Pranav Dixit
India's Contact Tracing App Is All But Mandatory. So This Programmer Hacked It So That He Always Appears Safe.
A software engineer from Bangalore was worried about being forced to download Aarogya Setu. So he ripped its guts out.
Pranav Dixit
An Entire City Has Been Told To Download A Controversial Contact Tracing App — Or Face Jail
“Not installing the app will be considered a violation of lockdown orders,” said a police order released in Noida, India.
Pranav Dixit
For A Billion Indians, The Government’s Voluntary Contact Tracing App Might Actually Be Mandatory
Aarogya Setu, which more than 75 million Indians have downloaded, might soon become more than a contact tracing app.
Pranav Dixit
We Need An “Army” Of Contact Tracers To Safely Reopen The Country. We Might Get Apps Instead.
Without enough human contact tracers to identify infected people, the US is barreling toward a digital solution, and possible disaster.
Caroline Haskins
Facebook Just Invested $5.7 Billion In India's Largest Telecom Carrier
The deal makes Facebook the largest minority shareholder in Jio.
Pranav Dixit
If You Interacted With A Coronavirus Hoax On Facebook, You'll Soon Get An Alert
Social media companies have struggled to combat misinformation about the pandemic so far.
Pranav Dixit
A Tweet Asking For Muslims And Journalists To Be Shot Stayed Up On Twitter For Almost A Day
The verified account of the manager of a popular Bollywood actor has been permanently suspended, Twitter told BuzzFeed News.
Pranav Dixit
Apple Released A $399 iPhone SE During A Pandemic
On the inside, it’s powered by the same chips and technology that runs the iPhone 11.
Pranav Dixit
Google Told Its Workers That They Can’t Use Zoom On Their Laptops Anymore
Zoom has exploded in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic while also coming under fire over security issues.
Pranav Dixit
WhatsApp Is Imposing Stricter Limits On Forwarding Messages To Slow Down Coronavirus Misinformation
Once a message has been forwarded more than five times in total, it can now only be forwarded to one chat at a time.
Pranav Dixit
A Cluster Of Coronavirus Cases Can Be Traced Back To A Single Mosque And Now 200 Million Muslims Are Being Vilified
Six COVID-19 deaths have been linked to a religious gathering in March. It’s led to a huge spike in anti-Muslim narratives and misinformation.
Nishita Jha
Google Is Publishing Location Data From 131 Countries To Show How Coronavirus Lockdowns Are Working
The anonymized data is being published on a dedicated new website.
Pranav Dixit
This Indian State Wants People In Coronavirus Quarantine To Send Them Selfies Every Hour
The app that sends the selfies will also send GPS coordinates so that officials can verify the person’s location.
Pranav Dixit
Facebook Pledged $100 Million To Help News Outlets Hit By The Coronavirus Crisis
Despite a spike in readership during the coronavirus outbreak, news organizations haven't been successful in converting the surge in traffic to revenue.
Pranav Dixit
A Doctor Was Assaulted On Her Way To The Hospital. She’s Not The Only Medic Being Attacked.
Health care professionals in India are being evicted from their homes because of the coronavirus, while at least one doctor was assaulted by police on her way to work.
Nishita Jha
All Of India, More Than 1.3 Billion People, Is Now Under Coronavirus Lockdown
During the three-week period, no Indian citizen will be allowed to leave their home to socialize or work, except those working in essential services.
Pranav Dixit
India Is Marking People It Wants Quarantined With Stamps They Can't Wash Off
"It's the same as being stamped at a nightclub. Get over it."
Pranav Dixit
Apple Released A Brand-New iPad And Keyboard During The Coronavirus Outbreak
The new keyboard with a trackpad lets you mouse around your tablet like on an actual computer.
Pranav Dixit
8 Million People Can’t Get News About The Coronavirus Because Their Government Is Slowing Down The Internet
"It's a catastrophe," a medical student in northern Kashmir told BuzzFeed News.
Pranav Dixit
Apple Just Closed All Its Stores Outside Of Its "Greater China" Region
Hourly Apple retail workers will continue to be paid at a "business as usual operations" rate, the company said.
Ryan Mac
