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Friday, July 25, 2025
TopicCambridge analytica

Topic: Cambridge analytica

Current laws inadequate to check abuse of money in polls, says Chief Election Commissioner

OP Rawat noted that "machinations" of data theft, data harvesting and fake news pose a potent threat to the electoral process in the country.

Facebook has suspended 400 dodgy apps

After the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook is enhancing privacy standards, especially with regard to developer relationships.

LinkedIn, like Facebook, is allowing researchers to use its data, but with one big caveat

Restrictions on data mining will stop researchers from using data beyond the requirements of their projects.

There are weird things happening with Twitter and Facebook stocks

Since Twitter went public, its stock price relative to earnings generally has been lower than Facebook's. Now it's not.

India needs a robust policy on data protection, not empty promises

An Indian armed with a cellphone leaves an enormous digital print. Concerns regarding data privacy and mining of personal information are legitimate.

Plugged-In: A ‘split’ collegium, bankrupt Cambridge Analytica & big-buyer Indian military

The collegium has now deferred its decision to reiterate Justice Joseph’s elevation to the apex court due to lack of internal unanimity

In India, it took just 335 Facebook users to compromise the privacy of another 5 lakh

Facebook India Thursday informed the government of this breach in its response to a notice issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Did Amrish Tyagi actually work as a consultant for Donald Trump, Nitish Kumar – or anyone?

The man in the eye of the Cambridge Analytica storm in India does not seem to have proof for any his earlier claims. And he is now contradicting himself.

Claims that Cambridge Analytica did any political work in India are ‘absolutely false’

The former Indian partner of CA’s parent firm Strategic Communication Lab, Avneesh Rai, alleges that the British firm has appropriated his work from 2003 to 2012. 

Did you pay your phone bill online? Such data can be used to build your credit history

The question is one of identifying what datasets are being used to arrive at credit scores and if there is a need to set boundaries beyond which the law must step in.

On Camera

Thailand-Cambodia clash is more than a border fight—it’s a new front in Cold War 2.0

The Southeast Asian theatre is central to the Great Power contest between the US and China. It’s also a landscape where middle powers—France, the UK, Turkey—are shaping the strategic environment.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.