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Covid gave an edge to underdog apps Zoom and Houseparty. Google, Facebook playing catch up

Underdog apps Zoom and Houseparty spoilt the homework that tech giants Google, Facebook and Microsoft had done for the coronavirus lockdown.

Apple, Google to boost privacy protections for Covid-19 contact-tracing tool

The companies said the system’s tracking keys will be generated in more random ways and Bluetooth data will now be encrypted.

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.

On Camera

SC order on stray dogs is like Tughlaq’s march to Daulatabad—grand in tone, empty in substance

SC’s order asks institutions to breed unnecessary panic and build fortresses, when they are yet to achieve basic safety or dignity.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.