Srijit Kumar Bhadra<p>This article in The Register [1] reported that Meta's apps (specifically Facebook and Instagram) on Android devices were secretly opening network ports on users' phones as part of a "localhost tracking" technique to covertly link web browsing activity to user identities, bypassing standard privacy protections like incognito mode, VPNs, and cookie clearing. This practice was uncovered by security researchers in early June 2025 and had been ongoing since at least September 2024.</p><p>Whatever needed to enhance data collection for advertising purposes will be done. Privacy violations of users may not get a priority when it comes to profit driven digital surveillance. I don't think it has impacted the user base of Meta products. In India switching costs are high since WhatsApp is essential for daily life [2].</p><p>Till researchers find another violation again, it will be business as usual.</p><p>1. <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/03/meta_pauses_android_tracking_tech/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/06/03/met</span><span class="invisible">a_pauses_android_tracking_tech/</span></a><br>2. <a href="https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/8/24/23320183/india-whatsapp-meta-land-of-the-giants-mark-zuckerberg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/recode/2022/8/24/23320</span><span class="invisible">183/india-whatsapp-meta-land-of-the-giants-mark-zuckerberg</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DigitalSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSurveillance</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MastodonIndians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonIndians</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a></p>
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Sreedev Krishnakumar<p>Terms of Trade: Come and hear the boom boxes in the street</p><p><a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/terms-of-trade-come-and-hear-the-boom-boxes-in-the-street-101753262940772.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hindustantimes.com/india-news/</span><span class="invisible">terms-of-trade-come-and-hear-the-boom-boxes-in-the-street-101753262940772.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastodonindians" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonindians</span></a></span></p>
EdenDestroyer<p>Indian censor board cut out a 10 second kiss scene between lois and superman</p><p><a href="https://solarpunk.moe/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a> <a href="https://solarpunk.moe/tags/MastodonIndians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonIndians</span></a></p>
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100rabh™<p>Installed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kubuntu</span></a> at Bangalore airport <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AchievementUnlocked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AchievementUnlocked</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peakbengaluru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peakbengaluru</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a></p>
EdenDestroyer<p>Anyone in India notice how the top reviews on Amazon product pages all sound like marketing copies? With some even leaving the quotation marks “ “ in by mistake?</p><p>Tags: <a href="https://solarpunk.moe/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a> <a href="https://solarpunk.moe/tags/MastodonIndians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonIndians</span></a></p>
abishek_muthian<p>Now its irrefutable that there was a thriving civilization during 6th century in Keezhadi.<br><br><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/indias-second-urbanisation-its-confirmed-keeladi-is-as-old-as-the-gangetic-plains-radiocarbon-dating-traces-sites-origins-to-580bce/articleshow/121817657.cms" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/indias-second-urbanisation-its-confirmed-keeladi-is-as-old-as-the-gangetic-plains-radiocarbon-dating-traces-sites-origins-to-580bce/articleshow/121817657.cms</a><br><br><a href="https://gotosocial.abishekmuthian.com/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archeology</span></a> <a href="https://gotosocial.abishekmuthian.com/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://gotosocial.abishekmuthian.com/tags/mastindia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastindia</span></a></p>
abishek_muthian<p>CAPT. A. Ranganathan has been writing for years in The Hindu about the need to improve aviation safety & regulations. I hope things will change at least now in the wake of this terrible tragedy.<br><br><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-rot-starts-at-the-top-of-the-aviation-ladder/article69692214.ece" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-rot-starts-at-the-top-of-the-aviation-ladder/article69692214.ece</a><br><br><a href="https://gotosocial.abishekmuthian.com/tags/ai171" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI171</span></a> <a href="https://gotosocial.abishekmuthian.com/tags/mastindia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastindia</span></a></p>
EdenDestroyer<p>I'm wondering if there is something us Indians could do to help ensure that the members of the madleen are safe and unharmed. I'm open to suggestions and advice. </p><p><a href="https://solarpunk.moe/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a> <a href="https://solarpunk.moe/tags/MastodonIndians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonIndians</span></a></p>
100rabh™<p>This has become a yearly ritual </p><p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/shivakumar-orders-removal-of-buildings-causing-flooding-in-bengaluru-3562467" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">deccanherald.com/india/karnata</span><span class="invisible">ka/bengaluru/shivakumar-orders-removal-of-buildings-causing-flooding-in-bengaluru-3562467</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peakbengaluru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peakbengaluru</span></a></p>
Sreedev Krishnakumar<p>Trump’s 'One Big Beautiful Bill' proposes a 3.5% tax on remittances sent to other countries, impacting Indian Americans. If passed by the US Senate as well, sending money home could get costlier. Today's Number Theory explores the Indian impact of US remittance tax in detail.</p><p>Read on the HT app: <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/the-indian-impact-of-us-remittance-taxes-number-theory-101748401713500.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hindustantimes.com/editors-pic</span><span class="invisible">k/the-indian-impact-of-us-remittance-taxes-number-theory-101748401713500.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/OneBigBeautifulBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OneBigBeautifulBill</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/RemittanceTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RemittanceTax</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/IndianAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndianAmericans</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastodonindians" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonindians</span></a></span></p>
