-linked APAAR IDs, in line with an Orissa High Court ruling. The post SC to direct CBSE on opt-out in Aadhaar-linked APAAR ID consent forms appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

Are you a California resident? Then we've got exciting news for you: there's a tool just for you that lets you take a single, relatively easy step to protect your privacy.  It's called a DROP request. (That's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, if you're fancy). This one bit of paperwork...

"Community consultation" is one of the reasons automated license plate reader (ALPR) company Flock Safety cited in its decision to drop voice-oriented tech from a gunshot detection system.

A new report from the Government Accounting Office reveals that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to nearly triple the number of surveillance towers along U.S. borders, from the current 830 to 2,300 by 2034. DHS expects to expend $1 billion in taxpayer dollars for this dangerous expansion of...