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M. A. Ayrookuzhiel's essay examining Dalit theology as a counter-cultural movement shaped by experiences of dependency, exclusion, resistance, and the recovery of Dalit identity.", "created": "2026-06-10", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/amaa/dalit-theology-movement-counter-culture/" }, { "title": "Full Text: Dalit Theology: A Movement of Counter-Culture", "description": "Complete verbatim text of A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel's essay 'Dalit Theology: A Movement of Counter-Culture', reproduced from Towards a Dalit Theology (1988).", "created": "2026-06-10", "date": "1988", "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "A. M. A. 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M. A. Ayrookuzhiel's 1996 essay examining the relationship between Christian mission and Dalit liberation, the role of churches in economic, political, and religious empowerment, and debates concerning caste, conversion, Hindu reform, and Dalit dignity.", "created": "2026-05-30", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel", "Essays on Dalits, Religion and Liberation" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/amaa/dalit-church-mission-dalit-response/" }, { "title": "Full Text: The Dalit Church's Mission — A Dalit Response", "description": "Complete verbatim text of A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel's essay 'The Dalit Church's Mission - A Dalit Response', first published in the Indian Missiological Review in September 1996.", "created": "2026-05-30", "date": "1996-09", "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "A. M. A. 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M. A. Ayrookuzhiel's essay 'Dalits' Challenges to Religious Systems - A People Ignored by Church History', first published in Religion and Society in December 1989.", "created": "2026-05-28", "date": "1989", "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel", "Full text" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/amaa/dalits-challenges-religious-systems-full-text/" }, { "title": "Dalits' Challenges to Religious Systems — A People Ignored by Church History", "description": "A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel's 1989 essay examining the Dalit movement, caste contradiction, anti-Brahminical cultural resistance, the limitations of Gandhian and Left approaches, and the challenges posed to Christianity and Church history by Dalit struggles for liberation.", "created": "2026-05-28", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "A. M. A. 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M. A. Ayrookuzhiel's 1994 essay examining Dalit liberation, caste, religion, anti-Brahmanical traditions, and the implications of Dalit struggles for interreligious dialogue in India.", "created": "2026-05-27", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel", "Essays on Dalits, Religion and Liberation" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/amaa/dalits-religions-interfaith-dialogue/" }, { "title": "Full Text: Dalits, Religions and Inter-faith Dialogue", "description": "Complete verbatim text of A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel's essay 'Dalits, Religions and Inter-faith Dialogue', first published in Hindu-Christian Studies Bulletin in 1994.", "created": "2026-05-27", "date": "1994", "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "A. M. A. 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Paul" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/two-indians-among-25-selected-for-internet-governance-network/" }, { "title": "My Outsides Look Cool, My Insides Are Blue...", "description": "A Sunday Herald music review by Sunil Abraham of TLC's Fan Mail album and their back catalogue, examining the band's girl power, hip-hop authenticity, and turbulent history.", "created": "2026-04-21", "date": "2000-06-18", "source": "Sunday Herald", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/my-outsides-look-cool-my-insides-are-blue-sunday-herald/" }, { "title": "The Private Citizen", "description": "A Forbes India Independence Day Special essay by Sunil Abraham arguing that blanket surveillance undermines security, and making the case for a comprehensive Indian privacy law.", "created": "2026-04-21", "date": "2013-08-23", "source": "Forbes India", "authors": [ "Sunil 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"Google Now Stalks Your Street", "description": "A Hindu report on Google Street View's launch in Bangalore in 2011, examining the privacy concerns it raises in the absence of Indian privacy legislation, with commentary from Sunil Abraham of CIS.", "created": "2026-04-20", "date": "2011-05-27", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/google-now-stalks-your-street-the-hindu/" }, { "title": "India Can Restrict 'Objectionable' Web Content under New Rules", "description": "A TMCnet Legal report by Ed Silverstein on India's IT intermediary rules of 2011, drawing on commentary from Sunil Abraham of CIS and reactions from Google, MediaNama, and the Times of India.", "created": "2026-04-20", "date": "2011-04-27", "source": "TMCnet Legal", "authors": [ "Ed Silverstein" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-can-restrict-objectionable-web-content-tmcnet/" }, { "title": "Free Expression", "description": "A Watertown Daily Times editorial on India's IT intermediary rules of 2011, arguing that the vague and expansive content restrictions threaten free speech and democratic debate.", "created": "2026-04-20", "date": "2011-05-02", "source": "Watertown Daily Times", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/free-expression-watertown-daily-times/" }, { "title": "Mobile Education Comes to Villages", "description": "A Mail Today report by Shayan Ghosh on the potential of mobile phones to deliver education to rural India, with commentary from Sunil Abraham of CIS and representatives of IGNOU, EnableM, Mig33, and InnovateEdu.", "created": "2026-04-20", "date": "2011-05-27", "source": "Mail Today", "authors": [ "Shayan Ghosh" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/mobile-education-comes-to-villages-mail-today/" }, { "title": "The World Is Your Oyster, by 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collection of GovTech articles that reference Sunil Abraham in discussions on digital governance, public technology systems, and policy.", "created": "2026-04-19", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-govtech/" }, { "title": "Digerati See Censorship in New Web Rules", "description": "A Wall Street Journal report on India's IT intermediary rules of 2011, examining the self-censorship culture they risk creating, with commentary from Sunil Abraham of CIS.", "created": "2026-04-19", "date": "2011-05-02", "source": "The Wall Street Journal", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/digerati-see-censorship-in-new-web-rules-wsj/" }, { "title": "India Launches National E-Government ID Program", "description": "A Digital Communities report on India's 2010 launch of the Aadhaar UID programme, covering its biometric scope, inclusion goals, and opposition from civil liberties and privacy advocates.", "created": "2026-04-19", "date": "2010-10-01", "source": "GovTech", "authors": [ "Wayne Hanson" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-launches-national-e-government-id-program-digital-communities/" }, { "title": "India Chills Online Speech", "description": "A Digital Communities report on India's Information Technology Rules 2011, examining how the new intermediary liability rules restrict online expression and enable private censorship.", "created": "2026-04-19", "date": "2011-05-03", "source": "GovTech", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-chills-online-speech-digital-communities/" }, { "title": "Anti-Social Network: Social Media Is Driving Teens to a Reality They Can't Handle", "description": "A Mail Today feature on the risks of social media for Indian teenagers, covering privacy, cyber crime, and legal gaps, with expert commentary including from Sunil Abraham of CIS.", "created": "2026-04-19", "date": "2011-02-27", "source": "Mail Today", "authors": [ "Max Martin" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/anti-social-network-social-media-teens-mail-today/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and The Sydney Morning Herald", "description": "A collection of Sydney Morning Herald articles that reference Sunil Abraham in reporting on digital policy, internet governance, and technology issues.", "created": "2026-04-18", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-the-sydney-morning-herald/" }, { "title": "Low-Tech, Low-Cost Solutions Connecting India's Farmers", "description": "A Sydney Morning Herald report on how basic mobile phone services are linking Indian farmers to weather data, market prices, and expert advice, with commentary on 3G rollout challenges.", "created": "2026-04-18", "date": "2010-09-09", "source": "The Sydney Morning Herald", "authors": [ "Phil Hazlewood" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/low-tech-low-cost-solutions-connecting-indias-farmers-smh/" }, { "title": "Indian Supreme Court Decision a Victory for Freedom of Speech Online", "description": "A Sydney Morning Herald report on the Supreme Court of India’s 2015 ruling striking down an online speech provision and reactions to its implications for free expression.", "created": "2026-04-18", "date": "2015-03-25", "source": "The Sydney Morning Herald", "authors": [ "Nida Najar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indian-supreme-court-decision-victory-for-freedom-of-speech-online-smh/" }, { "title": "What Are You Accused of? 