1. Decision · 22 Oct

   Bengaluru Civil Court awarded about ₹3.7 crore to a sacked whistleblower

   Why, in their words: “termination breached the company's own non-retaliation policy” (Bengaluru Civil Court)

   1. Damages and a clean relieving letter Good for the sacked employee Reported: Live Law Near certain
   2. → Salaried taxpayer
   90% sure · 22 Oct Every step, with sources →
2. Decision · 22 Oct

   HDFC Bank started internal review into alleged leak by two senior executives

   Why, in their words: “the bank is committed to ethics and governance under its Code of Conduct” (HDFC Bank spokesperson)

   1. Customers may worry about data safety Bad for HDFC Bank customers Reported: The Hindu Near certain
   2. → Salaried taxpayer
   90% sure · 22 Oct Every step, with sources →
3. Decision · 22 Oct

   Francis J. Mathew ordered Meta to pay $25 billion for privacy deception

   Why, in their words: “Facebook promised users controlled their data, which the court found false” (Francis J. Mathew)

   1. Meta users in New Mexico get a legal finding that they were misled Good for Facebook users in New Mexico Reported: New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez Near certain
   2. →
      Meta may change how it explains data use to users Good for Facebook users Our reasoning Plausible
   3. → Salaried taxpayer
   45% sure · 22 Oct Every step, with sources →
4. Decision · 22 Oct

   eMudhra disclosed that eight private keys were compromised

   1. Attackers could fake secure websites and signed software Bad for Internet users visiting affected sites Reported: Mint's analysts Near certain
   2. → Salaried taxpayer

   Also reaches them: Indian digital signature and eSign users keep working normally

   90% sure · 22 Oct Every step, with sources →
5. Decision · 22 Oct

   Jio Platforms Ltd launched a ₹30,213-crore IPO open until October 23

   1. Retail quota fully subscribed Affects retail investors Reported: BSE data Near certain
   2. →
      Small applicants may get few or no shares Bad for Retail investors who applied Our reasoning Plausible
   3. → Salaried taxpayer
   45% sure · 22 Oct Every step, with sources →
6. Decision · 22 Oct

   Wiz found severe PHP flaws using AI, prompting global advisories

   1. Servers taken over by attackers Bad for Website owners with unpatched servers Reported: Security firms and officials Near certain
   2. →
      Data breaches and stolen information Bad for Users whose data is stored on compromised servers Our reasoning Plausible
   3. → Salaried taxpayer
   45% sure · 22 Oct Every step, with sources →

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