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SCI-TECH
| 5-minute read
Pulwama attack aftermath: Why it's a moment of reckoning for WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and Google
Much has been theorised about how big tech and social media have disrupted societies across the world. The aftermath of Pulwama is this theory demonstrated in practice.
SCI-TECH
| 4-minute read
Bandersnatch is not just fun, it may herald a dystopian future
Interactive videos may turn out to be mindless fun and good entertainment, but they may also enable a kind of dystopia that will go beyond even the ones imagined in sci-fi novels.
SCI-TECH
| 6-minute read
I now worry about every click I make because they are watching us
The internet remembers every click we make and then uses the information to define you and me.
VARIETY
| 5-minute read
Spoilt with choices? Why 'Black Mirror' episode 'Bandersnatch' is not the future of entertainment
The interactivity offered by this episode of 'Black Mirror' on Netflix is overbearing.
SCI-TECH
| 5-minute read
2018 showed us that democracy can be hacked using Facebook. This should make us worry about 2019
The problem is that our belief in the goodness of technology blindsided us to the devil inside us humans.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
Wake up EC, it's time to see if foreigners are hacking Indian elections or not
Ahead of 2019 polls, India needs to be prepared for 'hackers' looking to meddle with its internal politics.
SCI-TECH
| 4-minute read
Dear telcos and banks, please delete our Aadhaar data that you extorted
With immediate effect, banks and telecom companies have to stop asking people for their Aadhaar numbers or conduct e-KYC based on Aadhaar.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Aadhaar loses its teeth after SC verdict but it will still bite you because we are Indians
The dissent by Justice DY Chandrachud in today's verdict recognises the perils of Aadhaar well.
VOICES
| 5-minute read
'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
| 4-minute read