Letting your child play with educational apps while you finish chores seems like a win-win. But what if those ‘fun’ & ‘entertaining’ games were secretly collecting your private information? That s the unsettling truth behind BabyBus, a popular Chinese app developer among kids, as a recent data privacy report highlighted. BabyBus apps have been labelled as among the most ""data hungry"" in the world. So, how did they skip the ban list after TikTok? And what exactly is at stake when it comes to data collection, especially by foreign companies? Dia Rekhi in conversation with Glenn S. Gerstell - Former General Counsel of the National Security Agency, and Kanishk Gaur, Cyber Security Expert and Founder - India Future Foundation in the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Tune in! Credits: BabyBus - Kids Songs and Cartoons, ABC News, NEWS CENTER Maine, WION, PIX11 News and WRAL.
BabyBus is still very active in India despite TikTok and other Chinese apps being banned. Experts have raised questions over the handling of Indians data by the company that provides customised free digital content primarily for children.
The threat actor using the alias ‘Perell has disclosed a “sample dataset” on a dark web forum, including sensitive details of fibre and landline users of BSNL.
The government will come out with a new set of rules and regulations to tackle the growing menace of deepfake technology, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.