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Not even four months into 2021 and several major data leaks have been reported. Should you be worried? Yes, if your data has been leaked, and even otherwise. Reason? India’s data-protection law is still in limbo. Moreover, there are concerns whether your data will remain safe even after the law comes into force. Read on to know why.
Like many others, Mukul Sharma used to sip his morning coffee nonchalantly even as he read about data leaks every other day in the newspaper. Sharma, a doctor, was unmoved by the cyberattacks happening around the globe. Until one day the wolf knocked on his door. His data was up for sale on the Dark Web. But how did he find out?Sharma was just curious about the ‘Facebook data leak checker’ link that was doing rounds on WhatsApp groups and
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