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Big Brother movie review: Mohanlal kicks off 2020 with the world's most boring film
Anna Mm Vetticad •There is absolutely nothing by which to recommend Siddique's Big Brother.
Jai Mummy Di, Dolittle, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Big Brother: Know Your Releases
Fp Staff •Jai Mummy Di, Big Brother, Just Mercy are among the films releasing this week.
Bigg Boss, gossip and survival: The reality show illustrates how talking about others is a powerful social tool
Arathy Puthillam •Bigg Boss, with its dynamic group interactions, is a minefield of information for behavioural scientists. Besides being instantly meme-able and turning its otherwise unknown participants into celebrities, it should pique the interest of anyone seeking to understand how human beings converse with each other and behave in groups.
HRD order to 'connect' with students on social media could be misused for surveillance, silencing dissent in campuses, say experts
Neeradp •The real reason behind HRD circular seeking access to varsity students' Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts appears to be surveillance, and an attempt to identify their ideologies
MHA says 'snooping order' based on UPA-era IT rules, no new powers conferred on any security agencies
Fp Staff •The MHA has authorised 10 central agencies, including the IB, CBI, and ED to intercept, monitor, and decrypt "any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer" for national security
An Israeli startup is focusing on how to evade facial recognition systems to increase privacy
•D-ID’s solution is a system of digital alchemy that subtly alters stored pictures, enough to escape detection by facial recognition algorithms.
US Supreme Court signals possible limits on location tracking from cell phone records, noting most Americans want to avoid "Big Brother"
•The legal fight has raised questions about the degree to which companies protect customers’ privacy rights.
NTR Jr's Bigg Boss Telugu to air from 15 July; 12 celebrities to compete over 70 days
Ians •The Telugu version of reality TV show Bigg Boss will mark the small screen debut of Telugu superstar NTR Jr.
UK Muslims and Extremism - Part 2: MI5 pays 'good' Muslims to snoop on 'bad' Muslims
Hasan Suroor •A new row is over the revelation that MI5 is paying Muslim informants - having links with the Islamist “underworld” — to snoop on their co-religionists.
Big brother's watching! UP police to set up 'labs' to monitor tweets, FB posts
Fp Archives •Realising that social media with its massive reach and lightning speed has the potential "to affect law and order", especially in sensitive areas, Akhilesh Yadav government is setting up two "laboratories" to be manned by police to monitor content and prevent any trouble.