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"title": "India's Struggle for Online Freedom", "description": "A Sydney Morning Herald opinion piece by Rebecca MacKinnon on India's growing internet freedom movement, the 2008 IT Act, the 2011 intermediary rules, and the risk of self-censorship.", "created": "2026-04-18", "date": "2012-06-09", "source": "The Sydney Morning Herald", "authors": [ "Rebecca MacKinnon" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indias-struggle-for-online-freedom-smh/" }, { "title": "Pakistan Hackers Target India's Top Police Agency", "description": "A Sydney Morning Herald report on the Pakistan Cyber Army's defacement of the CBI website in 2010, and expert commentary on India's low cyber security standards.", "created": "2026-04-18", "date": "2010-12-04", "source": "The Sydney Morning Herald", "authors": [ "Penny MacRae" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/pakistan-hackers-target-indias-top-police-agency-smh/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and The World", "description": "A collection of articles from The World and GlobalPost that reference Sunil Abraham in reporting on internet governance, digital rights, and technology policy.", "created": "2026-04-17", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-the-world/" }, { "title": "India: Is China Right About the Internet?", "description": "A GlobalPost feature by Jason Overdorf on India's 2012 internet crackdown, examining social media restrictions, intermediary rules, and debates on censorship and governance.", "created": "2026-04-17", "date": "2016-07-31", "source": "The World", "authors": [ "Jason Overdorf" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-is-china-right-about-the-internet-globalpost/" }, { "title": "Why Indians Are Turning Down Facebook's Free Internet", "description": "A GlobalPost feature by Nimisha Jaiswal on India's rejection of Facebook's Free Basics, examining net neutrality debates, zero-rating practices, and civil society opposition.", "created": "2026-04-17", "date": "2016-01-13", "source": "The World", "authors": [ "Nimisha Jaiswal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/why-indians-are-turning-down-facebooks-free-internet-globalpost/" }, { "title": "The Internet's New Billion", "description": "A feature by Erik German in The World on the next billion internet users in developing countries, covering mobile access, walled gardens, language barriers, and cultural shifts online.", "created": "2026-04-17", "date": "2010-11-15", "source": "The World", "authors": [ "Erik German" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/the-internets-new-billion-the-world/" }, { "title": "Crisis for Identity or Identity Crisis?", "description": "A d-sector report by Sushant Sharma on India's Aadhaar UID project, examining biometric risks, data theft concerns, costs, and civil liberties objections raised at the time of its launch.", "created": "2026-04-16", "date": "2010-10-12", "source": "d-sector", "authors": [ "Sushant Sharma" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/crisis-for-identity-or-identity-crisis-d-sector/" }, { "title": "How the UID Project Can Be a Cause for Concern", "description": "A CNN-IBN report by Jaimon Joseph on Aadhaar's risks, covering identity theft, biometric vulnerabilities, and database misuse, with commentary from civil society voices.", "created": "2026-04-16", "date": "2010-10-05", "source": "CNN-IBN", "authors": [ "Jaimon Joseph" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/how-the-uid-project-can-be-a-cause-for-concern-cnn-ibn/" }, { "title": "Internet, szabadon (Internet, Free)", "description": "A report by anarki in index.hu from 22 September 2010 on the Internet at Liberty 2010 conference in Budapest, where Sunil Abraham is named as the Indian guest who spoke about pornography blocking in India, including the Savita Bhabhi webcomic.", "created": "2026-04-16", "date": "2010-09-22", "source": "index.hu", "authors": [ "anarki" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/internet-szabadon-index-hu/" }, { "title": "Stiff Resistance Dogs India's ID Plan", "description": "An Asia Times Online report by Indrajit Basu on India's Aadhaar UID project, covering its rollout, government ambitions, and civil society opposition over privacy and data security.", "created": "2026-04-15", "date": "2010-10-01", "source": "Asia Times Online", "authors": [ "Indrajit Basu" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/stiff-resistance-dogs-india-id-plan-asia-times-online/" }, { "title": "What's Up with WhatsApp?", "description": "An Asia Times analysis by Aayush Rathi and Sunil Abraham questioning 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Karen Leigh on a coalition of NGOs challenging the UID programme in court over privacy and data safety concerns, with quotes from Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2026-04-15", "date": "2010-04-28", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Venkatesha Babu", "Karen Leigh" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/id-programme-faces-first-challenge-over-privacy-data-mint/" }, { "title": "Expel or Not? That Is the Question", "description": "A DNA India report on the expulsion of 14 students from an international school in Bangalore over social media evidence, with quotes from Sunil Abraham on student privacy.", "created": "2026-04-15", "date": "2010-04-02", "source": "DNA India", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/expel-or-not-that-is-the-question-dna-india/" }, { "title": "UID Act May Be Released for Debate, May Be Introduced in Monsoon Session", "description": "A Mint report by Karen Leigh and Surabhi Agarwal on the draft National Identification Authority of India Act, 2010, with quotes from Sunil Abraham on the Bill's failure to protect citizens' rights.", "created": "2026-04-15", "date": "2010-06-30", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Karen Leigh", "Surabhi Agarwal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/uid-act-may-be-released-for-debate-may-be-introduced-in-monsoon-session-mint/" }, { "title": "Activists Welcome Privacy Bill, but Point Out Concerns", "description": "A Mint report on experts welcoming the government's planned privacy legislation while raising concerns over overlaps with existing laws, limited consultation, and technological gaps, with quotes from Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2026-04-15", "date": "2010-06-23", "source": "Mint", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/activists-welcome-privacy-bill-but-point-out-concerns-mint/" }, { "title": "Scrap UID Project, Say People's Organisations", "description": "A The Hindu report on civil society and people's organisations demanding the scrapping of the UID project, with Sunil Abraham raising concerns about legislative sanction and data privacy.", "created": "2026-04-15", "date": "2010-04-29", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/scrap-uid-project-say-peoples-organisations-the-hindu/" }, { "title": "Category:Photographs", "description": "Photographs and related visual documentation curated under the Sunil Abraham Project, including archival images, event photographs, and contextual visual records.", "created": "2026-04-14", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": null, "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/categories/photographs/" }, { "title": "Measuring the Effectiveness of Online Activism", "description": "A The Hindu report by Sruthi Krishnan examining Web 2.0 activism, slacktivism, and the effectiveness of online campaigns, with quotes from Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2026-04-14", "date": "2009-06-21", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Sruthi Krishnan" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/measuring-the-effectiveness-of-online-activism-the-hindu/" }, { "title": "Reading a Closed Book", "description": "A Mint article by Krish Raghav offering five practical privacy tips for Facebook users, with Sunil