Data Collection

NASA will debut AI system on Mars rovers to direct the search for life on the Red planet and beyond

By using AI to do an initial analysis of the data after it's collected but before it's sent to Earth, NASA can optimise what they receive which increases the scientific value of missions.

Unemployment rate at 6.1%, labour force participation 36.9% in 2017-18: Govt cites new survey in Rajya Sabha

This survey on unemployment is not comparable to previous surveys, he said, adding it was an attempt to provide authentic data with the new survey conducted through the Ministry of Statistics.

E-retailers cannot influence prices of goods on platform; must adhere to fair trade practices: Draft guidelines

The Consumer Affairs Ministry has issued draft 'The Consumer Protection (e-Commerce) Rules, 2019 and sought comments on the same by 2 December

Digital payment sector growth depends on scalability of risk and security measures

Data collection, correlation and collaboration is key for the industry to successfully defend against security threats

Congress vows to 'clean up' economic data gathering if it wins Lok Sabha polls amid concerns over official economic data

Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Monday that the party will review how economic data is collected and interpreted if it wins the Lok Sabha election, amid doubts over the reliability of official data

Google I/O 2019: Company's new privacy push gets a mixed reception from critics

Google wants to do more to stay ahead of “constantly evolving user expectations” on privacy.

Google will soon let users auto-delete Web and App Activity, Geo-location data

Google claims to have been progressively making changes to its data collection protocols.

US senators' new bill could ban deceptive data collection by social media giants

The bill would bar companies from choosing groups of people for behavioral experiments without consent.

Amid row over NSSO jobs report, Piyush Goyal calls for embracing modern ways of data collection for accuracy

Piyush Goyal also said that the charm of having a "fixed 9 am to 5 pm" job was waning across the world, and the youth today are looking to engage in new ways of working.

90 percent of all free Android apps on Play Store share user data with Google

43% of apps share data with Facebook; a significant percentage with Amazon, Twitter, and more.