Besides Search, Google Will Also Build a Censored News App for China It was reported yesterday that Google is building a modifiedversion of Google search on the conditions of the Chinese governmentand taking note of the censorship guidelines in the country. Now, another report says that not only will the tech giant build a web search platform for China, it is also likely tobuild a dedicated app for news reading and discovery....

BlackBerry Evolve, Evolve X Come With Tons of Security Features But Expensive Price Tags Optiemus Infracom, the company with the licensing rights to the BlackBerry smartphone brand in India, has released two new devices in the mid-range and premium mid-range segments. The BlackBerry branding means a higher price; theBlackBerry Evolve and Evolve Xwill compete against smartphones in the flagship category despite middling hardware.The BlackBerry Evolve is priced at Rs 24,990, while the Evolve X has a price tag of Rs 34,990....

BlackBerry Evolve, Evolve X Hands-on: Not Enough Substance For The Price Just a week after launching the flagshipBlackBerry Key2smartphone in India, Optiemus Infracom today unveiled two new premium mid-range smartphones –BlackBerry Evolve and Evolve X– in India. As one would expect from the coveted Blackberry brand, bothhave a premium build quality andan abundance of security features, but at prices that would burn a hole in your pocket. We got the chance to spend some time with both the BlackBerry Evolve and Evolve X at the Delhi launch event and here are my initial expressions of the two:...

China Is Using New Bird Drones To Track Its Citizens China is fast adopting new technologies to fight crime and monitor its citizen’s movements. The country already makes use of facial recognition to nab criminals, and is also monitoring movements of minorities through similar facial ID. Now, as per recent reports, Chinese administrative might be making use of high-tech birds to supervise its citizens, and we are not even making this up....

Dark Day for Internet Freedom If Google Accepts Chinese Censorship: Amnesty In response to reports thatGoogle is developing a search engine that complies with strict Chinese censorship rules, a China-based researcher at the Amnesty International on Wednesday said that such measures would amount to an attack on freedom of information and Internet. Google is planning to launch a censored version of its search engine in China that will blacklist websites and search terms about human rights, democracy, religion, and peaceful protest, The Intercept reported....

Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos Quits, Will Join Stanford University Facebook’s Chief Security OfficerAlex Stamos, who was a key figure in the fight against the spread of fake news and misinformation, on Thursday officially announced to quit and join Stanford University as a full-time teacher and researcher. The announcement came as Facebook investigation, under Stamos, revealed on July 31 that it discovered and banned 26 bad actors who were using the platform to manipulate political discourse as US mid-term elections approach....

Facebook Partners Asian College of Journalism In Fight Against Fake News in India In its bid to curb thespread of fake newsand ensure high-quality journalism in India, Facebook on Thursday announced its first partnership in the country with Chennai-based Asian School of Journalism (ACJ). Part of the Facebook Journalism Project — announced last year to develop high-quality journalism around the world — the partnership will also establish a scholarship programme at ACJ....