Abraham quoted on password security, data retention, and location sharing.", "created": "2026-04-14", "date": "2009-09-29", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Krish Raghav" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/reading-a-closed-book-mint/" }, { "title": "On the Internet, How Much Is Too Much?", "description": "A The Hindu report by Deepa Kurup examining free speech and defamation online in India, with quotes from Sunil Abraham on the chilling effect of the IT Act.", "created": "2026-04-14", "date": "2009-08-05", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Deepa Kurup" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/on-the-internet-how-much-is-too-much-the-hindu/" }, { "title": "Mumbai No Longer 'Meri Jaan'", "description": "A Mint report by Seema Chowdhry and Samanth Subramanian examining why online civic activism after the 26/11 attacks failed to sustain momentum, quoting Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2026-04-14", "date": "2009-11-20", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Seema Chowdhry", "Samanth Subramanian" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/mumbai-no-longer-meri-jaan-mint/" }, { "title": "Photographic Archive System", "description": "Concept note outlining the approach to organising and using photographs within The Sunil Abraham Project.", "created": "2026-04-13", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Photographs", "TSAP Documentation" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/tsap/photos/" }, { "title": "A. 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We Disagree.", "description": "A Privacy International news and analysis piece responding to Mossack Fonseca co-founder Ramon Fonseca's claim that Panama Papers coverage was a campaign against privacy, with Sunil Abraham quoted on the inverse relationship between power and privacy.", "created": "2026-04-03", "date": "2016-04-04", "source": "Privacy International", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/panama-papers-privacy-international-we-disagree/" }, { "title": "India's Gargantuan Biometric Database Raises Big Questions", "description": "An Electronic Frontier Foundation Deeplinks post examining the privacy and security risks of India's Aadhaar biometric database, citing Sunil Abraham's concerns about surveillance and his proposed privacy-preserving alternatives.", "created": "2026-04-03", "date": "2012-09-27", "source": "Electronic Frontier Foundation", "authors": [ "Rebecca Bowe" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-gargantuan-biometric-database-eff/" }, { "title": "Right to Privacy: Aadhaar Will Clear SC Bar, Says Nandan Nilekani", "description": "A Business Standard report by Alnoor Peermohamed on reactions to the Supreme Court's Right to Privacy judgment, with Sunil Abraham quoted on legitimate state use of Aadhaar and the limits of judicial remedies for technical security flaws.", "created": "2026-04-02", "date": "2017-08-26", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Alnoor Peermohamed" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaar-right-to-privacy-sc-nilekani-business-standard/" }, { "title": "Piracy Is Now a Mainstream Political Phenomenon", "description": "A The Hindu report on a talk by Sunil Abraham at the Resource Mela and Meet of Documentary Centres in Bengaluru, where he argued that piracy of intellectual property has become a mainstream political phenomenon.", "created": "2026-04-02", "date": "2010-11-22", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/piracy-mainstream-political-phenomenon-the-hindu/" }, { "title": "Saving Our Elections from Manipulation: Regulatory Agenda for Social Media", "description": "A Business Standard opinion piece by Sunil Abraham proposing a regulatory framework for social media platforms to prevent electoral manipulation in India.", "created": "2026-04-01", "date": "2019-01-22", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/saving-elections-manipulation-regulatory-agenda-social-media-business-standard/" }, { "title": "Proposed Changes to IT Act Unlikely to Solve Core Issues: Experts", "description": "A Business Standard report by Peerzada Abrar on expert reactions to the government's proposed amendments to Section 79 of the IT Act, 2000, with 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Business Standard report by Rohith Jyothish examining Aadhaar's security vulnerabilities and surveillance implications, with Sunil Abraham quoted describing Aadhaar as surveillance technology masquerading as authentication.", "created": "2026-04-01", "date": "2017-05-06", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Rohith Jyothish" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaar-vs-security-biometric-surveillance-business-standard/" }, { "title": "Supreme Court Issues Notice to WhatsApp, Centre on Data Privacy", "description": "A Business Standard news report on the Supreme Court issuing notices to WhatsApp and the Indian government over data privacy concerns, with Sunil Abraham quoted on the absence of data protection laws in India.", "created": "2026-04-01", "date": "2017-01-17", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "M J Antony", "Ayan Pramanik", "Apurva Venkat" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/supreme-court-notice-whatsapp-centre-data-privacy-business-standard/" }, { "title": "Revealed: Bangalore's Basic Instincts", "description": "A Bangalore Mirror Bureau survey report on Bangalore's attitudes towards love, sex, fidelity, and relationships, with Sunil Abraham quoted on internet browsing patterns.", "created": "2026-03-31", "date": "2012-01-08", "source": "Bangalore Mirror", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/revealed-bangalores-basic-instincts-bangalore-mirror/" }, { "title": "Civic Activism over WhatsApp and Stories of and from Cab Drivers Are Part of a New Narrative in Bengaluru", "description": "A Bangalore Mirror article by Sowmya Rajaram reviewing Silicon Plateau Vol 2, a CIS-backed publication examining how technology, civic life, and platform labour shape Bengaluru.", "created": "2026-03-31", "date": "2019-01-13", "source": "Bangalore Mirror", "authors": [ "Sowmya Rajaram" 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"https://sunilabraham.in/media/indian-state-jailed-infringe-copyrights-lascivious-techdirt/" }, { "title": "The War for India's Internet", "description": "A Foreign Policy analysis by Rebecca MacKinnon on debates over internet regulation, intermediary liability, and free expression in India in 2012.", "created": "2026-03-29", "date": "2012-06-06", "source": "Foreign Policy", "authors": [ "Rebecca MacKinnon" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/war-for-indias-internet-foreign-policy/" }, { "title": "Call for Asia to Adopt ODF", "description": "A ZDNet news article by Aaron Tan on Sunil Abraham's call for Asia-Pacific governments to adopt the OpenDocument Format, covering interoperability, document preservation, and open standards policy.", "created": "2026-03-29", "date": "2006-08-08", "source": "ZDNet", "authors": [ "Aaron Tan" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/call-for-asia-to-adopt-odf-zdnet/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and The Independent", "description": "A collection of articles from The Independent that reference Sunil Abraham in reporting on technology policy, digital rights, and internet governance.", "created": "2026-03-28", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-the-independent/" }, { "title": "Extending the Spectrum of Openness to Include the Moral Right to Share", "description": "A Techdirt post by Glyn Moody discussing Sunil Abraham's spectrum of openness, including ideas on attribution, intellectual property, and sharing.", "created": "2026-03-28", "date": "2013-08-13", "source": "Techdirt", "authors": [ "Glyn Moody" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/extending-spectrum-openness-moral-right-share-techdirt/" }, { "title": "India: Obscene Pics of Gods Require Massive Human Censorship of Google, Facebook", "description": "An Ars Technica report by Nate Anderson on India's 2012 demands for pre-emptive content screening, including Sunil Abraham's remarks on defining anti-religious content.", "created": "2026-03-28", "date": "2012-01-14", "source": "Ars Technica", "authors": [ "Nate Anderson" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-censorship-google-facebook-ars-technica/" }, { "title": "Project Loon", "description": "An MIT Technology Review feature by Tom Simonite on Google's balloon-based internet project, including Sunil Abraham's caution on regulatory gaps in developing countries.", "created": "2026-03-28", "date": "2015-02-18", "source": "MIT Technology Review", "authors": [ "Tom Simonite" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/project-loon-mit-technology-review/" }, { "title": "Net