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Divya sums it up by saying that it is not the end of social media but the responsibility to use it properly lies within each of us.
Gurmehar Kaur claims social media, which has given people a voice, is not going anywhere for at-least 30-40 years.
Suhel Seth says social media will ultimately course correct. He wishes authorities do not use draconian forces to enforce regulations.
Vikas claims he is happy the Cambridge-Analytics scandal helped bring this issue to the public and hopes companies like Facebook and Twitter will improve their privacy policies going forward.
Nikhil believes it is not the end of social media but there will be regulations in the future that prevent misuse and harm.
Rajiv claims it is the beginning of the end of social media and we must change the rules of the game.
Divya claims that the Congress party does not use bots for its social media handles.
Vikram asks the audience if they read the fine print after installing applications
Suhel says the day a guy spreading hate on Twitter goes to prison, you will see change.
Rajiv claims it is very difficult for Facebook and Twitter to regulate such abuses. For 50 such people banned, 500 more will prop up the very next second, he adds
Suhel claims that users who abuse on social media should be banned for life and not just suspended for a day.
She adds that she has filed close to 50 cases on rape and death threats and nothing has happened of them.
Gurmehar Kaur claims that government regulation takes away the freedom of social media but there is a little grey area. She adds that the Government can put up regulations but they need to be enforced.
Vikram now brings the conversation back to government regulations on social media.
Divya just addressed Vikas directly and said "Just because we come from different political parties, we do not need to fight on every panel".
Nikhil claims that consent upon installation of an application is not enough and there should be repeated consent.
Vikram asks the panelists if private companies will not regulate data, should government authorities step in?
Talking about consent when it comes to data sharing, Divya claims that apps should inform users if they are sharing their data with third-parties.
A heated discussion is going on between Vikas Pandey and Divya Spandana regarding the Congress party's engagement with Cambridge-Analytica.
Divya Spandana claims that the Congress never engaged with Cambridge Analytica.
Vikas gives the example of Germany which has very strict privacy laws and says that the Indian government has now realized this after the Cambridge-Analytica scandal.
Suhel Seth says that now companies and countries will become more responsible and the ruthlessness with which hate-groups currently use social media will stem.
Vikram Chandra is now introducing the panel members. This is the first ever Big Fight for Rajiv Makhni.
The session will comprise of the panelists Suhel Seth, Columnist and Management Guru, Nikhil Pahwa, Digital Rights Activist and Founder, MediaNama, Divya Spandana, Head, Social Media, Indian National Congress, Vikas Pandey, Software Architect and Social Media Activist, Gurmehar Kaur, Student Activist, Rajiv Makhni and Vikram Chandra.
There is a short break now that will be followed by a Tech Big Fight on the topic 'Is it the start of the end of social media'
Upon asked about the delay in providing security patches, Jatin says that it should be made a writ of law that security is the responsibility of the manufacturer. Thurber adds that manufacturers should be transparent with users about patches and how long they will support their phones for.
Rajiv points that Karuna said that fingerprint scanners and facial recognition are not secure.
Upon asked if device manufacturers should make encryption mandatory, Jiten says that every problem cannot be solved with laws. He adds that some smartphone manufacturers like Samsung already have encryption options.
Karuna Nundy references the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica story again and says the more these stories emerge, the more people will wake up and realize the danger at hand.
Vivek claims that the larger issue at hand is ransomware which has the potential to disrupt systems.
Jiten recalls an experiment they conducted when they put a disclaimer under a public charging station indicating they will copy your data. The station was providing electricity through a charger and they coped everyone's data. In-spite of the disclaimer, people still merrily connected their phones.
Jiten asks the audience if they have charged their smartphones using public charging stations
Vivek says that Aadhaar only has linkages. He gives an example that if you link Aadhaar to your bank account, it only gets linked to your bank account but does not see any information within.
Karuna Nundy claims that Aadhaar and not smartphones is the biggest threat to users privacy.
Karuna Nundy claims that there is a misconception that laws protect our privacy. She adds it is easy for the government to get your data and this is a thing that people do not worry about enough.
Karuna Nundy adds that most people, even lawyers, don't read the terms and conditions of applications. She references the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal by saying that users are the product in most of these social media apps.
Thurber claims that users need to be wary on the internet and users need to be willing to pay a little bit more for security.
