Sunil Abraham and The Times of India

The Times of India is India’s largest English-language daily newspaper, with extensive national coverage spanning politics, law, technology, business, and public affairs. Its reporting on digital issues often reflects how new technologies intersect with governance, regulation, and everyday civic life in India.

Across a number of news reports and explanatory pieces, Sunil Abraham appears as a mentioned voice offering perspective on internet regulation, data governance, online speech, and the societal implications of platform-led change. These mentions typically surface at moments of regulatory transition or public debate, where technical policy questions enter mainstream discussion.

This cluster brings together all available media mentions of Sunil Abraham in The Times of India. Viewed collectively, the articles trace how complex technology policy issues were translated for a broad national readership during key phases of India’s digital evolution.

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  1. BSNL Website Hacked by Anonymous India
    13 December 2012
    The Times of India report on the hacking and defacement of BSNL's website by Anonymous India as a protest against Section 66A of the IT Act, featuring Sunil Abraham's critique of the hacktivist tactics despite shared concerns about speech regulation.
  2. Banning Cabs Is Easier Said Than Done
    12 December 2014
    A Times of India report on enforcement challenges following Karnataka's ban on app-based cab services, featuring expert views on the practical and technical limits of regulating digital transport platforms.
  3. Centaur Website Reveals Guests' Personal Info
    20 June 2011
    The Times of India report on a significant data breach at Centaur Hotels that exposed passports, driving licences, PAN numbers and credit card details of guests, featuring Sunil Abraham's analysis of legal liabilities under Section 43 of the IT Act 2000.
  4. Crowdsourced Innovation for Government Projects and Services Is Easier Said Than Done
    3 February 2017
    The Times of India feature exploring the cultural and structural challenges in bridging the gap between India's developer community and government digital initiatives, featuring insights from Sunil Abraham and Zainab Bawa on API-driven governance, security concerns, and the obstacles to effective crowdsourced innovation.
  5. Cyber Experts Suggest Using Open Source Software to Protect Privacy
    22 June 2013
    The Times of India feature on cybersecurity experts' recommendations for protecting privacy against surveillance programmes like PRISM and CMS, featuring Sunil Abraham's advice on shifting to free and open source software, encryption tools and decentralised infrastructure.
  6. Decline in Web Freedom Steepest in India: Report
    3 October 2013
    The Times of India coverage of Freedom House's 2013 assessment showing India experienced the steepest decline in internet freedom among 60 countries surveyed, featuring Sunil Abraham's commentary on increasing censorship and surveillance despite protests from civil society.
  7. Dot Bharat Domain to Be Unveiled on August 21
    17 August 2014
    A Times of India report on the planned launch of the .भारत domain, enabling web addresses in Devanagari script, and examining the opportunities and limits of multilingual internet access in India, with perspectives from government bodies, civil society and Sunil Abraham.
  8. Draft IT Guidelines May Gag Internet Freedom
    11 March 2011
    The Times of India report on draft Information Technology Intermediary Guidelines 2011, featuring Sunil Abraham's critique of provisions imposing blanket surveillance, vague content restrictions and disproportionate burdens on individual bloggers compared to commercial platforms.
  9. Facebook India Appoints Sunil Abraham as Public Policy Director for Data and Emerging Tech
    12 October 2020
    The Times of India report on Facebook India's appointment of Sunil Abraham as Public Policy Director for Data and Emerging Technology, outlining his role in shaping policy engagement on data protection, privacy and emerging technologies.
  10. Google's Privacy Policy Raises Hackles
    26 January 2012
    The Times of India report on Google's controversial 2012 privacy policy consolidation enabling cross-service data combination without opt-out provisions, featuring Sunil Abraham's critique of indefinite data retention and contextual privacy violations.
  11. Government Wants to Read Your Tweets, Facebook Posts
    11 August 2011
    The Times of India report on the Ministry of Home Affairs directive to monitor social networking sites including private messages, featuring Sunil Abraham's critique of blanket surveillance practices as counterproductive and wasteful compared to targeted monitoring based on evidence.
  12. Have Video? Post It Online to Win Rs 10k
    19 July 2013
    A Times of India report on WorldFloat's Contest Tube video contest platform, featuring expert commentary on incentive-driven social networking models and questions around their long-term sustainability.
  13. India Wants Core Internet Infrastructure
    24 April 2014
    A Times of India report on India’s position at the NETmundial conference on internet governance, examining debates around state participation, multistakeholder models, and the future of core internet infrastructure.
  14. India to Create Free Access to Scientific Work Online
    22 July 2014
