New Microsoft project to give users more data control: Report

"Inverse Privacy" was the subject of a paper authored in 2014 by Yuri Gurevich, Efim Hudis and Jeannette Wing, who all worked for Microsoft Research at that time, claimed the report.

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Personal Data Protection Bill only after new government takes over

The Bill, which sets out how the personal data of individuals is processed by the govt and private entities incorporated in India and abroad, was initially supposed to be tabled in the winter session.

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Apax places $200m bet on big data with Fractal stake buy

PE firm to buy out TA Associates and Khazanah in India’s 2nd-largest analytics co, infuse fresh funds

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Apple sales should pick up when U.S.-China strike trade deal: Trump adviser

Factory activity weakened across much of Europe and Asia in December as the U.S.-China trade war and a slowdown in demand hit production in many economies, offering little reason for optimism as the new year begin.

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Proposed changes in IT rules will lead to over-censorship, undermine encryption, warns Mozilla

It has also asserted that any regulatory intervention to this "complex issue" must be preceded by a wide ranging and participatory discussion process.

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Here's Tim Cook's memo to his employees on why he's selling less iPhones

Cook expressed disappointment after Apple cut its revenue outlook for the 1st time in almost 2 decades.

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Nokia 106 launched in India for Rs 1,299

The device would be available in dark grey colour across mobile retailers and on Nokia.com/phones.

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