Alex Thurber claims the biggest threat to security is a smartphone's operating system and then the apps.
Jiten Jain claims that WhatsApp is not completely secure and data can be stolen by porting the version of the app to an older version. He adds that any encryption can be broken and should not be taken as an end all.
Rajiv asks the audience if they are aware that WhatsApp encryption does not work on group chats
Karuna Nunda also says the situation is much worse. She claims the phone is an extension of our lives these days and is home to a lot of personal data and thus needs to be protected.
Rajiv sums up the first 7 minute of the panel discussion by saying the situation is terrible.
Alex Thurber claims there will be more widespread hacking of phones. He says users need to be wary of the information collected by apps that they are not even aware of.
Jiten Jain claims the quantum of personal data that can be stolen from a smartphone is much more than that present in a PC. He also adds it is easier to hack a smartphone than a PC.
Rajiv kicks off the session by asking the panel as well as the audience if they have ever taken a Facebook quiz.
This will be moderated by Rajiv Makhni and will feature Alex Thurber, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Mobility Solutions, BlackBerry, Jiten Jain, CEO, Voyager Infosec, Vivek Reddy, Senior Advocate and BJP Spokesperson, Karuna Nundy, Advocate, Supreme Court Of India and Rajan Mathews, Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India.
There is a short break now that will be followed by a panel discussion on 'Your smartphone - the biggest threat to security and privacy'.
Thurber says it is important to review the privacy settings on your social media platforms thoroughly.
Thurber points out it is very important to have a secure password on your phone and to regularly keep it backed up.
Thurber says that it is very important for users to decide what they want to share. He adds that privacy and data security is very important in today's world.
Alex Thurber, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Mobility Solutions, BlackBerry has taken to the stage.
Karachiwala points out that there is a need to initially be mentally fit before opting for physical fitness.
Karimi specifies that youngsters should stop judging themselves and comparing themselves with celebrities.
Chauhan mentions that the whole idea of stay fit is to get better than what you're today.
Coutinho says that you need to make your goal first and then work for that goal to become fit.
Rajiv now asks the panelists to distil all their fitness knowledge into one sentence.
He adds that technology misses the emotional part and can't make people happy.
Chauhan says 20-30 minutes of run is well done, but happiness is vital for all of us.
Coutinho adds that we need to stay happy in addition to use technology and do exercises to stay fit.
We are advancing everywhere, but diseases are keep growing, affirms Coutinho.
Luke Coutinho of GOQii highlights that it is ecosystem that is important more than data that one can gets through a fitness tracker.
Panelist Rajat Chauhan says that it's a journey for technology to nurture fitness and heathcare.
He kicks off the panel discussion with the fitness enthusiasts by asking how much tech they use in their daily lives.
This will be moderated by Rajiv Makhni and will feature Dr. Rajat Chauhan- Sports-Exercise Medicine and Pain Management Physician and Author; Yasmin Karachiwala- Celebrity Fitness Consultant; Mandana Karimi- Model and Actor; and Luke Coutinho- Author, Master Coach- GOQii.
There is a short break now that will be followed by an interesting panel discussion on topic "Body hacking - using tech to achieve perfect fitness".
We are on a "glass-age" journey, states Forester, while concluding his keynote.
The executive also points out that with the arrival of smart homes, glass panels will help manufacturers bring voice and visual experiences together.
He reveals that automobile will be one of the future industries for Gorilla Glass.
Your going to see Gorilla Glass panels at places that are evitable, says Forester.
Corning uses ring-on-ring test, 3-point bend test, scratch test, and drop tower test to determine the toughness of glass panels.
Corning uses 'Fusion Draw' process to build crystal-clear glass panels, Forester notes.
But stay tuned for the informative keynote session by Scott Forester
Division Vice President, Marketing and Innovation Products, Corning Gorilla Glass, Corning Specialty Materials, that is about to take place in a moment.
While responding to an audience question on whether remixes are good for the industry, Noorani says these are good and bring new life to old tracks.
Resul Pookutty says there is a huge, exploded (music) market in the differently-abled sector.
A good song is a good song doesn't matter whether it is recorded with a violin or through a computing device, says Ehsaan Noorani.
Padhiar says smart speakers is already one of the big things for the music industry.
