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Through Covid, tech giants Google, Facebook, IBM now want to win back public trust

India’s use of Aarogya Setu app or of drones to monitor population movement pose threats to privacy, and mission creep may easily lead to unwarranted snooping.

Facebook, Google to be forced to pay media companies for news in Australia

Australia has pledged to tackle ‘power imbalance’ between digital giants & traditional media, adding to barrage of global action against Google, Facebook.

Why the Apple and Google partnership to fight Covid is huge

Apple & Google seem to have figured out a way to use their power for good of society while protecting public’s privacy through smart engineering.

Apple & Google unveil Covid-19 contact-tracing software

The technology is designed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus by telling users they should quarantine or isolate themselves after contact with an infected individual.

How Google is working with researchers to trace coronavirus cases in Europe

Location data Google collects has been shared with researchers. It can’t be used to track individuals but shows broad patterns of movement across countries.

Google to release data on how movement in cities has changed due to Covid-19

Google said the mobility reports don’t impinge on privacy as only data from people who have agreed to share their location with the company is used.

‘Do the five’: Health ministry advisory on coronavirus pops up on Google search

A ‘hand’ icon has started appearing on Google search, which leads to a health ministry advisory on the precautions needed to check the spread of COVID-19.

Google-backed coronavirus testing site maxes out on day one

Verily, a health-care unit of Alphabet, opened the website Sunday evening in partnership with US government officials.

‘Hate speech continues on social media’: Ex-RSS ideologue moves HC against Facebook, Twitter

A Delhi HC bench has issued notices to the Indian subsidiaries of Google, Facebook and Twitter on K.N. Govindacharya’s plea.

Google is scrubbing coronavirus misinformation on search and YouTube

Since Covid-19 began to spread, Google has aggressively intervened in some of its most popular online services to limit the spread of misinformation.

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Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?