Prateek WaghreNo Proclivity for EquityOk, so it happened. The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued ‘guidelines’ pertaining to the extension of the lockdown. And what was…May 2, 2020May 2, 2020
Prateek WaghreCOVID-19 lockdown: Public sharing of home quarantine addresses a bad ideaOn March 24, several WhatsApp groups catering to apartment associations started buzzing with excel files containing addresses of those who…Mar 27, 2020Mar 27, 2020
Prateek WaghreEven before Modi govt asked, Hotstar took down John Oliver show. It’s a dangerous new trendCensorship in response to moral panic and outrage was the norm, but now in India, we’re even cutting out the middlemen.Feb 27, 2020Feb 27, 2020
Prateek WaghreWill content moderation measures by FB & Twitter resolve information disorder?The term ‘fake news’ — popularised by a certain world leader — is today used as a catch-all term for any situation in which there is a…Feb 10, 2020Feb 10, 2020
Prateek WaghreEven the 301 whitelisted sites in Jammu and Kashmir are not entirely accessible: An analysisThis was written in collaboration with Rohini LakshanéJan 28, 2020Jan 28, 2020
Prateek WaghreWhy missed call democracy is a bad ideaThis was written in collaboration with Utkarsh NarainJan 10, 2020Jan 10, 2020
Prateek WaghreWill India follow Russian example on domestic internet?In the final weeks of the last year, there were reports that Russia successfully tested RuNet, its ‘domestic internet’ that would be cut…Jan 4, 2020Jan 4, 2020
Prateek WaghreIndia’s National Cybersecurity Policy Must Acknowledge Modern RealitiesThis was written in collaboration with Shibani MehtaDec 23, 2019Dec 23, 2019
Prateek WaghreLook at the numbers: Why Digital India can’t afford internet shutdowns with slowing economyTake a look at these numbers — 3, 5, 6, 14, 31, 79, 134, 91. These are the numbers of documented instances of internet shutdowns in India…Dec 17, 2019Dec 17, 2019
Prateek WaghreA small step for data protection, big leap awaited(Written in collaboration with Rohan Seth)Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019