Manasa VenkataramanThe Periodic Table of Data Privacy — Lessons for the Indian RegulatorA take on the implications for privacy and tech regulation in IndiaNov 21, 2018Nov 21, 2018
Manasa VenkataramaninIndian National InterestThe Zebra Crossings of Data ProtectionConsent must be wholesome, informed and rational. Communicating this through text might be difficult for the data collector and so, the…Nov 20, 2017Nov 20, 2017
Manasa VenkataramaninIndian National InterestPrivacy has a bad reputationI examine Julie E Cohen’s famous paper “What Privacy is For”, where she notes that privacy’s bad reputation is a result of faulty and…Jul 7, 2017Jul 7, 2017
Manasa VenkataramaninIndian National InterestShielding Against the LawThe law against using humans as shields sadly does not affect its practice even slightly.May 30, 20171May 30, 20171
Manasa VenkataramaninIndian National InterestYour Cab Aggregator and YouA deconstruction of Uber and Ola’s terms and conditions reveals that they are stacked against their customers and customers’ data.Apr 10, 20171Apr 10, 20171
Manasa VenkataramaninIndian National InterestAn emerging economy lost in translationInformation asymmetries are abundant in the on-demand transportation market. From confusing regulations, to oscillating prices, to…Mar 28, 2017Mar 28, 2017
Manasa VenkataramaninIndian National InterestThe Futility of Film BansMovie bans are an increasingly redundant policy tool for regulating speech, expression and thought.Mar 1, 20171Mar 1, 20171
Manasa VenkataramaninIndian National InterestIndia’s Hardcoded Grand StrategyThe Indian Constitution is cleverly equipped with a means for India to achieve its grand geopolitical strategy.Feb 10, 20171Feb 10, 20171
Manasa VenkataramaninIndian National InterestRedefining the defamation threshold for IndiaMadhav Chandavarkar and I write in LiveMint about the need for new defamation laws in India.Feb 9, 2017Feb 9, 2017
