Digital Rights
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Cannot force accused to reveal digital passwords: Delhi HC
The court made the observation while granting bail to a man accused of making scam phone calls to the United States.
Scroll Staff
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As AI imitations crop up, a push for ‘right to own one’s voice’
Voice actors and rights advocates hope platforms will pay named voices instead of startups that sell AI copies fed by data scraped off the web.
Diana Baptista, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Adam Smith, Thomson Reuters Foundation & Kim Harrisberg, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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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
Trending
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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Translated short fiction: A 73-year-old Indian man goes to Bangladesh, his ‘land of birth’, to die
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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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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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
Video
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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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