    The Times of India report on India's draft open access policy requiring publicly funded research to be deposited in online repositories, featuring Sunil Abraham's commentary on preventing taxpayers from paying twice to access research funded by public money.
  15. Internet Users Enraged Over US Online Spying
    29 June 2013
    A Times of India feature on Indian reactions to Edward Snowden's NSA surveillance revelations, including policy recommendations from Sunil Abraham on privacy legislation, encryption and regulatory enforcement against platforms sharing user data with foreign agencies.
  16. Is Social Media the Most Effective Voice of India?
    28 November 2013
    The Times of India feature examining debates about social media's role in amplifying public voices in India, featuring Sunil Abraham's commentary on accessibility and constitutional rights to expression alongside discussions of rumour-spreading and political mobilisation.
  17. Limiting Access to Social Media Can Restrict Freedom of Speech
    1 August 2013
    A Times of India report on Facebook's counter-affidavit in a Delhi High Court PIL concerning minors' access to social media, highlighting debates around free speech, contractual capacity, and privacy.
  18. Modi's Valley Hug Sparks Swadeshi Talk
    6 October 2015
    A Times of India report on reactions within India's technology sector following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Silicon Valley visit, highlighting debates around Digital India, multinational technology firms, and domestic innovation.
  19. More Errors in Aadhaar Data in Andhra Pradesh Than in Voter Database
    18 May 2018
    The Times of India report on IDinsight's State of Aadhaar Report 2017-18 findings, revealing higher error rates in Aadhaar compared to voter IDs in Andhra Pradesh, with Sunil Abraham's critique of the survey methodology regarding mandatory biometric authentication.
  20. Much at Stake for Tech Sector in UID Project
    12 December 2011
    A Times of India report examining how uncertainty around the UID project could affect India's technology sector, following objections raised by a Parliamentary Standing Committee.
  21. NGO Questions People's Privacy in UID Scheme
    11 January 2012
    A Times of India report on civil society objections to the UID scheme, highlighting concerns over privacy, legality and biometric data collection raised at a public meeting in Ranchi.
  22. Offended by a Tweet? Live with It
    2 November 2012
    A Times of India WebWise blog by Javed Anwer responding to the arrest of a businessman under Section 66A of the IT Act, reflecting contemporary criticism of online speech regulation and citing concerns raised by Sunil Abraham.
  23. Outcry Over Man's Arrest for Tweets Against Chidambaram's Son
    1 November 2012
    A Times of India report on the arrest of a businessman under Section 66A of the IT Act for tweets critical of Karti Chidambaram, triggering public debate on free speech, online expression, and internet governance in India.
  24. Outrage on Twitter over Businessman's Arrest
    1 November 2012
    A Times of India report on public reaction to the arrest of a Pondicherry-based businessman under Section 66A of the IT Act, highlighting concerns over free speech and online expression.
  25. Parents Step Up Vigil, Take Expert Help as Blue Whale Stalks Internet
    31 August 2017
    The Times of India report on the Blue Whale Challenge panic in Gurgaon, featuring psychiatrists' observations of increased parental anxiety and Sunil Abraham's commentary on the technical difficulties of blocking peer-to-peer challenges shared through private messaging channels.
  26. Parties' Apps Want Access to Users' Key Data
    25 March 2018
    The Times of India investigation into data harvesting practices by Indian political party apps including Narendra Modi app, Congress and Samajwadi Party apps, featuring Sunil Abraham's advice on app permissions and privacy management amidst the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
  27. Rainbow Coalition Leans Left for Rights
    18 January 2004
    Times of India report on Sunil Abraham's participation at the 2004 World Social Forum in Mumbai, exploring the convergence of free software advocacy with broader anti-globalisation movements and social justice causes.
  28. Social Entrepreneurs Set Out to Change India
    9 January 2007
    A Times of India feature on early debates around social entrepreneurship in India, profiling practitioners working across technology, livelihoods and civil society, including Sunil Abraham.
  29. Terror Recruiters Target Indians on Internet
    18 July 2014
    The Times of India report on online radicalisation and terror recruitment in India, featuring Sunil Abraham's analysis of how limited social networks and echo chambers can make individuals vulnerable to extremist propaganda through social media platforms.
  30. Web Piracy: HC Says Block Links, Not Websites
    22 June 2012
    The Times of India report on the Madras High Court's clarification of its John Doe order, restricting ISPs to blocking specific URLs rather than entire websites, featuring Sunil Abraham's analysis of the implications for internet freedom and copyright enforcement.
  31. You Can Still Get into Trouble for Online Posts: Digital Law Experts
    30 March 2015
    The Times of India report on digital law experts' analysis of the Supreme Court's Section 66A judgment, featuring Sunil Abraham's commentary on remaining legal provisions that can be used to prosecute online speech despite the landmark ruling.

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