Neutrality: India is a Keybattle Ground", "description": "A Hardnews interview reflecting the importance of India's policy choices in the global net neutrality debate.", "created": "2026-03-27", "date": "2015-08-10", "source": "Hardnews", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Interviews", "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/net-neutrality-india-key-battle-ground-hardnews/" }, { "title": "«Биометрические ID в Индии становятся инструментом тотальной слежки» (Biometric IDs in India Are Becoming a Tool of Total Surveillance)", "description": "A Hightech.fm report by Yulia Krasilnikova on Aadhaar's surveillance risks, including Sunil Abraham's remarks on biometrics becoming a weapon.", "created": "2026-03-27", "date": "2017-03-31", "source": "Hightech.fm (Хайтек)", "authors": [ "Yulia Krasilnikova (Юлия Красильникова)" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaar-biometric-surveillance-hightech-fm/" }, { "title": "Blue Whale: Fears in India over 'Viral Suicide Game' Mount as 'Government Calls for Internet Giants to Ban Links to It'", "description": "An Independent report by Will Worley on India's panic over the Blue Whale suicide game, including Sunil Abraham's criticism of the government's response.", "created": "2026-03-27", "date": "2017-09-19", "source": "The Independent", "authors": [ "Will Worley" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/blue-whale-india-suicide-game-independent/" }, { "title": "India's First Data Protection Bill Is Riddled with Problems", "description": "A Quartz analysis by Ananya Bhattacharya examining loopholes in the Srikrishna committee's draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018, including concerns on localisation and regulation.", "created": "2026-03-27", "date": "2018-07-30", "source": "Quartz", "authors": [ "Ananya Bhattacharya" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-first-data-protection-bill-riddled-problems-quartz/" }, { "title": "India and Egypt Turn Down Free Internet from Facebook", "description": "An Independent report by Annie Gowen on India and Egypt rejecting Facebook's Free Basics, highlighting net neutrality concerns and policy debates around digital access.", "created": "2026-03-27", "date": "2016-01-29", "source": "The Independent", "authors": [ "Annie Gowen" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-egypt-turn-down-free-internet-facebook-independent/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and HuffPost", "description": "A collection of HuffPost articles that reference Sunil Abraham in reporting on digital rights, technology policy, and internet governance.", "created": "2026-03-26", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-huffpost/" }, { "title": "The Indian Government Has Been Spying On Your Social Media In Secret", "description": "A HuffPost India newsroom report on the AASMA social media surveillance tool deployed by over 40 Indian government departments, referencing Sunil Abraham's earlier comments on data dashboards and the security risks of centralised personal data collection.", "created": "2026-03-26", "date": "2018-09-07", "source": "HuffPost", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indian-government-spying-social-media-huffpost/" }, { "title": "Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 66A Of IT Act", "description": "A HuffPost India report by Indrani Basu on the Supreme Court's landmark judgment striking down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, featuring comments by Sunil Abraham on the ruling's significance for free speech in India.", "created": "2026-03-26", "date": "2015-03-24", "source": "HuffPost", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/supreme-court-strikes-down-section-66a-it-act-huffpost/" }, { "title": "Indian Businesses Crave IP Certainty, but Better Patent Values are Tempting Them Overseas", "description": "An IAM blog post by Jack Ellis on India's IP policy challenges and the brain drain of startups relocating overseas, quoting Sunil Abraham on the lack of uniformity in Indian courts' treatment of copyright and patent cases.", "created": "2026-03-26", "date": "2015-04-28", "source": "IAM (Intellectual Asset Management)", "authors": [ "Jack Ellis" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indian-businesses-crave-ip-certainty-iam/" }, { "title": "Digital India Launch Likely In July", "description": "A Times of India report by Jochelle Mendonca and Neha Alawadhi on the government's preparations for the Digital India Week launch, featuring comments by Sunil Abraham on the e-governance campaign.", "created": "2026-03-26", "date": "2015-05-29", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Jochelle Mendonca", "Neha Alawadhi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/digital-india-launch-likely-july-toi/" }, { "title": "India's Biometric Database Is Creating A Perfect Surveillance State — And U.S. Tech Companies Are On Board", "description": "A HuffPost investigation by Paul Blumenthal and Gopal Sathe on Aadhaar and the role of U.S. tech companies in India's biometric surveillance infrastructure, quoting Sunil Abraham on government data dashboards and the security risks of centralised personal data.", "created": "2026-03-26", "date": "2018-08-25", "source": "HuffPost", "authors": [ "Paul Blumenthal", "Gopal Sathe" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indias-biometric-database-surveillance-state-huffpost/" }, { "title": "Criminal Defamation: The Urgent Cause That Has United Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal And Subramanian Swamy", "description": "A HuffPost India report by Betwa Sharma on the Supreme Court challenge to criminal defamation laws under Sections 499 and 500 of the IPC, featuring comments by Sunil Abraham on the chilling effect of criminalising defamation on free speech in India.", "created": "2026-03-26", "date": "2015-07-15", "source": "HuffPost", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/criminal-defamation-rahul-gandhi-kejriwal-swamy-huffpost/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and Los Angeles Times", "description": "A collection of Los Angeles Times articles that reference Sunil Abraham in reporting on technology policy, digital rights, and global internet governance.", "created": "2026-03-25", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-los-angeles-times/" }, { "title": "Recent Changes", "description": "Track recent updates and edits across The Sunil Abraham Project.", "created": "2026-03-25", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Project pages" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/recent-changes/" }, { "title": "Banned Works at a Computer Near You", "description": "A Times of India report by Anuradha Varma on filmmakers and publishers bypassing censorship through the internet, quoting Sunil Abraham on virtual private networks and encryption as tools to circumvent growing surveillance.", "created": "2026-03-25", "date": "2012-02-19", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Anuradha Varma" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/banned-works-at-a-computer-near-you-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Israel Army Tweets Gaza Strike Live", "description": "A Times of India report by Kim Arora on the Israeli Defence Forces live-tweeting the Gaza strike in November 2012, quoting Sunil Abraham on propaganda as a constant feature of modern warcraft.", "created": "2026-03-25", "date": "2012-11-16", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Kim Arora" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/israel-army-tweets-gaza-strike-live-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Due Diligence Followed in Framing IT Rules", "description": "A Times of India report by Javed Anwer on the government's defence of the 2011 IT intermediary rules, quoting Sunil Abraham on the Centre for Internet and Society's objections being ignored.", "created": "2026-03-25", "date": "2011-05-12", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Javed Anwer" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/due-diligence-followed-in-framing-it-rules-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "India Limits Social Media After Civil Unrest", "description": "A Los Angeles Times report by Mark Magnier on India's blocking of Twitter accounts and websites following the 2012 Assam unrest, quoting Sunil Abraham on the government's response to online content and public order concerns.", "created": "2026-03-25", "date": "2012-08-23", "source": "Los Angeles Times", "authors": [ "Mark Magnier" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-limits-social-media-after-civil-unrest-los-angeles-times/" }, { "title": "Google's New Privacy Policy Gets Mixed Reviews", "description": "A Times of India report by Indu Nandakumar and J Srikant on Google's 2013 policy change