Data Surveillance
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India's population, poverty and consumption data are missing, experts allege political manipulation
Several important datasets that help in formulating government policies have not been released for over two years.
Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com
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Bangladesh’s new online content regulation rules threaten user privacy and free speech
Under the rules, service providers will have to store user details locally and comply with government requests to disclose information.
Shahzeb Mahmood
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Why a whistleblower’s allegations about a ‘government agent’ at Twitter should worry all Indians
India has no data protection law, leaving the users’ information open to misuse even as the BJP-ruled Centre has tried to silence critics on the platform.
Karnika Kohli
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Can BJP use Ram as a campaign tool during the election?
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After Roe v Wade reversal, women in the US are right to be wary of period-tracking apps
Digital data may well be used to identify, track and incriminate women who seek abortion.
Uri Gal, The Conversation
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Cautionary tale: The Taliban could get access to Afghans’ biometric data collected by the US
Here’s why this could be a lesson in the life-and-death consequences of data privacy.
Margaret Hu, The Conversation
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Instagram’s redesign shift toward shopping can be harmful to its users
Features like the Shop tab facilitate surveillance capitalism.
Nazanin Andalibi, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Indian government forms expert panel to examine alleged Chinese snooping on politicians
Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar wrote to Congress leader KC Venugopal that the ministry has taken up the matter with the Chinese envoy.
Scroll Staff
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Facial recognition: As airports in India start using the technology, how will it be regulated?
While Indians have the right to privacy, there is still no law to protect their data from misuse.
Vijayta Lalwani
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‘Unlawful’ online content: Centre says it has started consulting stakeholders on draft rules
The draft proposes to make it compulsory for online platforms to help the government trace the origin of ‘unlawful content’ whenever requested by authorities.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Draft rules want web platforms to help government trace, remove ‘unlawful’ content: Indian Express
This could potentially require platforms to break end-to-end encryption of data to help trace the origin of messages.
Scroll Staff
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Quora says about 100 million users may have been hit by a data breach
The cause of the breach, which was detected on Friday, is being investigated.
Scroll Staff
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Marriott hotel chain says around 500 million of its guests may have been hit by a data breach
The company said hackers have accessed the guest reservation database of its Starwood brand of hotels such as Sheraton, Le Méridien and St Regis.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go