Digital Rights
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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, Alicia Sabatino, The Conversation, Benjamin Muller, The Conversation & Kirstie Ball, The Conversation
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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
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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
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Readers’ comments: Freedom to choose religion is constitutional, but does not include missionaries
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Wrestlers protest shows how Indian law is a tool of oppression rather than an instrument of justice
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‘Who will stage the inaugural walkout?’: Cartoonists chuckle over India’s new Parliament building
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New Parliament building seeks to legitimise Hindutva victory over India’s multicultural past
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Malaysia Masters: HS Prannoy and the sweet satisfaction of long-awaited success
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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
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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
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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
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Watch: Director forgets scroll after winning Palme d’Or at Cannes, Jane Fonda throws it at her
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Watch: Climate activists storm rugby field, scatter orange powder, disrupt match
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Watch: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar plays volleyball with police personnel in Dehradun
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Watch: Excavator falls into sea with operator inside during embankment construction in Kerala
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Eco India: How can the practice of agroforestry boost food security in Meghalaya?