Abishek Muthian<p>Law abiding citizens of India who are using protonmail so that google cannot steal your data for ads, did you notice any issues ? <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/indian-court-orders-blocking-of-proton-mail/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/indi</span><span class="invisible">an-court-orders-blocking-of-proton-mail/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mastindia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mastindia</span></a></p>
Abishek Muthian<p>Some photos from my recent trip to Delhi National Museum, If you haven't visited it yet please do before it gets razed.</p><p>1/13</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/artifact" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>artifact</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>museum</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mastindia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mastindia</span></a></p>
Sreedev Krishnakumar<p>World military spending hit a record $2.7 trillion in 2024, up 9.4% — the sharpest rise since 1988. Spending rose across all regions for the 2nd year running. Where does India stand, and what does this arms race mean for the global economy? Today's Number Theory explores this in detail.</p><p>Read on HT app: <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/understanding-global-military-expenditure-number-theory-101745894911408.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hindustantimes.com/editors-pic</span><span class="invisible">k/understanding-global-military-expenditure-number-theory-101745894911408.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MilitarySpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilitarySpending</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Military</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SIPRI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SIPRI</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastodonindians" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonindians</span></a></span> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a></p>
Sreedev Krishnakumar<p>Public debt is rising again across rich nations amid new trade tensions. What’s driving it and what are the risks for emerging economies like India? Today's Number Theory explores this in detail.</p><p>Read on HT app <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/the-growing-debt-of-advanced-economies-number-theory-101745809692663.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hindustantimes.com/editors-pic</span><span class="invisible">k/the-growing-debt-of-advanced-economies-number-theory-101745809692663.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debt</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/OECD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OECD</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/IMF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IMF</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastodonindians" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonindians</span></a></span> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a></p>
Sreedev Krishnakumar<p>The Pahalgam terror attack targeted tourists at the height of the season. It threatens to derail the J&K’s tourism recovery. Today's Number Theory looks at the economic impact of terror attacks in J&K.</p><p>Read on HT app: <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/the-economic-fallout-of-terror-attacks-in-j-k-number-theory-101745600717841.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hindustantimes.com/editors-pic</span><span class="invisible">k/the-economic-fallout-of-terror-attacks-in-j-k-number-theory-101745600717841.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastodonindians" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonindians</span></a></span> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/JammuandKashmir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JammuandKashmir</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Pahalgam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pahalgam</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Terrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Terrorism</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a></p>
IndiaToday<p><a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/Pahalgam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pahalgam</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/Pak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pak</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/MastodonIndians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonIndians</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastodonindians" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonindians</span></a></span><br><a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/bad-one-trump-condemns-pahalgam-attack-hopes-india-pak-will-settle-issues-glbs-2715372-2025-04-26?utm_source=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">indiatoday.in/world/story/bad-</span><span class="invisible">one-trump-condemns-pahalgam-attack-hopes-india-pak-will-settle-issues-glbs-2715372-2025-04-26?utm_source=rss</span></a></p>
ABP News<p>'रूस के ही पास रहेगा क्रीमिया, नाटो में नहीं शामिल होगा यूक्रेन', डोनाल्ड ट्रंप का बड़ा बयान<br> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/MastodonIndians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonIndians</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastodonindians" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonindians</span></a></span><br><a href="https://www.abplive.com/news/world/donald-trump-big-statement-crimea-will-remain-with-russia-ukraine-will-not-join-nato-2932361" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abplive.com/news/world/donald-</span><span class="invisible">trump-big-statement-crimea-will-remain-with-russia-ukraine-will-not-join-nato-2932361</span></a></p>
The Hindu<p><a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/Visakhapatnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Visakhapatnam</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/April" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>April</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/MastodonIndians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonIndians</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastodonindians" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonindians</span></a></span><br><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/vasavi-club-to-organise-career-guidance-meet-in-visakhapatnam-on-april-27/article69490686.ece" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thehindu.com/news/national/and</span><span class="invisible">hra-pradesh/vasavi-club-to-organise-career-guidance-meet-in-visakhapatnam-on-april-27/article69490686.ece</span></a></p>
Reddit India Bot<p>I depicted my feelings in my art.<br> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/MastodonIndians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonIndians</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastodonindians" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonindians</span></a></span><br><a href="https://reddit.com/r/india/comments/1k7fpk0/i_depicted_my_feelings_in_my_art/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/india/comments/1k</span><span class="invisible">7fpk0/i_depicted_my_feelings_in_my_art/</span></a></p>
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