Pune-based hosting provider SnTHostings has sued the Indian government, challenging rules that would require VPN companies to maintain records of their users’ data. The Internet Freedom Foundation, which is assisting the firm in the lawsuit, announced news of petition in the Delhi High Court in a blog post on Wednesday. SnTHostings CEO Harsh Jain refused to comment on the case, citing the ongoing legal proceedings.

The Delhi High Court issued notice to the government on Wednesday. The case will be taken up next on December 9.

In the 33 page lawsuit, SnTHostings’s lawyers asked that the parts of the CERT-in directions (which we reported here) that require VPN providers to maintain user data be set aside. The firm argued that the requirement that VPN companies maintain logs…

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Acquia today announced that its Drupal Cloud and Acquia DAM (formerly Widen Collective^Ⓡ) solutions have been named as market Leaders by G2, the world’s largest software marketplace, in its Fall Grid^Ⓡ Reports.

This recognition is based on responses from real users to questions about digital experience platforms (DXPs), digital asset management (DAM), web content management (WCM), and web hosting featured in the G2 review forms. Corresponding products are Acquia Open DXP, Acquia DAM, Acquia CMS and Code Studio devops tools for Drupal, and Acquia Cloud Platform, respectively. Acquia Marketing Cloud was also named a High Performer in the Mid-Market Grid^Ⓡ Report for Marketing Automation.

“Hearing the voices of real users is critical not only…

Web hosting (opens in new tab) giant GoDaddy (opens in new tab) and Google have combined resources to offer a new Google Ads solution through GoDaddy’s marketing dashboard.

With the aim of giving customers the ability to manage all their marketing activities from one location, the move will allow GoDaddy customers to pay per click, which means they won’t be charged unless a consumer clicks on the ad.

No matter where you fall on political lines, we can all agree that Donald Trump’s presidency really shook things up on social media. From Trump receiving a lifetime ban on Twitter to the launch of “censorship-free” social media app, Parler, politically charged content has forever changed the way social media apps manage content.

The folks behind Parler are now taking things one step further to aid companies who fear they may be “canceled.” On Friday, Parler announced the acquisition of cloud company, Dynascale, with the intent to restructure and provide a platform of cloud-based services for businesses that may be at risk of being banned by major providers.

Parler CEO George Farmer will lead the new parent company, known as Parlement Technologies, which is already…