Pankaj Kedia of Dolby points out that experience is evolving nowadays, starting from headphones to Bluetooth speakers and professional audio systems.
If you see most of the popular streaming services, none of them offer music for low data bandwidths, says Nishant Padhiar of What Hi-Fi.
Vikram asks the audience to raise hands if they aren't listening to music from their smartphones.
KJ Singh says that mixing of different tracks has become easy with the arrival of advanced technologies.
Much has been done in the recent past to blend technology with home entertainment.
Vikram is moderating the panel discussion with panelists including Resul Pookutty, Sound Designer; Ehsaan Noorani, Composer; Nishant Padhiar, Editor, What Hi-Fi; KJ Singh, Audio Engineer; Pankaj Kedia, Managing Director, Emerging Markets at Dolby.
It will exchange views on the future of home entertainment and how the spotlight has come to be on audio products in recent times.
The panel discussion on AI is now over, and it's time for a quick break ahead of the exciting panel discussion on topic "The future of sound - how new technology has woken up a sleeping giant".
Singhal of Pi Ventures says a large number of engineers in the IT industry are moving to product thinking and designing following the arrival of developments such as AI.
Nasscom's Roy points out that people need to understand AI and learn how it works to save their jobs.
Most of the AI will be AI augmented to help humans - not result in major job loss, says Abhinav.
There is a lack of data scientists and other experts to bolster AI developments in the country, notes Abhinav of Silversparro Technologies.
The panel is now discussing the lack of resources to bring new AI developments in India.
Singhal points out that there is a need to leverage the strength of India to build experiences with AI.
Banking and service are the two primary sectors from where the use cases of AI surface, Roy says.
The panel is now discussing whether AI will replace humans or enhance human capabilities.
Abhinav Kumar Gupta of Silversparro Technologies explains that these are machine learning and deep learning that both are participating in the growth of AI.
Prasanto K Roy of Nasscom notes that there must be controls to limit the scope of AI to benefit humans.
Wiping out of humans through AI will somewhere in the future, Manish Singhal of Pi Ventures says.
Before beginning the panel discussion, he briefly describes the importance of AI.
It will be moderated by Vikram Chandra and feature panelists, including Manish Singhal, Founder, Pi Ventures; Prasanto K Roy, Vice President, Nasscom, Abhinav Kumar Gupta, Founder, Silversparro Technologies, and Samar Singh Jodha, Photographer and TED Speaker.
Attendees are now anticipating the panel discussion on topic "The new face of Artificial Intelligence (AI)".
Due to smaller size of smartphones over laptops, it is quite difficult to include higher capacity battery packs, the executive notes.
He specifies that there are certain pragmatic limitations in smartphones that restrict power efficiency in them when compared to laptops.
He says that the Snapdragon series has specifically been designed with an enhanced efficiency in power management for laptops.
One of the attendees now asked Paulson about power efficiency through Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors on laptops.
He says that the market of laptops demands developments such as AI that require performance and power efficiency.
The executive now highlights how Qualcomm's Snapdragon series processors now power not just smartphones and tablets but also laptops.
He mentions that Tesla brought a better driving experience and Google brought a better search experience.
Paulson begins the chat by highlighting how tech companies succeed by bringing better experiences.
Rajiv now calls Larry Paulson, Vice President and President, Qualcomm India, on stage to discuss the importance of processors.
From the time it was first developed to now, the Gorilla Glass has been improved by the factor of four, Bayne reveals.
Rajiv and Vikram now back on stage and discussing with Bayne various developments at Corning.
He mentions Satya Nadella of Microsoft, Sundar Pichai of Google, and Rajiv Suri of Nokia.
Next year, there will be five billion smartphones all across the globe, Bayne asserts.
He talks about how smartphones are enabling content creation and content consumption in real time while on the go.
He says one of the great examples of hyper innovation is the development of electric, self driving vehicles.
John Bayne, Vice President and General Manager, Corning Gorilla Glass, is now on stage.
Dr. Roy highlights that NDTV is the most trusted broadcaster in India and Asia.
Dr. Roy highlights that Gadgets 360 is now the seventh largest tech website in the world.
Our hosts are talking about various cutting-edge technology showcases that are taking place at the NDTV Tech Conclave today.
The anticipation is now over! Vikram Chandra and Rajiv Makhni are now stage.
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