allowing user data in ads, highlighting mixed reactions and privacy concerns.", "created": "2026-03-25", "date": "2013-10-18", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Indu Nandakumar", "J Srikant" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/googles-new-privacy-policy-gets-mixed-reviews-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "What If the Net Shut Down for a Few Days", "description": "A Times of India report by Atul Sethi on the potential impact of an internet shutdown, quoting Sunil Abraham on why an internet blackout in India would be comparable to a bandh.", "created": "2026-03-25", "date": "2013-03-30", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Atul Sethi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/what-if-the-net-shut-down-for-a-few-days-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Experts Slam Khurshid's 'Myopic' Idea of Snooping", "description": "A Times of India report by Kim Arora on expert reactions to Salman Khurshid's distinction between 'scrutiny' and 'snooping', quoting Sunil Abraham on the dangers of metadata surveillance.", "created": "2026-03-25", "date": "2013-07-03", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Kim Arora" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/experts-slam-khurshids-myopic-idea-of-snooping-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "How WhatsApp Is Battling Misinformation in India, Where 'Fake News Is Part of Our Culture'", "description": "A Los Angeles Times feature by Shashank Bengali on WhatsApp's efforts to combat misinformation in India ahead of the 2019 elections, quoting Sunil Abraham on the need for systemic fixes including in-app labels on forwarded content.", "created": "2026-03-25", "date": "2019-02-04", "source": "Los Angeles Times", "authors": [ "Shashank Bengali" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/how-whatsapp-is-battling-misinformation-in-india-los-angeles-times/" }, { "title": "Internet Firms Deny Existence of PRISM", "description": "A Times of India report by Javed Anwer and Ishan Srivastava on the PRISM surveillance revelations, quoting Sunil Abraham on end-user agreements and the US government's hypocrisy on internet freedom.", "created": "2026-03-25", "date": "2013-06-08", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Javed Anwer", "Ishan Srivastava" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/internet-firms-deny-existence-of-prism-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Mumbai Police Sets Up Lab to Monitor Facebook, Twitter", "description": "A PTI report on Mumbai Police's 'social media lab' launched in March 2013, quoting Sunil Abraham on the arbitrary use of the IT Act and the overreach of proactive surveillance.", "created": "2026-03-25", "date": "2013-03-18", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/mumbai-police-sets-up-lab-to-monitor-facebook-twitter-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "One Reason Startups Are Moving Out of India", "description": "A Times of India report by Evelyn Fok and Varun Aggarwal on why Indian startups move their IP overseas, quoting Sunil Abraham on inconsistent Indian court jurisprudence on IP infringement.", "created": "2026-03-24", "date": "2015-04-10", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Evelyn Fok", "Varun Aggarwal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/one-reason-startups-are-moving-out-of-india-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Activists Bemoan Absence of 'Active' Pirate Party in India", "description": "A Times of India report by Kim Arora examining the absence of an active Pirate Party in India, highlighting digital rights debates, internet freedom, and limited public engagement.", "created": "2026-03-24", "date": "2014-05-02", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Kim Arora" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/activists-bemoan-absence-of-active-pirate-party-in-india-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "5 Checks for Online Privacy", "description": "A Times of India report by Indu Nandakumar outlining key checks in online privacy policies, including data retention, legal access, account deletion, and sharing of personal information.", "created": "2026-03-24", "date": "2012-02-05", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Indu Nandakumar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/5-checks-for-online-privacy-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Times Group Wants TRAI to Save the Internet from Greedy Telcos via Net Neutrality", "description": "A Real Time News report on the Times Group's submission to TRAI urging net neutrality rules, highlighting concerns about telecom control, competition, and access to online content.", "created": "2026-03-24", "date": "2014-11-10", "source": "Real Time News", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/times-group-wants-trai-to-save-the-internet-from-greedy-telcos-via-net-neutrality-rtn/" }, { "title": "IRCTC's Aadhaar Play Can Violate SC Order and Derail National Security", "description": "A CIO India feature by Shubhra Rishi examining IRCTC's plan to mandate Aadhaar for e-ticketing, raising legal concerns, privacy risks, and questions about biometric reliability.", "created": "2026-03-24", "date": "2015-06-30", "source": "CIO India", "authors": [ "Shubhra Rishi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/irctcs-aadhaar-play-can-violate-sc-order-and-derail-national-security-cio-india/" }, { "title": "Net Over Free Speech", "description": "A Times of India report on the Indian government's 2011 IT intermediary rules, quoting Sunil Abraham on the lack of transparency in site-blocking and the risks of expanded surveillance.", "created": "2026-03-24", "date": "2011-06-04", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/net-over-free-speech-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Social Media Users Lack Sophistication", "description": "A Times of India report by Kim Arora on the August 2012 northeast exodus panic, quoting Sunil Abraham on media literacy and the use of existing IT Act provisions to counter rumour-spreading online.", "created": "2026-03-24", "date": "2012-08-18", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Kim Arora" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/social-media-users-lack-sophistication-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Category:Events organised", "description": "Events organised or co-organised by Sunil Abraham, including conferences, workshops, roundtables, and institutional convenings.", "created": "2026-03-23", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Events" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/categories/events-organised/" }, { "title": "Category:Events participated", "description": "Events where Sunil Abraham participated as a speaker, panellist, contributor, or attendee, including conferences, workshops, and public discussions.", "created": "2026-03-23", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Events" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/categories/events-participated/" }, { "title": "Events in 2026", "description": "Events organised and participated in by Sunil Abraham in 2026.", "created": "2026-03-23", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Events" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/events/2026/" }, { "title": "Pune Public Policy Festival 2026", "description": "The Pune Public Policy Festival 2026 brought together policymakers, researchers, industry leaders, and technologists to discuss technology-enabled growth, digital governance, and India's evolving role in the global digital order.", "created": "2026-03-23", "date": "2026-01-09", "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Events participated" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/events/2026/pune-public-policy-festival/" }, { "title": "Vote: Will Social Media Impact the Election?", "description": "A Wall Street Journal blog post by R. Jai Krishna on whether social media could influence India's upcoming Lok Sabha elections, quoting Sunil Abraham on the limitations of a study claiming social media could sway outcomes in 160 constituencies.", "created": "2026-03-23", "date": "2013-04-15", "source": "The Wall Street Journal", "authors": [ "R. Jai Krishna" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/vote-will-social-media-impact-the-election-wall-street-journal/" }, { "title": "On Social Media, Modi Goes Soft", "description": "A Hindustan Times report by Zia Haq on Narendra Modi's social media strategy ahead of Gujarat's 2012 elections, quoting Sunil Abraham on how Indian politicians use social media to mould public discourse rather than directly seek votes.", "created": "2026-03-23", "date": "2012-10-26", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Zia