Ogury, a Paris-based mobile ad network which also offers a GDPR and CCPA compliant consent management platform, raises $50M Series C (Allison Schiff/AdExchanger)

Allison Schiff / AdExchanger:
Ogury, a Paris-based mobile ad network which also offers a GDPR and CCPA compliant consent management platform, raises $50M Series C  —  Mobile data company Ogury raised $50 million in Series C funding on Thursday with an eye on international expansion and consumer privacy-related R&D.

Airtel Admits Flaw in Mobile App Could've Exposed Data of Millions

Airtel has fixed a security flaw in its mobile app that could expose the personal data of over 300 million customers. https://ift.tt/2DQG8Ka

Realme 5i Gets Wi-Fi Certification, Tipping Imminent Launch

Realme 5i has reportedly received the mandatory BIS clearance in India, and has also received the Wi-Fi Alliance certification ahead of its imminent launch. https://ift.tt/2Pk3soV

Elon Musk Wins Defamation Trial Over His 'Pedo Guy' Tweet

Tesla boss Elon Musk emerged victorious on Friday from a closely watched defamation trial as a federal court jury swiftly rejected the $190 million claim brought against him by a British cave explorer... https://ift.tt/2RslKqB

US lawmaker says Uber must take action after disclosing sexual assault reports

The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee urged Uber Technologies Inc to take action after the company disclosed that it has received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault related to its 1.3 billion rides in the United States last year. https://ift.tt/2LvbXMB

Trade war goes digital: India & others eye tariffs on internet economy

Pressure is now growing to lift the ban as more books and movies become digital, potentially reducing revenues further. https://ift.tt/2sTIBBi

US FTC finds Cambridge Analytica deceived Facebook users

The Federal Trade Commission also found that Cambridge Analytica engaged in deceptive practices relating to its participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework - a pact on the cross-border transfer of personal data. https://ift.tt/2Rs8WRd

Elon Musk wins defamation trial sparked by 'pedo guy' tweet

Musk, 48, who had testified during the first two days of the trial in his own defense and returned to court on Friday to hear closing arguments, exited the courtroom after the verdict and said: "My faith in humanity is restored." https://ift.tt/2Plq08L

Hungary watchdog fines Facebook for misleading users

Hungary's competition watchdog has fined Facebook 1.2 billion forints ($4 million), its biggest fine to date, for misleading users by claiming its services were free. https://ift.tt/2DUH1Bj

India's data localisation plan must not stymie growth in transactions: Steven Mnuchin

Mnuchin also insisted that America has no problem if countries want to have local data for regulatory purposes as long as they do not eliminate it outside the country. https://ift.tt/2qthiwJ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Personal Data Protection Bill may retain exemptions for journalists

Journalists will have to comply with the code of ethics put down by the Press Council of India or "any media self-regulatory organisation," the draft of the Bill had said, and top officials in the government said this would be retained in the final Bill as well. https://ift.tt/350ngnR https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

US body, COAI, others, question Trai's attempt to regulate cloud service providers

US India Business Council, COAI and tech companies say there is no need for additional regulation https://ift.tt/38dUylx https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

OnePlus begins pilot exports of 5G phones from India

OnePlus, which is among the first off the block in launching 5G devices in global markets, is also testing 5G capabilities for carriers in the US and Europe, besides Indian carriers, at its research and development centre in Hyderabad. https://ift.tt/34ZxHbp https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

In safety report, Uber says only 37% of the 464 rape cases during its US rides in 2017 and 2018 were reported to law enforcement (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
In safety report, Uber says only 37% of the 464 rape cases during its US rides in 2017 and 2018 were reported to law enforcement  —  Buried inside Uber's inaugural safety report this week that detailed thousands of sexual assaults and more than 100 deaths was another staggering revelation …

Annual deadline for Ecomm's FDI compliance check: Sept 30

Statutory auditors to prepare reports; rule asking firms to submit reports to RBI removed https://ift.tt/34XYLrz https://ift.tt/eA8V8J