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Saturday, September 6, 2025
TopicTracking apps

Topic: Tracking apps

Apple to force apps to ask users permission before tracking them

Apple facilitates tracking providing app developers with unique numbers for each user, a design security advocates said contradicts the company’s pro-privacy stance.

Apps to fight coronavirus are lacking one thing — the human touch

Apps may improve the quality of data sharing and analysis, but manual tracing can get past barriers technology can’t.

Creepy technologies are invading European office spaces as people go back to work

Workplaces are trying out surveillance tech such as fever-testing thermal cameras, mask-detection systems and tracking software to prevent a fresh virus outbreak.

Apple, Google privacy rules restrict govts from collecting vital data from Covid tracing apps

The tech companies' privacy features lock authorities out of gathering data used to track the spread of virus, spot larger patterns and plan reopenings.

Want to track your child’s every move? It can put them more at risk & harm your bond

A 2019 study shows monitoring a child can become counterproductive to the point of pushing the child further towards rebellion.

On Camera

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Even those parties that wear the label of secular and progressive often bow to the pressures of fundamentalist groups within the Muslim community.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Dassault Aviation takes majority control of joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance

Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.