Cellphones are constantly collecting location data. But for what purpose?

Turning location services off only prevents smartphone apps from receiving location data. Smartphones can still be located by cell towers and wireless networks.

Tommy Cooke, The Conversation

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Alicia Sabatino, The Conversation

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Benjamin Muller, The Conversation

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Kirstie Ball, The Conversation

· Mar 13, 2023 · 11:30 pm

Police in India are expanding their surveillance reach by tapping into private security systems

An app that lets Indians share CCTV footage with the police raises questions about the pitfalls of private surveillance.

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Jan 14, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Indian government forced Twitter to hire its ‘agent’ with access to user data, alleges whistleblower

The Union government, facing ‘intense protests’, made the social media company put a person on its payroll, the former Twitter security chief claimed.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 23, 2022 · 07:23 pm

Modi government used law stayed by courts to seek details from digital media outfits

This is not the only instance of a law being wielded though it has been stayed or struck down.

Umang Poddar

· Feb 01, 2022 · 06:30 am

Interview: Is Aarogya Setu a tool for Covid-19 contact tracing or mass surveillance?

A conversation with Lalitesh Katragadda, who has worked on the app, and Raman Jit Singh Chima, founder of Internet Freedom Foundation.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Apr 30, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Adele's new album is not available to stream, but she may be swimming against the tide

Adele has joined Taylor Swift’s ranks in the war against the streaming culture of Spotify and Apple Music.

Steven Caldwell Brown, The Conversation

· Nov 24, 2015 · 07:30 pm