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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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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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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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success