Surveillance Debate
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What happens when wildlife surveillance technology turns its lens on others – the humans?
Such technology ends up watching people who use the same landscapes as wildlife, capturing their photos, videos, and voices, often without their knowledge.
Shreya Dasgupta
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How a cross-border love story illustrates the extent of WhatsApp surveillance in India
How private is your chat?
Nachiket Deuskar
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Amnesty International says it stands by Pegasus Project’s findings
The project is a global investigation about the alleged misuse of a spyware developed by Israeli firm NSO group.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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The Jammu and Kashmir voter who is fighting corruption in job recruitments
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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What is privacy? It’s difficult to define – but we all know that we want it
Does the concept need to be redefined in the era of the internet and social media?
Atanu Biswas
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Facial recognition technologies echo the historical problem of linking appearance with criminality
Such artificial intelligence systems deepen racial and ethnic baises.
Catherine Stinson, Aeon
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Illegal phone tapping violates right to privacy, only allowed in case of public emergency: Bombay HC
The court quashed three orders passed by the Home Ministry allowing the CBI to intercept the calls of a businessman involved in a bribery case.
Scroll Staff
Video
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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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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Nine reasons the Delhi government plan to install CCTV cameras inside classrooms is a bad idea
The government is effectively shirking its responsibility to put in systems of accountability.
Aditi Agrawal
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CBI denies tapping phones of its former special director and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval
The agency was responding to a petition in the Delhi High Court that sought an investigation into the alleged illegal phone tapping.
Scroll Staff
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Phone tapping is carried out in India’s interest, home ministry tells court: Report
The Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear today a plea that accused the CBI of illegally tapping National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s phone.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative