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Friday, April 26, 2024
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Topic: surveillance

Hyderabad wants to be smart, efficient. But face recognition tech, CCTVs making it paranoid

The streets of Hyderabad are under constant watch, but not everyone feels safe. People are wearing masks to protests, avoiding praying at mosque.

Navy decommissions Ilyushin-38 Sea Dragon, India’s oldest maritime surveillance aircraft

The naval squadron INAS 315 was commissioned on 1 October 1977 with the induction of IL-38 aircraft, meant for long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.

Conflict of interest? Israeli firm is selling high-tech hacking tool to both India & Pakistan

Israeli cybertech firm Cellebrite has been selling its UFED, a cutting-edge mobile phone hacking tool, to both India and Pakistan for over a decade.

‘Har Ghar Camera’— In Gorakhpur village, 103 CCTVs crack down on crime & romance

Nakaudi Khas village prides itself as the London of Gorakhpur because of the ‘third eye’ watching every move of residents thanks to ‘Har Ghar Camera’ police scheme.

US whistleblower Edward Snowden granted Russian citizenship

Snowden fled the US and was given asylum in Russia after leaking secret files in 2013 that revealed vast domestic and international surveillance operations carried out by the NSA.

Chinese company ‘sneaking’ voice samples of Indians in border states, US think tank claims

Report alleges that AI company with links to China’s security apparatus is collecting voice data to enable ‘mass surveillance’. Indian security agencies 'looking into it'.

CSIR-NAL’s new solar-powered UAV can help border surveillance, improve communications

At Wings India 2022 civil aviation event last month, organisation demonstrated functional, sub-scale model that runs on solar power during day & high-density lithium ion batteries at night.

India’s law enforcement framework needs to strike a balance between legal and illegal

India needs a mechanism that enables the law enforcement and security agencies to intervene legally, without having to adopt grey tactics.

Pegasus scandal shows how lawless India’s ‘lawful interception’ has become

Many democracies understand the need for lawful surveillance against serious crimes. Few provide the executive such sweeping powers like India does.

Jubilation over number of CCTVs is bizarre. India needs to make privacy laws, not become China

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

On Camera

Mamata Banerjee is blaming everyone else after SSC scam. Clearly, buck stops with the voters

For 1,138 days now, at least 5,000 people have been sitting on dharna in central Kolkata. All eyes are now on the Supreme Court.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.