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TopicData mining

Topic: data mining

Auction for your eyeballs: Google is sharing our personal data at a staggering scale

In the quarter ending in March, 2022, Google made about $54 billion from advertising. The consequences? Surveillance, and all your private information on sale in a digital market.

Meet Rajesh Babu Kodali, leading data mining specialist and guru to ‘young entrepreneur’

Through different data mining techniques, Kodali was able to eliminate booking & insurance related issues and that’s when he got the motivation to start his entrepreneurial journey.

‘It’s data integration’ — Chinese firm Zhenhua denies charges of illegal data mining

The company, in a statement, says their ‘data are all public’ on the internet, and that ‘its operations, which involve collecting and mobilising data, are 100% from open sources’.

Govt looking into reports that China tracking 10,000 Indians via ‘hybrid warfare’ firm

A report in The Indian Express suggests China may be employing hybrid warfare — using non-military measures to gain an edge over rivals — against India.

India needs data regulator for players like Facebook, Google, Amazon, Uber, govt panel says

India needs a data regulator as market forces on their own will not bring about maximum social & economic benefits from data for society, the panel says.

Ex-Twitter employees charged with helping Saudi govt spy on dissidents

The two former Twitter employees are accused of using their employee credentials to gain access to non-public information of Twitter users.

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A bride enjoying her wedding day is a radical act

They say a happy bride is the best bride. To me, this once felt like a redundant statement. It’s her wedding, duh. Of course,...

What are the 4 telescope sites FM Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned in Budget speech?

Bengaluru’s IIA said in a statement that the announcement will offer a big push for ‘building large next-generation telescope facilities and astronomy outreach centres in India.’

Op Sindoor effect: Defence capital budget up 22% to 2.19 lakh cr, big boost for aircraft, aero engines

The surge in capital budget considers a slew of mega contracts set to be signed next fiscal, including the one for 114 Rafale jets for the Indian Air Force.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.