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Topic: Privacy

Cheer LCA Tejas purchase but self-reliance shouldn’t become excuse for delays, poor quality

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Network Effect, the force that could finish off both Trump and WhatsApp

To be mainstream, a platform has to have ‘everyone’ on it. And an influencer has to be on the platform where ‘everyone’ is.

Privacy policy update won’t change data sharing practices with Facebook — WhatsApp head

Addressing users’ concerns over privacy, WhatsApp head Will Cathcart clarifies the update effective 8 February will affect business communication, not private.

If India wants cross-border data, it must reform its laws and surveillance strategies

Any discussion on personal data access in India necessarily requires a reiteration of the Supreme Court's Puttaswamy verdict, which declared privacy a fundamental right.

5 cases in 25 years of Internet that changed how India logs online

In 1995, telecom minister Sukh Ram made the first mobile call to Jyoti Basu. And VSNL’s internet service was terrible. But its dial-up link over poor fixed telephone lines opened up a new world for us.

Why we made Aadhaar a number, and not a card

In ‘The Making of Aadhaar’, former UIDAI CEO Ram Sewak Sharma writes about why the counter-intuitive decision to make Aadhaar a digital ID and not a smartcard worked.

Zoom to strengthen encryption for paying customers

Zoom has seen global usage of its service surge during coronavirus shutdowns, but has come under increasing pressure over vulnerabilities in the app’s software encryption.

The price of Covid freedom may be eternal spying

In the post pandemic world, the individual’s autonomy over her data may be lost forever. Our mobiles will keep us safe — by spying on us.

More power & data access to govt — all about personal data protection bill

Modi government’s contentious data protection bill has drawn criticism over a free reign to govt agencies. ThePrint explains its main provisions.

‘What is happening to this country’: SC pulls up Chhattisgarh govt for tapping cop’s phone

The top court took strong exception to the Chhattisgarh govt tapping the phones of an IPS officer and his family, stating that such actions meant "no privacy is left for anybody".

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.