Big Data
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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
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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
Trending
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The British government is offering farmers a lump sum payment to quit agriculture
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Zubair arrested for posting image from 1983 film, complaint by Twitter handle with just one tweet
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Gujarat: College principal resigns after reports that she asked students to join BJP
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How India missed the bus – and why we must catch up now
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Winter has come: The arrest of Teesta Setalvad
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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
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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
Video
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‘Every dog deserves their day’: 17-year-old Chinese Crested-Chihuahua crowned World’s Ugliest Dog
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Watch: Man dressed as UK PM Boris Johnson chased by ‘police’ during England v New Zealand test match
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Watch: Child joins drag queen’s performance at a busking event held in a Hyderabad metro station
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‘Over, out’: US school teacher uses a ‘preposition rap’ to teach students grammar
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Watch: A new rendition of Moonlight Sonata, arranged by musician AR Rahman
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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
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How Big Data discovered that Othello is a comedy (and other adventures in digital Shakespeare)
Algorithms are revealing who wrote his plays.
Arup K Chatterjee, The Conversation
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Facebook analysed all your top ten books and came up with this list
What! No Chetan Bhagat?
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Watch: True crime series ‘Indian Predator’ kicks off with case of Delhi serial killer
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‘Subtle nuances of human relationships’: Why Satyajit Ray adapted ‘Postmaster’ and ‘Samapti’
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Watch: The trailer of series ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’ is out
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Watch: ‘Shoorveer’ series is about the creation of an elite military unit
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Start the week with a film: ‘So Long, My Son’ and China’s warped development