Data Collection
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Smart watches are not medical devices but are collecting all our health data
As smartwatches and trackers evolve, it’s possible that they may approach the threshold for what authorities could consider a medical device.
Pin Lean Lau, The Conversation
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‘Privacy nightmare on wheels’: Driving patterns to facial expressions, cars are collecting data
A study found that the information was being disclosed to other companies for marketing and targeted advertising purposes and also sold to data brokers.
Katharine Kemp, The Conversation
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CoWIN breach: ‘No government in a developed country would have survived a data leak of this scale’
Anivar Aravind, a public interest technologist, explains why you should be worried about the CoWIN data leak and why the government should take responsibility.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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India made most requests for user data from big tech firms among South Asian countries
The finding was part of a report by virtual private network service Surfshark, which analysed data from 2013 to 2021.
Scroll Staff
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Government won’t be able to violate citizens’ privacy under Data Protection Bill: Union minister
Rajeev Chandrashekhar said that the Centre will only be able to access private data of citizens under exceptional circumstances.
Scroll Staff
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India ranks second globally in cyber attacks on health systems – as government pushes digitisation
A report by artificial intelligence company CloudSEK found that the health sector’s speedy transition to technology due to Covid-19 left many vulnerabilities.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
Video
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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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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IRCTC withdraws tender to appoint consultant to monetise passenger data
A parliamentary panel had summoned officials from the company following concerns about privacy and possible misuse of data.
Scroll Staff
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How India is creating digital health accounts of its citizens without their knowledge
Over 170 million health account numbers have been generated through CoWIN and the government’s insurance scheme. Many doctors and hospitals haven’t signed up.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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How Goa manages to certify all deaths, while the rest of India struggles to even register them
While 71% deaths are recorded in India and 22.5% medically certified, the coastal state has a 100% track record in ensuring both for nearly a decade.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
The Reel
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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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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When it comes to data security, urban Indians trust the government more than banks and e-tailers
Despite its dismal track record, the Indian government still commands the public’s trust.
Niharika Sharma, qz.com
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‘It’s not even hacking’: Private medical data of millions of Americans is freely available online
Even though US law mandates data privacy and experts have issued repeated warnings, confidential details including CT-scans and X-rays remain widely accessible.
Jack Gillum, Jeff Kao and Jeff Larson, ProPublica
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Millions of Facebook users’ phone numbers exposed online
The database, which has now been taken down, was hosted on a server without a password.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24 final: Mumbai City beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant for second Cup title
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IPL 2024: Bengaluru keep play-off hopes alive on back of dominating win over Gujarat
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Shooting, Baku World Cup: Shreyasi Singh placed eight at end of first day of women’s trap event
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Akash, Vishvanath, Nikhil and Preet reach men’s finals
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ISL 2024 final, Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mumbai City, as it happened: MCFC win second Cup title