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VOICES
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'Lynchistan' India is proving the great 'firewall' of China right
Brutal lynchings fuelled by rumours spread via unrestricted WhatsApp in India is making the Chinese model of tight control on internet and messaging look good.
SCI-TECH
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Why Apple is fighting the likes of Facebook and Google over privacy
Selfish as it is in its privacy push, the tech giant is looking at greater good.
SCI-TECH
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OnePlus 6 is a good phone, but here’s what should worry Apple and Samsung
A success story unlike any other.
SCI-TECH
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Google Assistant learning to talk like a real person and that should worry humans
At I/O 2018, Google demoed Duplex, a new kind of AI that will talk to people on behalf of its human masters in a very human-like manner.
VARIETY
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Government admitting it misled people into linking mobile number with Aadhaar is not its only lie
Let there be no confusion that Aadhaar is a surveillance technology for all practical purposes.
POLITICS
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Facebook is in middle of big data scandal so why is EC working with it in India?
After how people have used FB data to undermine democratic processes, Indian regulators cannot be seen working with the firm.
VARIETY
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Aadhaar face recognition is the worst idea UIDAI has come up with
Face scanning is more expensive, more difficult to do and arguably less secure and robust than fingerprint scanning.
POLITICS
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Ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha polls, why Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal should scare EC
This conversation needs to be happen now because in 2019 we will be voting in the general election.
POLITICS
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On Aadhaar, SC offers temporary relief, but suffering won't end
The only way to end the UID tyranny is to throw it out.
POLITICS
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