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Spies in the Sky: Why was a Chinese balloon lingering over the US? Is this an old tactic?
A ‘high-altitude surveillance balloon’ found in the US airspace, which it claims was sent by China, has raised concerns. But, this is not the first time that spy balloons have been deployed by nations to gather information on their enemies. They were first used in 1794 during the Battle of Fleurus
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd developing AI-driven multi-role drone for surveillance over LAC
The drone will be able to carry a load of 40 kg, including missiles and sensors, and it is being created in response to the military services' need to maintain a close eye on the hilly terrain along the Line of Actual Control
Police lodge FIR after hoax bomb call at Gurugram hospital
According to the complaint by Dr Sanjeev Gupta, the hoax call triggered scare and panic at the hospital. The police have put the phone number on surveillance
Call centre employees infuriated after Colombian company plans to install CCTVs at homes to monitor performance
The Teleperformance employees who work for one of the world’s largest call center firms have Apple, Amazon and Uber among their clients
Apps to verify COVID-19 immunisation spark debate as concerns over privacy, access gain ground in US
The argument over whether 'vaccine passports' are a sensible response to the pandemic or governmental overreach echoes the bitter disputes over the past year about masks, shutdown orders and even the vaccines themselves.
Myanmar military deploys digital arsenal of surveillance and repression in crackdown
The assembly of Myanmar’s modern surveillance State has depended partly on patrons like China and Russia that have few qualms about equipping authoritarians
Mahua Moitra claims to be 'under surveillance', asks Delhi Police chief to remove officers stationed outside her home
In a letter to Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava, the Trinamool Congress MP said that right to privacy is a fundamental right guaranteed to her as a citizen of this country, under the Constitution of India
19 years since 9/11, examining historical linkages between national crises and pathologising of sexuality
The queer-immigrant-terrorist type is here to stay. It gives the US a ready justification to invest in surveillance technologies targeting Muslims and people of colour, to detain and deport, to live out its unruly visions anchored in homonationalism.
Coronavirus outbreak a trailer of what anti-microbial resistance can do tomorrow; it's time to limit intake of antibiotics before it's too late
Experts dealing with anti-microbial resistance (AMR) have feared uncontrollable pathogens — bacteria as well as viruses — much before COVID-19 spread across the globe
'Indian govt should convince public on Aarogya Setu's efficacy rather than forcing it on them': Cybersecurity expert Elliot Alderson tells Firstpost
In an interview with Firstpost, Elliot Alderson replied to several assertions made by the Union government about Aarogya Setu, which is being widely being promoted as a contact-tracing app that help to combat COVID-19.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Aarogya Setu team says 'no user data at risk' after French hacker raises concerns over 'security of 90 million Indians'
The official handle of Aarogya Setu contact-tracing app, developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, asserted late on Tuesday that "no personal information of any user has been proven to be at risk".
Sensitive nature of data validates privacy concerns over Centre's Aarogya Setu app; legislation with 'sunset clause' can curb potential misuse
The Aarogya Setu app generates a unique ID for each user and it keeps a track of all other IDs coming in contact with it and the GPS location and time of said contact.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Rahul Gandhi terms Aarogya Setu app 'a sophisticated surveillance system', says fear must not be used to 'track citizens'
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said Aarogya Setu mobile application is a "sophisticated surveillance system" outsourced to a private operator, raising serious data security and privacy concerns
Data Societies: Can the State be trusted with information in times of ubiquitous surveillance systems?
Amid the rise in global surveillance systems, the common man needs to be involved in conversations on data through politics.
Rise of CCTV in Digital India isn't making us more secure; policing and surveillance reforms are need of the hour
The CCTV footage from the Jamia Millia Islamia library is slowly helping us piece together just what happened on the night of 15 December last year
Sundar Pichai supports temporary ban on facial-recognition, Microsoft believes otherwise
Alphabet's CEO Pichai urged regulators to take a 'proportionate approach' when drafting rules.
CES 2020 is all in on surveillance tech from consumer gadgets to sensors, whether you like it or not
Nestled in the “smart home” and “smart city” showrooms at the sprawling Las Vegas consumer tech conference are devices that see, hear and track the people they encounter.
Tight security for Narendra Modi's rally at Ramlila Maidan: CCTVs on all routes leading to venue, snipers atop buildings
Elaborate security arrangements have been made for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally on Sunday at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, which is a little over a kilometre away from Old Delhi's Daryaganj that was hit by violence on Friday during the protest against the amended Citizenship Act
WhatsApp hacking case brings to the fore insecurity among human rights activists, lawyers and journalists
In India, 121 WhatsApp users were targeted with NSO spyware, the messaging service said in a recent letter to the government
WhatsApp hack by NSO Group has brought lack of any legal protection against govt surveillance to the forefront
We need to be wary of all those who sell us the technology for efficiency and rob us of our individuality and rights.