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Interestingly, as per the The Hottest Startups of 2020 report, all the top ten startups on the list are unicorns, namely Paytm, Dream11, Zomato, Ola, Swiggy, Big Basket, Oyo, Byjus, Snapdeal, and Unacademy (mentioned according to rank).

Of saw a disappointing example in nigeria this past year when the digital rights and freedoms goal was not signed by the president after it had been passed through the government so well be watching to see how those types of laws progress in the future isabel see you have to also i just want to take you back to the point you made about that the kind of investments and things that data mining that you pointed out on the part of stuff like nigeria and kenya are you able to give us an explanation i...

You have classified top secret information on a private server, does not violate the espionage act? yes or no, sir. remind him this is important and we will have equal justice under the law. if he says i didnt look into that, i dont know, move onto the next question. if anyone in america, mr. mueller, had a email subpoenaed and they decided to erase and bust up devices with hammers and destroy the hard drive, would that be a slam-dunk obstruction of justice case mr. mueller? if he answers yes or...

When it comes to solving crimes. i want to ask you about this, cara. disneyland now using magic bracelets to spy on park guests. should we be concerned about this? >> we should. i think this should awaken americans to the silent creep of this digital surveillance, of what corporations and private companies are doing with our data. something as innocuous as disneyland, americans are already willing to sacrifice their privacy for convenience. this is especially prevalent in young people, 18 to 24 ...

Choi. >> one of the challenges in china is that some of the biggest tech firms are now also the payment gateways. if you want to buy something in china, you have to use a system that is scraping, mining, refining your data. >> amy webb is a professor at nyu tenderness school of business. shes a futurist who uses statistical models to predict the next big thing. in china, she says, its data mining. on a scale unimaginable in the united states. >> chinas pushing far ahead. and its able to because ...

Caught, shamed, and fined. now im probably going to be okay because as a foreigner im not in the system, for now. its different for locals. if you do live here and the cameras catch you crossing the street without waiting for the light to change, the a.i.-backed systems read your face and figure out your name. then they project your picture on giant screens for everyone to see. >> so you cross the street, jaywalk. you have to stop for a moment and think about the technological advancements that ...

>> equipment made by a chinese company called zte. >> these are all zte systems. >> for this area, all your customer base, effectively everything they use, their phone, data, internet comes through this room. >> thats correct. >> and thats a problem. >> stocks falling sharply an trade tensions with china. >> an executive arrested in canada. >> sa massive blow to zte. >> zte and its rival washingthu enormous telecon firms. they make vital hardware that connects phone calls and provides access to ...

And citizens. is this a massive privacy violation? >> i think it is, and, i mean, just what elliot was saying is really important. there is a difference between there being an investigation and needing to find out who that person is, sort of a targeted search, versus what this is essentially just a sweep. this is just data mining for pictures. once you understand that distinction, that one is allowable under investigatory techniques. dmvs dont seem to have any standards when to say yes or no, an...

Social media does play a major role when it comes to rallying the troops, getting support, and we know the president right now is investing a lot of money into that with algorithms, data mining, and the like. so these guys are waiting another few hours in the sunshine. i will throw it back to you. >> dana: having all the fun down there in orlando. more on that selfie strategy. the ceo of echelon polling and author of "the selfie vote." i want to ask you about that. trying to figure out a way to ...