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Mint Techcetra episodes

June 21, 2020 53: How Facial Recognition systems can be inherently racist
In this episode, Mint's Prasid Banarjee @undertecher talks about the downside of FR systems, how they are inherently racist, and how despite the fundamental right to privacy, they were illegally used to screen crowds in the CAA, NRC protests in India.

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7 min
June 18, 2020 52: How Facial Recognition systems can help in smart policing
As IBM and Amazon pull away from the Facial Recognition systems, the police, banks and shopping applications have hopped onto the bandwagon. In this episode, Mint's Prasid Banarjee @undertecher talks about how FR systems can help in smart policing, improved banking security and online shopping.

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6 min
June 13, 2020 51: The Role of Social Media | With great power, comes great responsibility
In this episode, Mint's Prasid Banarjee @undertecher talks about why social media companies are wrong about the way they deal with content moderation.

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8 min
June 11, 2020 50: The Role of Social Media | Mark Zukerberg on President Trump's posts
Technology affects everything today, and we must have an informed discussion about it. Join Mint's Prasid Banarjee @undertecher as he discusses everything from Black Lives Matter to reports of increased domestic violence cases and the role of social media in our lives right now.

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8 min
June 06, 2020 49: Why your home WiFi is slow
In this episode, Mint's Prasid Banarjee @undertecher takes us on a journey to uncover the reason behind our weak home Wifi signals. Join him to discover what you can actually do to fix that.

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8 min
June 04, 2020 48: Snapchat to stop promoting POTUS account | Mi Notebook | Google removed anti-China apps
Xiaomi is about to enter the PC space with the Mi Notebook, set to release on 11th June, Google removed two anti-China apps called Mitron and Remove China Apps, Millions of personal and financial records of users for BHIM UPI app breached through Amazon Services.

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7 min
May 30, 2020 47: Why Trump’s Executive Order against protection for social media firms matters
Donald Trump is arguing that if social media firms seek protection from the fact that they cannot control what a user post, then they shouldn’t be intervening with those posts either. Tune in to this episode as @undertecher covers this news in detail.

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8 min
May 28, 2020 46: Aarogya Setu app | OnePlus affordable phone | Malspam
The government has open-sourced the Aarogya Setu app and fixed a bug bounty for coders, developers, and hackers all over the world. OnePlus is looking to make more affordable premium phones. A new kind of Malspam was flagged by Microsoft recently. Tune in to this episode as @undertecher covers more updates in the tech world this week!

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8 min
May 23, 2020 45: Is Apple Homepod worth your money?
Apple has come out with its Homepod. Albeit late in the smart speaker race, tune into this episode with Mint's Prasid Banarjee @undertecher to know how it fares compared to other smart speakers and whether it is worth your bucks.

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8 min
May 21, 2020 44: Apple and Google's contact tracer | Twitter's conversation control | Microsoft's supercomputer
Apple and Google have begun testing their contact tracer in over 22 countries, Twitter is going live with their conversation control feature to prevent trolling and cyberbullying. Tune in to this episode as @undertecher covers more updates in the tech world this week!

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9 min

About Mint Techcetra

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The Mint Techcetra podcast is your navigator into the mesmerizing maze that is technology today. From decoding technologies, policies, enterprises, and legal decisions to sci-fi and pop culture, this podcast will cover it all. Every week hosts - Leslie D'Monte, Shouvik Das and Deepti Ahuja - will talk about important developments in tech and how they transform our lives, work and play as we know it.