Internet And Privacy
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How a US law allows American intelligence agencies to spy on internet users across the world
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which was renewed until April 2024, enables warrant-less surveilling of non-Americans citing ‘national security’.
Gurshabad Grover & Anunay Kulshrestha
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‘Internet never forgets’: Delhi HC issues directions for removing non-consensual intimate images
The High Court noted that the directions are important to ensure that such incidents are dealt with in a manner that minimises trauma caused to the victim.
Scroll Staff
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Investigation: Google shared user data with a sanctioned Russian ad company for months
The tech giant may have provided RuTarget with unique phone numbers, IP addresses, location information and details about users’ interests and online activity.
Craig Silverman, ProPublica
Trending
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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Why several Indians are waging legal battles for ‘the right to be forgotten’
Dozens of petitioners are seeking to have information removed from the internet on the grounds that it is no longer necessary or relevant.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Investigation: Your WhatsApp messages are far less private than you think
Since purchasing the messaging app in 2014, Facebook has quietly undermined its sweeping security assurances in multiple ways.
Peter Elkind, ProPublica, Jack Gillum, ProPublica & Craig Silverman, ProPublica
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The controversial privacy update that WhatsApp is pushing on India may be banned in Europe
Indian users of WhatsApp have been left vulnerable because the country doesn’t have a strict privacy law.
Philippa Williams, The Conversation & Lipika Kamra, The Conversation
Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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To regulate WhatsApp and Big Tech, India’s competition panel needs more teeth – and fresh thinking
The Competition Commission of India needs legislative tools, an army of technical experts and a proactive approach for being relevant in the digital age.
Archana Sivasubramanian
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Facebook data breach: What happened and why it’s hard to know if your data was leaked
The data breach is believed to relate to a vulnerability that the social media platform reportedly fixed in August of 2019.
Paul Haskell-Dowland, The Conversation
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Google’s plan to stop using tracking cookies will not be the end of invasive targeted advertising
Rather than tracking users individually, the tech giant will group them into a crowd with similar interests.
Eerke Boiten, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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Merging Facebook Messenger and Instagram chat may be good for Zuckerberg, but not for the user
While the move may seem harmless, it is likely Facebook is attempting to make its apps inseparable.
Tama Leaver, The Conversation
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Why your eight-character email password is not safe anymore
By leveraging today’s computing power, a password can be guessed in as little as 12 minutes.
Paul Haskell-Dowland, The Conversation & Brianna O'Shea, The Conversation
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Everyday ethics: Parents may be breaching children’s privacy by controlling their online passwords
Adults exercise more than just the right to inspect their child’s assets – they reserve the right to impersonate them.
Claudiu Popa, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: Kolkata beat Mumbai in a thriller at Wankhede for the first time in 12 years
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh, Aryan and five other Indians enter finals
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Cricket, ICC rankings: India remain No 1 in ODIs and T20Is, ranked second in Tests
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Watch, ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Sean Paul and Kes combine to create tournament's official anthem
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Four Indians move to semi-finals with comprehensive wins