When Good Intentions Turn Pervasive

When Good Intentions Turn Pervasive

I bet not many of you have yet heard about India’s expanding Sanchar Saathi initiative. TLDR: It’s a “citizen-centric” telecom security platform or app that’s meant to help the Indian government block stolen phones, verify device authenticity, track SIM connections, and report fraudulent communication. Sanchar 

The Algorithm Will See You Now

The Algorithm Will See You Now

Welcome to the age of the algorithm. If you live in the US, you might’ve heard that the retailer, Target has recently started playing a new game with the data it knows about you and as a result, your data just made your groceries more 

Let’s Flip the Script on These Data Breaches

Let’s Flip the Script on These Data Breaches

“Your data has been compromised.” These five words have become so common in my inbox that they’ve almost lost their capacity to alarm me anymore. The first time I ever saw this announcement, I realised that I’d probably need to quit my day job just