Data Surveillance
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India's population, poverty and consumption data are missing, experts allege political manipulation
Several important datasets that help in formulating government policies have not been released for over two years.
Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com
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Bangladesh’s new online content regulation rules threaten user privacy and free speech
Under the rules, service providers will have to store user details locally and comply with government requests to disclose information.
Shahzeb Mahmood
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Why a whistleblower’s allegations about a ‘government agent’ at Twitter should worry all Indians
India has no data protection law, leaving the users’ information open to misuse even as the BJP-ruled Centre has tried to silence critics on the platform.
Karnika Kohli
Trending
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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After Roe v Wade reversal, women in the US are right to be wary of period-tracking apps
Digital data may well be used to identify, track and incriminate women who seek abortion.
Uri Gal, The Conversation
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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
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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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
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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
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
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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
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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
The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing