State Surveillance
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A lawsuit against facial recognition in Telangana could set a precedent for the rest of India
As facial recognition systems get deployed nationwide, digital rights activists warn about the infringement of privacy.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
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In India, fears grow that facial recognition systems may be used to target minorities
As the country seeks to build one of the world’s largest face databases, activists fear bias against vulnerable groups.
Aishwarya Jagani
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Delhi police’s facial recognition tech could make Muslims likelier targets
A key factor that makes the religious group vulnerable is the uneven distribution of police stations across the city, shows research.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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British businessman wins defamation case against Republic Bharat for calling him an ISI ‘stooge’
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‘Media, politicians totally clueless’: Sudhir Chaudhary on Zee News before leaving the channel
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‘Will facts make India the vishwaguru?’: Comedian satirises anchor Anjana Om Kashyap’s show
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‘I hang my head in shame,’ says Kapil Sibal on the state of judiciary
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Watch: Three siblings from Kerala go viral for their cover version of Coke Studio hit ‘Pasoori’
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Union home ministry requests fund of Rs 50,000 crore to set up real-time surveillance: Report
The ministry said the proposed National Internal Security Fund would address the shared responsibility of the Centre and states to ensure domestic security.
Scroll Staff
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Surveil campuses, monitor their WhatsApp groups, police officials told after DGP conference: Report
Senior police officers who attended the event said the aim was to be aware of any activity that occurs on university campuses.
Scroll Staff
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South Africa: Mass surveillance ruled unlawful by court after challenge by journalists
The amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism had said the country’s surveillance law violated the right to privacy.
Scroll Staff
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‘What a difference in society between then and now’: 50th anniversary of London’s Pride parade
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‘Will facts make India the vishwaguru?’: Comedian satirises anchor Anjana Om Kashyap’s show
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‘The art of hating has been cultivated with extraordinary skill’: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen
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Mumbai: Protests erupt against new state government’s decision to move metro car shed back to Aarey
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Watch: Municipal council office in Bhatkal, Karnataka removes Urdu sign from its board
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Centre’s order on computer surveillance threatens right to privacy, experts say
The Constitutional validity of the notification allowing ten agencies to intercept information is uncertain.
Abhishek Dey
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Why India should worry about Surat's celebration of its new closed-circuit camera network
Public debate must precede any expansion of state surveillance in India, which lacks laws and institutional mechanisms to protect a citizen’s privacy.
Saurav Datta