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India
We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi High Court
Messaging application WhatsApp on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the company would leave India if it was compelled to break encryption of messages and calls under the 2021 Information Technology Rules.
Film and TV
What is CSpace, India’s first government-backed OTT platform?
Kerala's state-owned Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC) has officially launched CSpace, India's first government-backed Over-The-Top (OTT) platform on 7 March, Thursday, with its primary aim to support low-budget and independent films while addressing content selection and distribution challenges in the OTT sector.
Science & Technology
Pegasus: US Court orders maker to hand over code to WhatsApp
Israel spyware company NSO Group has been ordered by a US court to hand its code for Pegasus...
Science & Technology
The New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI could have major implications for the development of machine intelligence
Mike Cook, King's College London
In 1954, the Guardian’s science correspondent reported on “electronic brains”, which had a form...
India
Security Breach at Indian Internet Service provider Hathway: Hacker exposes KYC data of 4 million users
In a strange turn of events, reports reveal that the KYC data of 4 million users has been accessed by a hacker from the Indian Internet Service Provider Hathway.
Science & Technology
38,000 species at risk of extinction: IUCN red list
Of the 138,374 species assessed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for its survival watchlist more than 38,000 are now at risk of extinction, as the...
Science & Technology
How will Delta evolve? Here’s what the theory tells us
Hamish McCallum, Griffith University
The COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action. Evolutionary theory explains much of what has already happened, predicts what will happen in the...
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India
India’s IT rules compromise right to privacy of every internet user: UN
Experts at United Nations Office of the Human Rights Commissioner have said in a communication sent to the Indian government on 11 June that it is concerned that Indias Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, in their current form, do not conform with international human rights norms.
Science & Technology
Who is the person on Clubhouse icon?
Japanese American visual artist Drue Kataoka has been selected as the newest icon for Clubhouse, the hot new audio-only social media app.
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India
“Right to privacy not absolute”: Centre after WhatsApp challenges social media rules
The Centre on Wednesday said that no fundamental right, including the right to privacy, is absolute and is subject to reasonable restrictions.
India
WhatsApp sues Indian govt, says new media rules mean end to privacy: Reuters
The social media giant WhatsApp has filed a legal complaint in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel the California-based Facebook (FB.O) unit to break privacy protections, reported Reuters.
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India
“Need more engagement with govt,” Facebook on social media guidelines
As new guidelines notified in February this year by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for social media platforms except Koo will come into force on Wednesday, Facebook expressed reluctance to comply with its implementation in absolute terms.
Science & Technology
World’s biggest iceberg broke off
A massive iceberg has broken off the Ronne Ice Shelf instigating a heated debate on its causes and repercussions.
The colossal iceberg was a part of the Ronne ice shelf,...
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India
COVID cases may decline steeply by end of May: IIT scientists
The ongoing second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India may peak between May 11-15 with 33-35 lakh total 'active' cases and decline steeply by the end of May, according to a mathematical module devised by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) scientists.
India
Digital rights groups stand against Aadhaar based facial recognition for COVID-19 vaccination
The undersigned human rights and digital rights organisations and individuals, including those from the public health community express their deep concern on the National Health Authority’s plans to use facial recognition for “contactless” COVID-19 vaccine delivery. Facial recognition technologies (FRT) pose a grave threat to human rights, including privacy, and are being rolled out in the absence of a valid legal basis. We recognise that the timely and efficient delivery of vaccines is vital. However, the use of facial recognition for authentication does little to ensure this, and will in addition put in place rights-infringing technologies that enable mass surveillance and the erosion of fundamental rights.
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Science & Technology
COVID-19: New antibody treatment reduces risk of hospitalisation
A combination of two monoclonal antibody drugs, bamlanivimab and etesevimab, from the United States drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co, reduced the risk of hospitalisation and death by 87% in a study of 769 non-hospitalised coronavirus infected patients with risk factors for developing severe illness.
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Sarah Al Amiri; young minister behind UAE mission to Mars
34-year-old Sarah-al-Amiri is a government minister and one of the drivers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ambitious project behind the "Amal" probe.
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