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How China's Surveillance Network Follows Foreigners Into Their Homes
China already tracks its 1.4 billion citizens through an enormous web of cameras, phone signals and national identity records. Now, the chance discovery by a cybersecurity researcher has shown how far that surveillance reaches when it comes to foreigners too.
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8th Pay Commission FAQs: Who Can Submit Suggestions, Where To Apply, And By When?
The panel, which is constituted once every 10 years, was set up by the Centre in November 2025 to to review the pay and pension structure of central government employees and retirees.
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Vegetable Vendor In Bengaluru Uses AI Data Collection Gear, Earns "Rs 350/Hour", Video Viral
A viral post claims that the gear is used to collect real-world data for artificial intelligence training.
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Data Collection Crucial For Development Of Cities: Ratan Tata
The initiative, being spearheaded by the Tata Trusts in partnership with the World Council on City Data, focuses on building high calibre data for cities.
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Coinbase Sued for Alleged Unauthorised Collection of Users’ Biometrics Data: Details
Coinbase is being sued by plaintiff Michael Massel for allegedly trespassing the Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and unlawfully collecting users’ biometrics data. The suit alleges that the exchange uses this biometrics data to enhance its ‘app-based’ online platform’s usage and working.
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Geospatial Technology, Digital Data Collection to Be Used for Next Census, Ministry of Home Affairs Says
Digital data collection, geospatial technology, a code directory, and a Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) are some of the technologies that will be used for the next Census, according to a Ministry of Home Affairs report. An enumerator would collect and submit data directly through Mobile App, using her or his smartphone. The provision...
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WhatsApp Desktop Users May Soon Be Able to Request for Report on Account Information It Collected
WhatsApp Desktop has been spotted with an option called Request Account Info that will allow users to ask the instant messaging app to generate a report of their account information and settings. It is already available to mobile users on Android and iOS.
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Facebook Demands Academics Disable Ad-Targeting Data Tool
Academics, journalists, and First Amendment lawyers are rallying behind New York University researchers in a showdown with Facebook over its demand that they halt the collection of data showing who is being micro-targeted by political ads on the world’s dominant social media platform.
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HMD Global Says Moving Nokia Phone Data Collection to Finland for Security
HMD Global, which makes and markets Nokia-branded phones, on Tuesday announced its partnership with consultancy firm CGI and Google Cloud.
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U.S. Core Inflation Cools Amid Shift in Data Methodology
Core consumer price index, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.1% from the prior month, and 2% from a year earlier.
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Why You Should Ditch Google’s Favorite Data Collection Tools
The search giant’s proposed changes in response to European regulation would stiff consumers.
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Amazon Probed by EU on Data Collection From Rival Retailers
After fining Google billions of euros, the EU is checking how Amazon gathers information on sales made by competitors.
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Like Aadhaar, Other Apps Should Collect Minimal Data: Telecom Regulator
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or TRAI Chairman RS Sharma said on Tuesday that apps should collect minimal data just as Aadhaar regulator UIDAI does. The Unique Identification Authority of India gives a 12-digit Aadhar number to citizens by collecting "minimal data" the TRAI chief said.
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The Next Phase in Data Collection Is Right Under Your Feet
Businesses are exploring floor sensors that track people's movements.
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China Can't Share Brahmaputra Data But Open To Resume Kailash Yatra Talks
Post the Doklam standoff, China today said it cannot share the hydrological data of the Brahmaputra river with India due to upgradation of the data collection station in Tibet but expressed readiness for talks to reopen the Nathu La pass in Sikkim for the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra.
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How China's Surveillance Network Follows Foreigners Into Their Homes
China already tracks its 1.4 billion citizens through an enormous web of cameras, phone signals and national identity records. Now, the chance discovery by a cybersecurity researcher has shown how far that surveillance reaches when it comes to foreigners too.
-
8th Pay Commission FAQs: Who Can Submit Suggestions, Where To Apply, And By When?
The panel, which is constituted once every 10 years, was set up by the Centre in November 2025 to to review the pay and pension structure of central government employees and retirees.
-
Vegetable Vendor In Bengaluru Uses AI Data Collection Gear, Earns "Rs 350/Hour", Video Viral
A viral post claims that the gear is used to collect real-world data for artificial intelligence training.
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Data Collection Crucial For Development Of Cities: Ratan Tata
The initiative, being spearheaded by the Tata Trusts in partnership with the World Council on City Data, focuses on building high calibre data for cities.
-
Coinbase Sued for Alleged Unauthorised Collection of Users’ Biometrics Data: Details
Coinbase is being sued by plaintiff Michael Massel for allegedly trespassing the Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and unlawfully collecting users’ biometrics data. The suit alleges that the exchange uses this biometrics data to enhance its ‘app-based’ online platform’s usage and working.
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Geospatial Technology, Digital Data Collection to Be Used for Next Census, Ministry of Home Affairs Says
Digital data collection, geospatial technology, a code directory, and a Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) are some of the technologies that will be used for the next Census, according to a Ministry of Home Affairs report. An enumerator would collect and submit data directly through Mobile App, using her or his smartphone. The provision...
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WhatsApp Desktop Users May Soon Be Able to Request for Report on Account Information It Collected
WhatsApp Desktop has been spotted with an option called Request Account Info that will allow users to ask the instant messaging app to generate a report of their account information and settings. It is already available to mobile users on Android and iOS.
-
Facebook Demands Academics Disable Ad-Targeting Data Tool
Academics, journalists, and First Amendment lawyers are rallying behind New York University researchers in a showdown with Facebook over its demand that they halt the collection of data showing who is being micro-targeted by political ads on the world’s dominant social media platform.
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HMD Global Says Moving Nokia Phone Data Collection to Finland for Security
HMD Global, which makes and markets Nokia-branded phones, on Tuesday announced its partnership with consultancy firm CGI and Google Cloud.
-
U.S. Core Inflation Cools Amid Shift in Data Methodology
Core consumer price index, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.1% from the prior month, and 2% from a year earlier.
-
Why You Should Ditch Google’s Favorite Data Collection Tools
The search giant’s proposed changes in response to European regulation would stiff consumers.
-
Amazon Probed by EU on Data Collection From Rival Retailers
After fining Google billions of euros, the EU is checking how Amazon gathers information on sales made by competitors.
-
Like Aadhaar, Other Apps Should Collect Minimal Data: Telecom Regulator
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or TRAI Chairman RS Sharma said on Tuesday that apps should collect minimal data just as Aadhaar regulator UIDAI does. The Unique Identification Authority of India gives a 12-digit Aadhar number to citizens by collecting "minimal data" the TRAI chief said.
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The Next Phase in Data Collection Is Right Under Your Feet
Businesses are exploring floor sensors that track people's movements.
-
China Can't Share Brahmaputra Data But Open To Resume Kailash Yatra Talks
Post the Doklam standoff, China today said it cannot share the hydrological data of the Brahmaputra river with India due to upgradation of the data collection station in Tibet but expressed readiness for talks to reopen the Nathu La pass in Sikkim for the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra.