Haq" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/on-social-media-modi-goes-soft-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and The Wall Street Journal", "description": "A collection of Wall Street Journal articles that reference Sunil Abraham in reporting on technology policy, privacy, and digital governance.", "created": "2026-03-22", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-wall-street-journal/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and Financial Times", "description": "A collection of Financial Times articles that reference Sunil Abraham in reporting on technology policy, digital governance, and global regulatory debates.", "created": "2026-03-22", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-financial-times/" }, { "title": "The Niira Radia Tapes: Scrutinizing the Snoopers", "description": "A Wall Street Journal blog post on India's wiretapping framework and the absence of judicial oversight, prompted by the Niira Radia tapes controversy, quoting Sunil Abraham on the lack of parliamentary or judicial oversight infrastructure for government surveillance.", "created": "2026-03-22", "date": "2010-11-29", "source": "The Wall Street Journal", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/the-niira-radia-tapes-scrutinizing-the-snoopers-wall-street-journal/" }, { "title": "India Weighing Looser Web Rules", "description": "A Wall Street Journal report by Amol Sharma on India's review of its 2011 intermediary liability rules, quoting Sunil Abraham on constitutional challenges being prepared by civil society.", "created": "2026-03-22", "date": "2011-05-30", "source": "The Wall Street Journal", "authors": [ "Amol Sharma" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-weighing-looser-web-rules-wall-street-journal/" }, { "title": "RIM Offered Security Fixes", "description": "A Wall Street Journal report on Research In Motion's negotiations with the Indian government over BlackBerry surveillance access, quoting Sunil Abraham on the option of requiring RIM to build a local data centre in India and be classified as an Indian internet service provider.", "created": "2026-03-22", "date": "2010-08-14", "source": "The Wall Street Journal", "authors": [ "Phred Dvorak", "Amol Sharma", "Margaret Coker" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/rim-offered-security-fixes-wall-street-journal/" }, { "title": "Indian Supreme Court Overturns Law Barring 'Offensive Messages' Online", "description": "A Wall Street Journal report by Niharika Mandhana on the Supreme Court striking down Section 66A of India's IT Act, quoting Sunil Abraham on the removal of unconstitutional speech limits.", "created": "2026-03-22", "date": "2015-03-24", "source": "The Wall Street Journal", "authors": [ "Niharika Mandhana", "Newley Purnell" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indian-supreme-court-overturns-law-barring-offensive-messages-online-wall-street-journal/" }, { "title": "India 'Tea Parties' Enable Politicians to Woo Urban Youth with Technology", "description": "A Financial Times report by Avantika Chilkoti on digital electioneering in India's 2014 elections, featuring Sunil Abraham on social media as an indirect route to votes.", "created": "2026-03-22", "date": "2014-02-26", "source": "Financial Times", "authors": [ "Avantika Chilkoti" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-tea-parties-enable-politicians-to-woo-urban-youth-with-technology-financial-times/" }, { "title": "Chidambaram to Talk Budget on Google+ Hangout", "description": "A Wall Street Journal report by Dhanya Ann Thoppil on P. Chidambaram's Google+ Hangout on India's 2013 budget, quoting Sunil Abraham on internet access and government accountability.", "created": "2026-03-22", "date": "2013-03-04", "source": "The Wall Street Journal", "authors": [ "Dhanya Ann Thoppil" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/chidambaram-to-talk-budget-on-google-hangout-wall-street-journal/" }, { "title": "Is India Ignoring Its Own Internet Protections?", "description": "A Wall Street Journal blog post by Amol Sharma on the contradiction between India's IT Act intermediary protections and the government-sanctioned criminal lawsuit against Google, Facebook and 19 other internet companies, quoting Sunil Abraham on the strength of the statutory immunity defence.", "created": "2026-03-22", "date": "2012-01-16", "source": "The Wall Street Journal", "authors": [ "Amol Sharma" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/is-india-ignoring-its-own-internet-protections-wall-street-journal/" }, { "title": "Facebook's Free Internet Access Program in Developing Countries Provokes Backlash", "description": "A Wall Street Journal report by Newley Purnell and Resty Woro Uniar on the backlash against Internet.org in India and Indonesia, quoting Sunil Abraham on net neutrality concerns.", "created": "2026-03-22", "date": "2015-09-24", "source": "The Wall Street Journal", "authors": [ "Newley Purnell", "Resty Woro Uniar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/facebooks-free-internet-access-program-in-developing-countries-provokes-backlash-wall-street-journal/" }, { "title": "Namaste, Mr. Eric Schmidt", "description": "A Wall Street Journal India Realtime blog post by R. Jai Krishna on Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt's visit to India, quoting Sunil Abraham on the limits of Schmidt's likely influence on India's free speech debate.", "created": "2026-03-22", "date": "2013-03-20", "source": "The Wall Street Journal", "authors": [ "R. 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Statesman report by Lara Choksey on experts criticising the West Bengal government's mass SMS campaign as an abuse of private data and elected office.", "created": "2026-03-18", "date": "2012-03-25", "source": "The Statesman", "authors": [ "Lara Choksey" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/data-protection-experts-slam-state-mass-smses-statesman/" }, { "title": "India Backs Open Source Software for E-Governance Projects", "description": "A PCWorld report by John Ribeiro on India's policy mandating open source software preference in all e-governance projects, with expert commentary on its scope and gaps.", "created": "2026-03-18", "date": "2015-03-29", "source": "PCWorld", "authors": [ "John Ribeiro" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-backs-open-source-software-e-governance-pcworld/" }, { "title": "In India, Prism-like Surveillance Slips Under the Radar", "description": "A Time news 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joint plan to establish the Centre for Excellence in DNS Security to tackle cyberattacks in India.", "created": "2026-03-17", "date": "2013-10-18", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Kim Arora" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/cdac-icann-cyberattack-combat-centre-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "India for UN Body to Resolve Internet Governance Issues", "description": "A Times of India article by Kim Arora on India's push for a multilateral UN body for internet governance, with Sunil Abraham warning against centralisation and opaque governance structures.", "created": "2026-03-17", "date": "2013-12-05", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Kim Arora" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-for-un-body-to-resolve-internet-governance-issues-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Taming the Web, Are We?", "description": "An Economic Times news article by Javed Anwer on growing 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"https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-india-today/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and Tehelka", "description": "A collection of articles written by Sunil Abraham for Tehelka magazine, covering technology policy, digital rights, and internet governance.", "created": "2026-03-12", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-tehelka/" }, { "title": "Option Shift", "description": "A Down to Earth report by DTE Staff on the slow adoption of free and open-source software in India, featuring Sunil Abraham of Mahiti on barriers to FOSS uptake.", "created": "2026-03-12", "date": "2008-04-30", "source": "Down to Earth", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/option-shift-down-to-earth/" }, { "title": "Just Wink and Grab Big E-Book Releases", "description": "An India Today report by Max Martin on Wink, an Indian e-book reader by EC Media International, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham on accessibility and DRM.", "created": "2026-03-12", "date": "2010-06-04", "source": "India Today", "authors": [ "Max Martin" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/just-wink-grab-ebook-releases-india-today/" }, { "title": "Google Takes U-Turn, Says It Won't Ban Nude Photos on Blogger", "description": "An India Today news report on Google