disha verma
@di_shawarma
now @techglobalinst, @whytheai, @thebravenewweb. ex @internetfreedom, @C_HELP_ILS. words in places. 📥 signal/disha.05 ✍🏽 substack/dishaverma 📢 views own
This is my reporting debut turning out exactly how I dreamed: under the sharpest mentorship; on questions & ideas I spent 2024 stewing in. Big thanks @PySamarth @theplankmag Read now—The AI Eyes That Refuse To See: inside Lucknow’s smart policing network theplankmag.com/ai-safe-city
I don't care how boomer it sounds, I share this opinion.
“Around 83 percent of the online platforms that sell products/services in India use drip pricing dark pattern”. And this is basis aggregation of consumer complaints on @LocalCircles and Level 1 external audit of 230 platforms! @JoshiPralhad @inidhikhare Have you experienced…
well it’s over. i had to break things off. she just straight up told me she “loves pride and prejudice.” neither of which traits i’m looking for in a wife
you left your labubu at MY apartment. straight from the dubai chocolate department.
#mumbai I'll be hosting this event as part of #CultureCon 6/8 looking for local infoviz / data wizards to come and make magic with cultural data sets - do contact me at [email protected] if you are interested. Pls RT!
not when this scene exists
i think this is the first genuinely profound use of taylor’s music we’ve seen in a tv show in the past few years
Physical #darkpattern by @Airbnb Hope @Airbnb_in is free of such practices and has clear terms for Indian property owners when it comes to private spaces. Same for hotel rooms. @JoshiPralhad @inidhikhare @AshwiniVaishnaw We will also incorporate this aspect in the standard for…
My wife noticed a blinking light on our Airbnb’s smoke detector. I unscrewed it and found a hidden camera. We packed up and left in a hurry. Be careful out there
If this was done by @heydigit without customer consent, it is clearly #privacyzuckering #darkpattern in action. Requesting #IRDAI #CCPA @jagograhakjago @JoshiPralhad @inidhikhare to examine this. Also please add this dark pattern to the list of 13 at the earliest so enforcement…
Latest research study by @LocalCircles finds that 56% online platforms in India that sell insurance have a #darkpattern named “Privacy Zuckering” where they tend to manipulate prices based on device, browser & other user information. This manipulative pattern is missing from the…
Here it is! "Waiting for Hot Water" By Ellen Hee (Over on insta)
Man wish I could find the piece but there was this painting I saw like 8 years ago, something to the effect of "I'm always waiting for water to boil". It was kind of in the style of a children's drawing and it had someone staring at their reflection in a kettle
girl the president
Trisha Paytas reveals she had her tubes removed following the birth of her third child.
Unlike the Brussels Effect, the mechanisms of influence from two emerging global powers remain underexplored. In this paper, we examine the conditions & mechanisms through which the Beijing Effect and Delhi Effect manifest. Read here: cutt.ly/SrPUoxfc
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india’s DPIs: voluntary by state mandatory by ajay prabhu
Auto guy denied UPI today morning. I said, I am not going to pay cash. He threatened a bit. He had already marked paid on the app for the ride. I said either UPI or I will not pay. I started recording his convo.
unfortunately for things, they have no choice but to work out for me
something that the evil efficiency freaks on this place don't understand is that spending time at the airport is fun
stevie nicks and lindsey buckingham reconnecting on the day of the coldplay affair fiasco is impossibly on brand. messy til the end ❤️
Facial recognition technology now decides if a pregnant woman gets food, and if the worker handing it out keeps her job. Glitch= No food. Must read story from @HeraRizwan1 on Decode. I am just glad I get to edit such important stories. boomlive.in/decode/when-a-…
was lovely speaking with @HeraRizwan1 for her latest on the push (/shove) for facial recognition tech in public welfare systems and privacy + labour concerns for the workers making these schemes a reality
When a pregnant beneficiary became a lactating mother, #facialrecognition failed to match her changed face. With each failed scan, the ration was delayed, and the burden fell on the overworked, underpaid #Anganwadi worker. @HeraRizwan1 reports boomlive.in/decode/when-a-…
No one will tell you this but the gaps in the literature review are where the light gets in