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Kaiser nurses say AI and surveillance worsen jobs and patient care
Kaiser Permanente nurses have raised concerns that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and workplace surveillance is negatively impacting their jobs an…
18 Jul, 07:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Meta Oversight Board finds AI models censor criticism of repressive governments
The Meta Oversight Board released its first evaluation of large language models (LLMs) in July 2026, revealing that AI models refuse politically critical c…
17 Jul, 09:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
RBI fines Muthoot Finance, Muthoot Vehicle and Satya MicroCapital
The Reserve Bank of India imposed monetary penalties on Muthoot Finance Limited, Muthoot Vehicle and Asset Finance Limited, and Satya MicroCapital Limited on July 17, 2026.
17 Jul, 07:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
EDRi advisor says privacy-preserving age verification is contradictory by design
Simeon de Brouwer, Policy Advisor at European Digital Rights (EDRi), said privacy-preserving age verification technologies are inherently contradictory.
17 Jul, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Bombay HC orders anonymisation of court records under right to be forgotten
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has directed its Registry to anonymise the identity of a 37-year-old individual in digital versions of a 2018 jud…
17 Jul, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
EU orders Google to share Android and search data with AI rivals
The European Commission has mandated Google to provide rival AI assistants broader access to Android features and share anonymised search data with competing search engines starting January 2027.
17 Jul, 01:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Experts highlight accountability gaps in India’s cybersecurity system
India’s cybersecurity system faces significant accountability challenges, with no updated national cybersecurity policy since 2013 and the absence of a leg…
17 Jul, 01:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
RBI extends regulatory directions for Konark Urban Co-operative Bank
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the period of directions issued under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, fo…
17 Jul, 11:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Indian Kanoon challenges Delhi HC order on right to be forgotten
Indian Kanoon filed a petition on July 10 challenging the Delhi High Court’s May 29 order that directed legal databases to de-index judgments and disable n…
16 Jul, 09:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Fake copyright strikes used to extort Instagram creators, Delhi HC told
A public interest litigation filed by digital content creator Nitin Joshi alleges organised syndicates are using fake copyright complaints to extort lakhs of rupees from Instagram creators.
16 Jul, 07:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
RBI issues prudential norms on specified non-financial assets
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued new prudential norms on specified non-financial assets acquired by regulated entities, effective July 16, 2026.
16 Jul, 07:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
House Democrats split on $3.3 billion US aid to Israel amid Gaza war
More than half of House Democrats voted to strip $3.3 billion in U.S. military aid to Israel in a July 15 vote, signaling a fracture in bipartisan support amid the ongoing Gaza conflict.
16 Jul, 07:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
CCPA fines SpiceJet Rs 1 lakh for using dark patterns on booking site
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a Rs 1 lakh penalty on SpiceJet for using deceptive dark patterns on its booking website to in…
16 Jul, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
RBI releases draft guidance on data governance for banks and NBFCs
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a draft Guidance on Regulatory Expectations for Data Governance, targeting banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), and other regulated entities.
16 Jul, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
India approves Rs 1.9 lakh crore schemes to boost chips and phone manufacturing
The Union Cabinet approved two manufacturing programmes worth Rs 1.9 lakh crore to expand India’s mobile phone and semiconductor industries.
16 Jul, 05:23 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Mozilla, DuckDuckGo, Vivaldi urge EU to enable default tracking refusal
Mozilla Firefox, DuckDuckGo, and Vivaldi jointly called on the European Union to allow browsers to enable default tracking refusal without mandatory prompt…
16 Jul, 05:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
MeitY proposes mandatory human oversight for agentic AI payments
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed mandatory human-in-the-loop interventions for agentic AI payments exceeding cer…
16 Jul, 03:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
Reliance confirms partial data breach involving Kudankulam nuclear plant files
Reliance Industries confirmed a partial data breach on a server hosted by Mumbai-based third-party provider Yotta, with leaked files including data related…
16 Jul, 03:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
RBI updates list of high-risk and monitored jurisdictions under FATF
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released an updated list of high-risk and other monitored jurisdictions as part of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) review conducted from June 17-19, 2026.
16 Jul, 01:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
U.S. Mint to release $1 coin featuring Trump for 250th birthday
The U.S. Mint will begin producing a $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump's face this fall as part of the United States' 250th birthday celebrations, the Treasury Department announced.
16 Jul, 03:22 am IST