reversing its decision to ban explicit content on Blogger, with commentary from Sunil Abraham of the Centre for Internet and Society.", "created": "2026-03-12", "date": "2015-02-27", "source": "India Today", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/google-u-turn-nude-photos-blogger-india-today/" }, { "title": "Unshackling Expression: A Study on Laws Criminalising Expression Online in Asia", "description": "The India chapter of APC's GISWatch special issue, authored by the Internet Democracy Project, mapping laws that criminalise online expression in India as of 2017.", "created": "2026-03-12", "date": "2018-03-16", "source": "Internet Democracy Project", "authors": [ "Anja Kovacs", "Nayantara Ranganathan" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/unshackling-expression-internet-democracy-project/" }, { "title": "Big Brothers Will Keep Watching You", "description": "A Governance Now feature by Pratap Vikram Singh on India's stalled right to privacy legislation, with commentary from Sunil Abraham of CIS on the need for an omnibus law.", "created": "2026-03-12", "date": "2016-07-04", "source": "Governance Now", "authors": [ "Pratap Vikram Singh" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/big-brothers-will-keep-watching-you-governance-now/" }, { "title": "Google, Facebook Refuse to Give In to a Paranoid Government That Wants to Gag Them", "description": "An India Today magazine report by Bhavna Vij-Aurora on the Indian government's confrontation with Google and Facebook over removal of objectionable online content in 2012.", "created": "2026-03-12", "date": "2012-01-21", "source": "India Today", "authors": [ "Bhavna Vij-Aurora" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/google-facebook-paranoid-government-india-today/" }, { "title": "Google's War on Nude Photos Goes Against User Rights", "description": "An India Today feature by Sahil Mohan Gupta examining Google's 2015 Blogger policy restricting sexually explicit content and its implications for free speech and user rights.", "created": "2026-03-12", "date": "2015-02-25", "source": "India Today", "authors": [ "Sahil Mohan Gupta" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/google-war-nude-photos-user-rights-india-today/" }, { "title": "Stad in het Vizier (City in Focus)", "description": "A farewell lecture by Caroline Nevejan delivered at the University of Amsterdam on 26 June 2025, reflecting on her tenure as Professor of Designing Urban Experience and Chief Science Officer of the City of Amsterdam. The lecture cites Sunil Abraham in a discussion of digital culture and the homogenisation of online narratives.", "created": "2026-03-11", "date": "2025-06-26", "source": "Chief Science Office, City of Amsterdam / University of Amsterdam", "authors": [ "Caroline Nevejan" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/articles/stad-in-het-vizier-caroline-nevejan-uva-2025/" }, { "title": "WannaCry Ransomware: How Agencies Like NSA of US Contributed to Fragility of Global Information Society", "description": "An opinion column by Sunil Abraham in India Today on how the NSA's hoarding of zero-day vulnerabilities enabled the WannaCry ransomware attack, and the case for Free and Open Source Software.", "created": "2026-03-11", "date": "2017-05-20", "source": "India Today", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/wannacry-ransomware-how-agencies-like-nsa-of-us-contributed-to-fragility-of-global-information-society/" }, { "title": "Nokia Eyes GeNext to Tap Mobile Email Mkt", "description": "An India Today report on Nokia's push to grow its mobile email market in India by targeting youth under 25, featuring comments from Sunil Abraham of CIS.", "created": "2026-03-11", "date": "2010-03-30", "source": "India Today", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/nokia-eyes-genext-mobile-email-india-today/" }, { "title": "Helping Institutions Embrace Open Access", "description": "An IndiaBioscience event report on a panel discussion at IISc on institutional open access policies, moderated by Sunil Abraham of the Centre for Internet and Society.", "created": "2026-03-11", "date": "2017-11-14", "source": "IndiaBioscience", "authors": [ "Manupriya" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/helping-institutions-embrace-open-access-indiabioscience/" }, { "title": "Oyo Hotels' Real-Time Digital Record Database Sparks Privacy Fears", "description": "A BloombergQuint news report by Nishant Sharma on OYO Hotels' pilot real-time guest database and its privacy implications, with comment from Sunil Abraham and Pranesh Prakash of CIS.", "created": "2026-03-11", "date": "2019-01-16", "source": "BloombergQuint", "authors": [ "Nishant Sharma" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/oyo-hotels-real-time-digital-record-database-sparks-privacy-fears-bloombergquint/" }, { "title": "More Pressure on WhatsApp! Govt Says Trace Origin of Messages to Fight Fake News", "description": "A Business Today news report on MeitY's third letter to WhatsApp demanding message traceability to combat fake news, with comment from Sunil Abraham on metadata-based traceability.", "created": "2026-03-11", "date": "2018-09-20", "source": "Business Today", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/more-pressure-on-whatsapp-govt-says-trace-origin-of-messages-to-fight-fake-news-businesstoday/" }, { "title": "Government Plans Tighter Rules for Social Media Brands Like Facebook, TikTok, ShareChat", "description": "A CNBC-TV18 news report by Sunny Sen on the Indian government's plans to tighten intermediary liability rules for social media platforms, with comment from Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2026-03-10", "date": "2019-08-28", "source": "CNBC-TV18", "authors": [ "Sunny Sen" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/government-plans-tighter-rules-for-social-media-brands-like-facebook-tiktok-sharechat-cnbctv18/" }, { "title": "Parties Give Short Shrift to Privacy", "description": "A Millennium Post news report by Pratap Vikram on how the 2014 election manifestoes of major Indian political parties ignored privacy legislation, internet governance, and IT Act reform.", "created": "2026-03-10", "date": "2014-04-15", "source": "Millennium Post", "authors": [ "Pratap Vikram" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/parties-give-short-shrift-to-privacy-millenniumpost/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and Newslaundry", "description": "A collection of Newslaundry reports and stories that include commentary from Sunil Abraham on technology policy, privacy, and digital governance.", "created": "2026-03-09", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-newslaundry/" }, { "title": "Reliance Jio Chat Compromises User Security, Claims a Hackers' Collective", "description": "A Newslaundry news report by Arunabh Saikia on Anonymous India's claims that the Reliance Jio Chat app lacked encryption, with responses from Sunil Abraham, Nikhil Pahwa, and Reliance.", "created": "2026-03-09", "date": "2015-06-18", "source": "Newslaundry", "authors": [ "Arunabh Saikia" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/reliance-jio-chat-compromises-user-security-claims-a-hackers-collective-newslaundry/" }, { "title": "Why You Should Keep a Close Eye on the Net Neutrality Debate in the US", "description": "A Digit feature by Subhrojit Mallick on the FCC's 2017 net neutrality repeal, its global implications, and what it means for India's internet policy.", "created": "2026-03-09", "date": "2017-11-24", "source": "Digit", "authors": [ "Subhrojit Mallick" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/why-you-should-keep-a-close-eye-on-the-net-neutrality-debate-in-the-us-digit/" }, { "title": "Under Modi Government, Foreign Funding of NGOs Has Come Down", "description": "A Newslaundry investigative report by Himadri Ghosh on the sharp decline in foreign contributions to Indian NGOs after 2014, drawing on RTI data from the Ministry of Home Affairs.", "created": "2026-03-09", "date": "2016-05-20", "source": "Newslaundry", "authors": [ "Himadri Ghosh" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/under-modi-government-foreign-funding-of-ngos-has-come-down-newslaundry/" }, { "title": "If an Indian Party Acted Like Cambridge Analytica, It Will Not Be Guilty Under Current Laws", "description": "A Newslaundry interview with Sunil Abraham on the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica scandal, India's absent data protection law, and the risks of data-driven political manipulation.", "created": "2026-03-09", "date": "2018-03-24", "source": "Newslaundry", "authors": [ "Amit Bhardwaj" ], "categories": [ "Interviews", "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/if-an-indian-party-acted-like-cambridge-analytica-it-will-not-be-guilty-under-current-laws-newslaundry/" }, { "title": "What Does the Shift from Paytm Wallet to Paytm