Big Data
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What happens to your personal data when you quit a social media platform?
People seldom have a say in how their data is used, stored or deployed.
Katie Mackinnon, The Conversation
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Is it the lyrics? Is it the energy? Big data tries to predict what makes a song popular
Our research shows that popularity cannot be attributed solely to quantifiable acoustic elements.
Hoda Khalil, The Conversation, Gabriel Wainer, The Conversation & Kevin Dick, The Conversation
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No, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has not suddenly discovered a love for privacy
The Facebook founder’s recent 3,200-word blog post about privacy was seen as a huge shift. It may not be.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Dilip Naik, the Hindi film industry musician you had heard even before you heard of him
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Facebook courted legislators and threatened nations to stave off strong data privacy laws
An internal document reveals the extent of lobbying by the social media giant against data privacy legislation.
Carole Cadwalladr, The Guardian & Duncan Campbell, The Guardian
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Is the viral #10YearChallenge just another sneaky way for tech firms to gather users’ personal data?
Is it merely an exercise in nostalgia? Or is it providing fodder for facial recognition algorithms on ageing?
Devarsi Ghosh
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Explainer: All you need to know about the Srikrishna panel’s draft data protection law
The law is likely to form the base of India’s data protection architecture, if the government is able to pass it in Parliament.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
Video
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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Caught on camera: Ostrich runs loose on a busy road in South Korean town
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‘Can we ignore surveillance?’: ‘Save Our Privacy’ calls for tough Indian data protection law
The Srikrishna committee is expected to release its report on what India’s data protection regime should look like soon.
Scroll Staff
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Why we shouldn’t trust everything we see in satellite images
Geospatial data offers a powerful new way to see the world. But caution is key.
Melinda Laituri, The Conversation
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In age of big data, routine information can be sensitive – and Indian law doesn’t protect us enough
The harvesting of 50 million Facebook users’ data for Trump’s presidential campaign underscores new challenges for data protection.
Malavika Raghavan
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller