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Aadhaar Verdict: Time to Worry About the Ghosts of Your Data Past

The Supreme Court’s Aadhaar verdict has maintained that the database’s benefits outweigh its risks. But do they? Data is the new plutonium, a simple target that unlike our land and water, stands at a crossroads of accessibility, where it is both an asset and a threat.

Manik Sharma May 24, 2016

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Dear Blackberry, you were more than just a phone

Gadgets today look, sound and feel like each other, but only a decade ago, one of them stood out from the rest, most incredibly for seeing the future but failing to jump on its wagon.

Mugdha Singh May 15, 2016

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WTF is in Space: What Happens to Debris Left in the Cosmos by Programmes Like Mission Shakti?

Mission Shakti has added 400 new slabs of metal to the already million bits of space junk orbiting Earth at intense speeds. The final frontier, much like the suburb of Andheri, doubles up as a vast and endless garbage dump. Time to launch the Swachh Bharat (Space Edition).

Arré Bench May 15, 2016

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What WhatsApp Gets Wrong About Its Fake News Campaign

In the last two years, more than 30 deaths have been linked to fake WhatsApp forwards in India. After the government warned WhatsApp to "take accountability" for the unchecked spread of fake news, it set off to make amends. But are they enough?

Yashasvini Mathur May 14, 2016

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How a Marathoner Trains for a Shopathon

The online sale is an annual event now, just like the Mumbai Marathon, your marriage anniversary, or the Champions League final. We remember the date, we remember the time, and we know which deals we have to act on.

Arré Bench May 13, 2016

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Enough with the Cameras, Apple’s Next Innovation Should Be an Eco-Friendly iPhone

As other phone companies scramble over each other to rip off the iPhone's latest design, Apple should go a step ahead and create sustainable phones. In an age where there’s increased awareness of climate change, surely following an eco-friendly trend will become as important as adding a screen notch.

Deepak Gopalakrishnan May 11, 2016

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Facebook Shared Our Data: What Does This Actually Mean?

Facebook is back in the news, this time for giving at least 60 device makers “deep access” to data of users and their friends, without obtaining their explicit consent. At this point it would make more sense for Facebook to release a list of companies they haven’t shared data with.

Arré Bench May 11, 2016

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A World Without Streaming? What Happened to India’s Mobile Revolution?

Just like IT, the telecom story was built on a house of cards. Telecom companies are bleeding, having sunk in massive investments and struggling to make profits. As always, it will be the poor that will be hit badly. For many, the mobile is a source of livelihood and the only entertainment or even quality education they have.

Deepak Gopalakrishnan May 6, 2016

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How Millennials Will Script a Happier 2020 on the Internet

As we enter the 2020s, the once-utopian internet is overrun with misinformation, hate speech, and dopamine-boosting algorithms. Hopefully millennials can add online misinformation and business recklessness to things that we’ve destroyed.

Deepak Gopalakrishnan May 1, 2016

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Why Are We Freaking Out About LinkedIn’s Red Light District?

Social media is only following Rule 34 of the internet – if something exists online, a porn version of it must exist too. Social media’s Rule 34 avatar is sexual media. And LinkedIn’s Red Light District is only a by-product of this.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 25, 2016