Sunil Abraham and Business Standard

Business Standard is a leading Indian newspaper known for its in-depth coverage of the economy, public policy, regulation, and corporate affairs. Its reporting on technology frequently situates digital developments within broader discussions of governance, markets, and institutional reform.

Across opinion pieces and reported stories, Sunil Abraham has appeared both as a contributor and as a cited expert. His engagement with Business Standard typically focuses on the structural dimensions of technology policy — including regulation, surveillance, platform accountability, and the interaction between digital systems and democratic institutions — rather than consumer-facing technology trends.

This cluster brings together all publications and media mentions associated with Business Standard, offering a single reference point for readers examining how technology and digital governance debates have been addressed within Indian business and policy journalism.

✍️ Publications

  1. When Governments Tag You on Social Media
    13 March 2019
    A Business Standard opinion by Sunil Abraham on facial recognition, surveillance, accessibility and how platform architecture shapes the balance between public safety and civil liberties.
  2. Intermediary Liability Law Needs Updating
    09 February 2019
    An opinion article by Sunil Abraham in Business Standard calling for reforms to India's intermediary liability framework to ensure transparency, accountability, and constitutional validity in digital regulation.
  3. Registering for Aadhaar in 2019
    02 January 2019
    An opinion article by Sunil Abraham analysing the evolution of Aadhaar’s architecture and privacy-by-design reforms introduced through the offline Aadhaar mechanism.
  4. Spreading Unhappiness Equally Around
    31 July 2018
    An opinion article by Sunil Abraham (Business Standard) discussing responses to the B. N. Srikrishna committee draft data protection bill and its implications for Aadhaar, employers, free speech, research and surveillance.
  5. Cambridge Analytica Scandal: How India Can Save Democracy from Facebook
    28 March 2018
    A Business Standard Special by Sunil Abraham analysing the Cambridge Analytica scandal, data protection principles, competition remedies, and how India can safeguard its democratic processes.
  6. Fixing Aadhaar: Security developers' task is to trim chances of data breach
    10 January 2018
    An opinion column by Sunil Abraham on Aadhaar security design, highlighting the need for tokenisation and multiple identity systems to prevent nationwide data breaches.
  7. Copyright Amendment: Bad, but Could Have Been Much Worse
    10 June 2012
    A Business Standard opinion column by Sunil Abraham (10 June 2012) analysing the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012—its gains for the disabled, its shortcomings in intermediary liability, DRM, term extension and cover versions.
  8. Do We Need the Aadhaar Scheme?
    01 February 2012
    A Business Standard commentary by Sunil Abraham examining decentralisation, biometrics, digital signatures, authentication models, privacy asymmetry, and the risks embedded in UID infrastructure.

