Data Surveillance
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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
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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
Trending
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‘The bell-eared demon’: When Swami Vivekananda warned how worship could become fanaticism
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Opinion: Why is Modi the only prime minister who is haunted by Nehru’s ghost?
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In Varanasi, worried Muslims flock to Gyanvapi mosque in greater numbers after part of it is sealed
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Assam NRC coordinator files FIR against predecessor for ‘anti-national activities’
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Petrol prices to come down by Rs 9.5 a litre, diesel by Rs 7 as Centre cuts excise duty
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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
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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
Video
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‘A topic that should be discussed freely’: Singer Selena Gomez advocates for mental health support
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Eco India Episode 183: How young eco warriors are saying yes to a sustainable, plastic-free world
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‘William Bowery’: Actor Joe Alwyn reveals why he used a pseudonym to write songs with Taylor Swift
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Watch: Dog cannot contain her excitement on meeting her favourite character at Disneyland
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‘How may I help you?’: This robot is assisting commuters at Bengaluru airport
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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
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40 government departments are using a social media surveillance tool – and little is known of it
The limited information publicly available on the AASMA tool suggests it can track social media profiles, devices and their locations.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
The Reel
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‘Stranger Things’ season 4: Watch the first eight minutes
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‘Escaype Live’ review: A cautionary tale of the desperate pursuit of fame and success
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‘Baymax!’ trailer: ‘Big Hero 6’ spin-off follows the adventures of the friendly healthcare companion
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Watch: ‘Mad Max’ director George Miller returns with fantasy film ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’
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‘12th Man’ review: Oversharing between friends is overrated (it can lead to murder)
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Video: Will the draft data protection bill protect your right to privacy? Probably not
The draft Bill authorises the State to collect data without the consent of the person. And doesn’t put any checks on Aadhaar.
Scroll Staff
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The draft data protection bill is a step forward – but nowhere close to what India needs
The committee’s report is the most comprehensive undertaking of data protection yet, but still falls short.
Smitha Krishna Prasad
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Indian government requested for data over 12,000 times in second half of 2017, says Facebook
Only the United States made more requests during that period, around 32,700.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians knock Delhi Capitals out of playoffs race, RCB qualify
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French Open: From Djokovic, Nadal to Swiatek, Osaka – who's saying what ahead of Roland Garros 2022
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Hockey: Rajani Etimarpu to lead Indian women’s team in inaugural edition of FIH Hockey 5s
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Savita Punia to lead India, Rani Rampal set for a comeback in Europe leg
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500: PV Sindhu loses to Chen Yufei in semis, India’s campaign ends