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Apar Gupta
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Jan 2, 2019
A privacy scandal to end the year
When 2018 ended with data breaches and malpractices, it signalled…
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Apar Gupta
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Dec 24, 2018
Is India becoming a surveillance state?
The answer is obvious and the reasons are historic. Let us…
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Apar Gupta
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Dec 22, 2018
We cannot fix Facebook unless we fix government
Our institutional engagement on privacy demonstrates a…
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Apar Gupta
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Nov 15, 2018
A governance failure on Internet Shutdowns in India
Two key levers leading to a policy gridlock are a…
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Apar Gupta
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Oct 13, 2018
Was the Aadhaar judgement a pyrrhic victory on the issue of money bills?
The Court permitted judicial…
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Apar Gupta
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Jul 9, 2018
Wrong questions beget wrong answers
Implying causation to Whatsapp for rumours that “caused 30 lynching deaths” in India has shielded political and government accountability for law and order
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Apar Gupta
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May 25, 2018
Data protection across the Atlantic
Our challenges on data protection and privacy are larger than in the United States and Europe. We must borrow freely and adapt with care.
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Apar Gupta
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May 12, 2018
The caravan rolls on
A book review of, “The RTI Story : Power to the People”
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Apar Gupta
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May 5, 2018
In defence of liars
Broad consensus of new a legal penalty for, “fake news” is based on an instinct to censor rather than to protect democratic values.
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Apar Gupta
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May 2, 2018
A legislative scarecrow
The death penalty and swift timelines for cases of rape of minors is an ineffective deterrent and builds insincere expectations of justice.
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