Key highlights from Mark Zuckerberg’s US Senate appearance - 12 new articles

[MediaNama: Telecom and Media News and Analysis]( [Advertise on MediaNama]( [][Key highlights from Mark Zuckerberg’s US Senate appearance]( Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg finally testified in front of a Senate joint committee in an event that was followed closely by both tech and political circles. The interaction which lasted a massive five hours saw forty-four US senators from various states question the Facebook boss about the... ... [Read the rest of the post]( » [Add to FaceBook]( on Google+]( to LinkedIn]( This]( [][Google files appeal in NCLAT against CCI’s charges of ‘search bias’]( Google has filed an appeal in the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) after Competition Commission of India (CCI)’s charged the company for abusing its dominant position in the market in February this year. The development was first reported by Reuters. The report adds that... [Read the rest of the post]( » [Add to FaceBook]( on Google+]( to LinkedIn]( This]( [][Indian PM reportedly pushing for co’s locating servers in India; Our Take]( As expected, an outcome of Cambridge Analytica’s usage of Facebook data to potentially influence elections is that the government of India, including PM Narendra Modi, has instructed that data sharing should be regulated and servers located in India, reports Times of India. This comes on... [Read the rest of the post]( » [Add to FaceBook]( on Google+]( to LinkedIn]( This]( [][Live Blog Day 2: Zuckerberg testifies before US Senate on Facebook’s privacy issues]( After Tuesday’s marathon 5 hour hearing, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will now testify before the US Senate’s Energy and Commerce Committee. Tuesday’s session featured 44 legislators probing Zuckerberg with queries about how Facebook safeguards user data, details on the Cambridge... ... [Read the rest of the post]( » [Add to FaceBook]( on Google+]( to LinkedIn]( This]( [][Bombay HC asks Centre to set up ombudsman for telecom sector]( The Bombay High Court has asked the Centre to instate an ombudsman for the telecom sector, a move that will aid redressal of consumers’ complaints. The court further directed the government to submit a plan for this in a month’s time. The ombudsman will be sort of a public lawyer, who can be... ... [Read the rest of the post]( » [Add to FaceBook]( on Google+]( to LinkedIn]( This]( [][Uber rolls out redesigned app for drivers, promises more simplified experience]( Uber has updated or has launched ‘completely redesigned’ app for its drivers’ app with a host of new features and design. The app, which has been launched globally is currently available to select driver partners India, in Kochi and courier partners in Chennai. It will be... [Read the rest of the post]( » [Add to FaceBook]( on Google+]( to LinkedIn]( This]( [][Zulfikar Khan joins HOOQ as managing director for its Indian operations]( Video streaming service HOOQ has appointed Zulfiqar Khan as the managing director for its Indian operations. Khan was formerly the business head of Eros Now for over 2.5 years. There he was responsible for strategic planning, growth initiatives, business partnerships and original content in the... ... [Read the rest of the post]( » [Add to FaceBook]( on Google+]( to LinkedIn]( This]( [][Government of Haryana, School Management Information System profiles students]( The Government of Haryana has made it mandatory for parents of school going children to provide information that can be used to profile children (and their parents). A sample letter sent to parents of school children through the schools makes it clear that the information being seeked is not for... ... [Read the rest of the post]( » [Add to FaceBook]( on Google+]( to LinkedIn]( This]( [][Government evasive on private companies requesting Aadhaar from citizens]( Husain Dalwai, a politician from Indian National Congress party, and an MP in the Rajya Sabha had asked about “Startups and private companies authorized to collect Aadhaar information” in unstarred question 4580 in the Rajya Sabha. He asked for the following information: Will the... ... [Read the rest of the post]( » [Add to FaceBook]( on Google+]( to LinkedIn]( This]( [][Publicis Media acquires out-of-home agency Ecosys]( Media agency group Publicis Media has acquired Ecosys OOH, an out-of-home agency based in India. With this strategic move, Publicis seems to be strengthening its position in the OOH business in India, which it says is expected to grow from Rs 37.1 billion in 2018 to Rs 42.5 billion in 2021. This... ... [Read the rest of the post]( » [Add to FaceBook]( on Google+]( to LinkedIn]( This]( [][Constitutional Validity of Aadhaar, Day 26: “Larger public interest”]( This is a record of the proceedings in the Supreme Court bench hearings on the Constitutional validity of Aadhaar, which began on Feb 13, 2018. You may read the previous days’ proceedings here: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Day 10, Day 11, Day 12, Day... [Read the rest of the post]( » [Add to FaceBook]( on Google+]( to LinkedIn]( This]( [][IMPS amount transacted increased to Rs 103,804 Cr in March 2018]( The Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) saw an increase of 10.99% in the total transactions taking place between February and March 2018, according to data published by the National Payments Corporation of India, which owns and operates IMPS. The NPCI is the bank-owned organization that also runs... 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