Beware the dangers of data

[ad_1] Managers are better equipped than ever to make good decisions. They are more aware that human judgment is fallible. They have oodles of data about their customers and products. They can use artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse, summarise and synthesise information with unprecedented speed. But as the pendulum swings inexorably away from gut instinct…

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Mint Primer | Will Apple’s UK move spell doom for privacy?

[ad_1] Apple’s ‘advanced data protection’ will no longer be available to its UK users. The feature encrypted backed-up data on iPhones to its cloud platform, protecting older, sensitive messages. Will Apple’s decision weaken privacy policies across tech platforms globally? Mint explains: Why did Apple end encrypted backup? Apple didn’t disclose the reason while announcing the…

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‘Is DeepSeek the TikTok of AI?’ Rajeev Chandrasekhar asks over data concerns, netizens say: ‘distraction, think big…’

[ad_1] Amid concerns raised by a social media user on X (formerly known as Twitter), that Chinese start-up DeepSeek is storing customer data, former union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar asked if the AI dark horse is destined for teh TikTok treatment in the United States. “Question of the Day Q: Is DeepSeek AI the Tiktok of…

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How spies should use technology

[ad_1] Philo of Byzantium, an inventor of the third century BC, described how crushed gallnuts, dissolved in water, could make invisible ink. Technology has shaped spycraft for millennia, but today it is having an unprecedented effect. The internet enables covert action on a grand scale. Biometric border controls impede spies operating abroad. Smartphones haemorrhage secrets….

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Har Ghar Tiranga selfies may trigger privacy concerns

[ad_1] New Delhi: On Independence Day, for the third straight year, millions of Indians will upload their selfies with the national flag on the government’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ website. But, according to experts, the collective act of digital reverence to the Tricolour may trigger concerns over data privacy. The users, once they share photos, will…

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From paper to digital: Raipur shows the way to using blockchain for citizen services

[ad_1] The blockchain will initially include documents like building permission certificates, work orders, and colony development permissions. Airchains claims it has developed zero-knowledge proofs and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) technologies, which will safely store the data and allow it to be transparently accessed, while securing and protecting it from fraud. Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) is…

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