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Jayesh Shinde

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  • Executive Editor, Digit
Mumbai, Southern Asia
As seen in: Digit, MSN India, India Times, Flipboard, Mint, DEV Community, Autocar India, HT Syndication
Executive Editor @digitindia @skoar ex-@indiatimes @pcworld_in. Anti-Bon vivant. Tolkien admirer. Foodie. Gamer. Manchester United fan.
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WhatsApp username row in India isn’t about privacy vs security, but authentication

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By Jayesh Shinde Verified
| Digit
As usual, this whole debate around WhatsApp usernames feature rollout in India has entered familiar territory, where it seems to be a binary choice between privacy vs security. WhatsApp’s argument for a privacy-enhancing feature has made the Indian government seriously nervous about all the ways it can be misused in a country where everyone and their grandmother is on WhatsApp.
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Why India is right to halt WhatsApp’s username feature

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By Jayesh Shinde Verified
| Digit
Yeah, it’s understandable to blame government overreach at first, when India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (or MeitY) ordered WhatsApp usernames feature from rolling out in India. But the government’s action is well-grounded, according to cyber experts commenting on the matter. ✅ Thank you for completing the survey! The point of the matter is pretty simple, a reality that’s increasingly commonplace in the country.
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Fable 5, Mythos 5 coming back: Anthropic still hasn’t answered key question

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By Jayesh Shinde Verified
| Digit
After being pulled offline for more than two weeks, Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models are returning within hours. That’s no speculation, straight confirmation from Anthropic themselves in the form of a tweet.
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