{"id":5310,"date":"2021-02-06T20:16:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T14:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/?p=5310"},"modified":"2021-02-06T20:16:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T14:46:46","slug":"deception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/06\/deception\/","title":{"rendered":"deception"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are living in a world where deception sells. It is not limited to relationships, humans. Our consumerism era thrives in disguise and deception. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was at a grocery store, and this is what happened. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a.jpg 400w, https:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption><br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/b.jpg 400w, https:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/b-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another evening in the name of security, HotStar was harvesting the phone numbers of  Indian users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hotstarusa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Hotstarusa<\/a> does not collect phone number as mandatory but Hotstar India makes it mandatory. Asking for clarification <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hotstar_helps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hotstar_helps<\/a> suggests security concern for force feeding phone number with email for Indian users. I hope <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MIB_India?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MIB_India<\/a> takes a look at their malpractice. \ud83d\ude21 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CXw7YO0LSL\">pic.twitter.com\/CXw7YO0LSL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Atul Jha (@koolhead17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/koolhead17\/status\/1355558216403324930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A friend of mine who thought he is caffeine-free was sipping glasses and glasses of green tea. (yes, green tea has caffeine) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/free.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/free.png 500w, https:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/free-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We heal ourselves with time when it comes to relationships. In the case of consumerism, we get deeper inside the rabbit hole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have to be more aware of our choices; else, we will keep screwing ourselves. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are living in a world where deception sells. It is not limited to relationships, humans. Our consumerism era thrives in disguise and deception. I was at a grocery store, and this is what happened. Another evening in the name of security, HotStar was harvesting the phone numbers of Indian users. 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