📣 Media Mentions

  1. New Data Protection Law Must Not Limit Data Collection: Experts
    11 October 2017
    An IANS report published in Business Standard covering a seminar on data protection featuring Sunil Abraham and other experts discussing India's forthcoming data protection regime following the Supreme Court's privacy judgment, debating regulatory approaches, data collection practices, and the balance between innovation and consumer rights.
  2. Wipro Receives Threat Mail Demanding Rs 500 Crore in Bitcoins
    06 May 2017
    A Business Standard report by Ayan Pramanik on Wipro receiving an extortion email demanding Rs 500 crore in bitcoin under threat of ricin poisoning, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham on the unprecedented nature of bitcoin ransom demands against corporate facilities and parallels with a similar Infosys incident.
  3. Vijay Mallya Cries Foul After His Twitter and Email Accounts Are Hacked
    10 December 2016
    A Business Standard report by Alnoor Peermohamed on the Legion hacking group's compromise of liquor baron Vijay Mallya's Twitter and email accounts, featuring Sunil Abraham's analysis on hacktivism following Julian Assange's transparency principle, public support for vigilante justice targeting the fugitive businessman, and distinctions between gossip-driven breaches versus accountability-enhancing disclosures.
  4. India Lacks Laws to Protect Customers of Digital Transactions: Experts
    03 December 2016
    A Business Standard report by Alnoor Peermohamed and Karan Choudhury examining legal gaps in India's digital payments framework following demonetisation, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham, Pavan Duggal, and Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma on consumer protection deficits, regulatory ambiguities, and fintech self-regulation proposals.
  5. No Laws in India to Protect Customers if They Lose Money During Digital Transactions
    02 December 2016
    A Business Standard report by Alnoor Peermohamed examining legal protection gaps for digital payment users following demonetisation, featuring cyber law expert Pavan Duggal on absence of dedicated digital payments legislation, Sunil Abraham's analysis of Section 43A compliance failures among ISPs and telecoms, and proposals for industry-led security standards consortiums.
  6. Behind Modi's Heartwarming Diwali Ad for Soldiers, an App That's Primed for Political Messaging
    29 October 2016
    A Business Standard opinion piece by Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty investigating the Sandesh2Soldiers campaign and Narendra Modi mobile app's data collection practices, featuring Sunil Abraham's analysis of profiling concerns, constitutional expert Rajeev Dhavan on contempt issues, and Manish Tiwari on institutional boundaries between prime minister and politician.
  7. WhatsApp Ruling: Experts Seek Privacy Law
    24 September 2016
    A Business Standard report by Apurva Venkat and Moulishree Srivastava on the Delhi High Court ruling restricting WhatsApp's data sharing with Facebook, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham and other experts on the need for privacy legislation.
  8. India's Aadhaar Mandate for Smartphone Makers May Rile Global Firms
    14 September 2016
    A Business Standard report by Alnoor Peermohamed on India's request for global smartphone makers to adopt locally designed biometric standards for Aadhaar authentication, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham on technical feasibility and security concerns.
  9. Accessing Pirated Content Might Lead to Prison Term & Rs 3-Lakh Fine
    22 August 2016
    A Business Standard report by Alnoor Peermohamed on government warnings to users accessing blocked torrent websites, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham on copyright enforcement and the impracticality of prosecuting individual consumers.
  10. Why Is the UIDAI Cracking Down on Individuals That Hoard Aadhaar Data?
    13 April 2016
    A Business Standard report by Alnoor Peermohamed examining the IT ministry's crackdown on unauthorized Aadhaar card printing services, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham and Srikanth Nadhamuni on authentication vulnerabilities, data accumulation risks, and architectural flaws in Aadhaar's design that blur public-private data boundaries.
  11. Aadhaar Status Check: Nearing a Billion & Counting but Connectivity Remains a Problem
    01 April 2016
    A Business Standard feature by Sahil Makkar and Mayank Mishra examining Aadhaar's approach to one billion enrollments while highlighting last-mile infrastructure deficits, featuring perspectives from Nandan Nilekali, Sunil Abraham, and Ram Sewak Sharma on banking correspondent penetration, privacy concerns, and the platform's expansion across welfare schemes.
  12. As Internet Monopolies Get Larger, Their Gate-Keeping Powers Need to Be Tempered
    26 December 2015
    A Business Standard interview by Ranjita Ganesan with Sunil Abraham on Facebook's Free Basics service, net neutrality violations, and regulatory approaches to zero-rating platforms.
  13. Govt Presses 'Undo' Button on Draft Encryption Policy
    23 September 2015
    A Business Standard news report on the government's withdrawal of the controversial draft National Encryption Policy following widespread outrage, featuring Sunil Abraham's analysis on appropriate encryption regulation scope, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's clarifications, and opposition party criticisms of the 90-day plaintext storage mandate.
  14. Why the DNA Bill Is Open to Misuse: Sunil Abraham
    01 August 2015
    A Business Standard interview by Kanika Datta with Sunil Abraham examining critical flaws in the Human DNA Profiling Bill, covering biometric matching limitations, excessive regulatory powers, absent privacy protections, and the need for judicial oversight in genetic data governance.
  15. Surveillance Rises, Privacy Retreats
    12 April 2015
    A Business Standard analysis by Namrata Acharya examining India's surveillance regime following the FabIndia CCTV controversy, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham and legal experts on privacy laws, government monitoring systems, and the balance between security and fundamental rights.
  16. Indian Cyber Crime Soars 350% in 3 Years
    19 January 2015
    A Business Standard report by Devanik Saha for IndiaSpend examining the surge in cyber crime cases in India, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham on classification issues and the flaws in the Information Technology Act.
  17. Why Did India Fail to Discover the ISIS Twitter Handle?
    26 December 2014
    A Business Standard report by Anita Babu examining India's surveillance capabilities following the discovery of Bengaluru-based Mehdi Masroor Biswas operating a pro-ISIS Twitter handle, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham and Pavan Duggal on targeted surveillance, data overload, cross-border legal challenges, and the limitations of India's cyber intelligence infrastructure.
  18. India Needs Better Cyber Police
    23 May 2014
    A Business Standard report by Surabhi Agarwal examining India's data breach notification regime following eBay's disclosure of a 145-million user data compromise, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham and Pavan Duggal on regulatory gaps, enforcement challenges, and the absence of comprehensive data protection legislation.
  19. The Net Is Taking Over
    24 January 2014
    A Business Standard feature by Veenu Sandhu and Surabhi Agarwal examining social media's impact on Indian society in 2014, including commentary from Sunil Abraham on privacy and data analysis, exploring psychological effects, sentiment analysis algorithms, employment screening practices, and the blurring boundaries between public and private life.
  20. Your Private Data May Be Online, Courtesy Govt
    28 October 2013
    A Business Standard investigation by Somesh Jha and Surabhi Agarwal examining how government transparency initiatives inadvertently exposed sensitive citizen data online, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham on data protection gaps, privacy-transparency tensions, and risks of financial fraud through database aggregation across welfare schemes and electoral rolls.

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