Payments Bank Limited Mean for You?", "description": "A Newslaundry explainer by Cherry Agarwal on the transition from Paytm Wallet to Paytm Payments Bank Limited, its implications for user security and accountability, with comment from Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2026-03-09", "date": "2016-12-21", "source": "Newslaundry", "authors": [ "Cherry Agarwal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/what-does-the-shift-from-paytm-wallet-to-paytm-payments-bank-limited-mean-for-you-newslaundry/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and ThePrint", "description": "A collection of news reports in ThePrint that include commentary from Sunil Abraham on technology policy, digital rights, and internet governance.", "created": "2026-03-08", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-theprint/" }, { "title": "Facebook Is No Charity, and the 'Free' in Free Basics Comes at a Price", "description": "A News Minute piece by Mark Graham arguing that Facebook's Free Basics service violates net neutrality and serves corporate interests rather than the poor.", "created": "2026-03-08", "date": "2016-01-12", "source": "The News Minute", "authors": [ "Mark Graham" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/facebook-free-basics-no-charity-news-minute/" }, { "title": "Carnegie Global Tech Summit: Experts Discuss Data Protection Act; Hail Digitisation, Regulation in India's Financial Sector", "description": "An ANI report on the 9th Carnegie Global Tech Summit session on India's data governance approach, featuring views on the Digital Personal Data Protection Act.", "created": "2026-03-08", "date": "2025-04-12", "source": "ThePrint", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/carnegie-global-tech-summit-dpdpa-theprint/" }, { "title": "FreedomYUG: Doc Till You Drop", "description": "An Open Source For You column urging government bodies and NGOs in India to abandon proprietary doc formats and adopt open standards, citing Sunil Abraham's advocacy work.", "created": "2026-03-08", "date": "2009-05-01", "source": "Open Source For You", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/freedomyug-doc-till-you-drop-osfy/" }, { "title": "Is the Karnataka Government Going to Be the New Goonda in the State?", "description": "A News Minute report on opposition to Karnataka's Goonda Act amendment, which extended its ambit to digital offences under the IT Act and Copyright Act.", "created": "2026-03-08", "date": "2014-08-05", "source": "The News Minute", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/karnataka-goonda-act-amendment-news-minute/" }, { "title": "Modi Govt Warns States to Watch Out for Cyber-Security Threats, Prove Preparedness", "description": "A ThePrint report by Amrita Nayak Dutta on MeitY's directive to states to draft cyber crisis plans, appoint CISOs, and audit IT infrastructure against cyber threats.", "created": "2026-03-08", "date": "2019-02-14", "source": "ThePrint", "authors": [ "Amrita Nayak Dutta" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/modi-govt-cyber-security-states-theprint/" }, { "title": "Infosys Launches Open-Source Responsible AI Toolkit to Enhance Trust and Transparency in AI", "description": "A press release via ThePrint announcing Infosys' open-source Responsible AI Toolkit, with reactions from industry, government, and Meta's Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2026-03-08", "date": "2025-02-26", "source": "ThePrint", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/infosys-responsible-ai-toolkit-theprint/" }, { "title": "Respite from Internet Censorship?", "description": "A Digit feature by Nimish Sawant examining India's website blocking controversy of 2012 and the structural threats to internet freedom posed by the IT Intermediaries Guidelines Rules.", "created": "2026-03-08", "date": "2012-08-02", "source": "Digit", "authors": [ "Nimish Sawant" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/respite-from-internet-censorship-digit/" }, { "title": "Aadhaar Virtual ID: What Is It and Will It Help Keep Your Information Secure?", "description": "A News Minute explainer on UIDAI's 16-digit Virtual ID system, examining how it works and whether it adequately addresses Aadhaar data security concerns.", "created": "2026-03-08", "date": "2018-01-11", "source": "The News Minute", "authors": [], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaar-virtual-id-news-minute/" }, { "title": "Every Move You Make", "description": "A Swarajya magazine feature by Seetha examining India's expanding surveillance infrastructure — from Aadhaar and NATGRID to CMS and DNA profiling — and the absence of privacy law.", "created": "2026-03-08", "date": "2015-09-23", "source": "Swarajya", "authors": [ "Seetha" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/every-move-you-make-swarajya/" }, { "title": "Net Domains in Indian Languages Coming Soon", "description": "A Firstpost report on NIXI's announcement of .Bharat internationalised domain names in seven Indian languages, with expert views on its likely reach and limitations.", "created": "2026-03-07", "date": "2014-08-25", "source": "Firstpost", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/net-domains-indian-languages-coming-soon-firstpost/" }, { "title": "India's Vanishing Fingerprints Put UID in Question", "description": "A Firstpost investigation by Pallavi Polanki into biometric failures at Delhi's UID enrolment centres, with Sunil Abraham questioning the project's statistical foundations.", "created": "2026-03-07", "date": "2011-10-24", "source": "Firstpost", "authors": [ "Pallavi Polanki" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indias-vanishing-fingerprints-uid-in-question-firstpost/" }, { "title": "Nowhere to Hide: Govt Making Your Personal Details Public", "description": "A Firstpost report summarising a Business Standard investigation into government departments publishing citizens' sensitive personal and financial data online without safeguards.", "created": "2026-03-07", "date": "2014-12-20", "source": "Firstpost", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/nowhere-to-hide-govt-making-personal-details-public-firstpost/" }, { "title": "Parl Panel Recommendations to IT Act Leave Online Activists Divided", "description": "A Firstpost report by Danish on the Parliamentary Committee's critique of the IT Intermediary Rules and Section 66A, with Sunil Abraham welcoming the proposed constitutional safeguards.", "created": "2026-03-07", "date": "2013-04-03", "source": "Firstpost", "authors": [ "Danish" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/parl-panel-recommendations-it-act-online-activists-divided-firstpost/" }, { "title": "Location Tracking: Why the Govt-Mobile Manufacturer War Won't End Soon", "description": "A Firstpost report by Danish on the standoff between India's government and telecom operators over mandatory location-based services, and the privacy concerns it raises.", "created": "2026-03-07", "date": "2013-10-15", "source": "Firstpost", "authors": [ "Danish" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/location-tracking-govt-mobile-manufacturer-war-firstpost/" }, { "title": "Indian Government Wants to Monitor Social Networks", "description": "A Firstpost report on the Union Home Ministry's directive to DoT to monitor Facebook and Twitter, with Sunil Abraham criticising blanket surveillance as wasteful and ineffective.", "created": "2026-03-07", "date": "2011-08-09", "source": "Firstpost", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indian-government-wants-to-monitor-social-networks-firstpost/" }, { "title": "Aadhaar-Privacy Debate: How the 12-Digit Number Went from Personal Identifier to All-Pervasive Transaction Tool", "description": "A Firstpost explainer tracing Aadhaar's evolution from a welfare identification scheme to a universal transaction tool, covering data leaks, biometric failures, and constitutional challenges.", "created": "2026-03-07", "date": "2018-01-18", "source": "Firstpost", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaar-privacy-debate-12-digit-number-firstpost/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and Firstpost", "description": "An archive of Sunil Abraham's writings and media coverage in Firstpost, bringing together articles authored by him and reports quoting his commentary.", "created": "2026-03-06", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-firstpost/" }, { "title": "Dissent on Aadhaar: New Book Highlights Limitations of ID Project, Legal and Tech Opposition to It", "description": "A Firstpost review of Dissent on Aadhaar: Big Data Meets Big Brother, edited by Reetika Khera, examining the book's critique of India's biometric ID system.", "created": "2026-03-06", "date": "2019-02-05", "source": "Firstpost", "authors": [ "Partha P Chakrabartty" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/dissent-on-aadhaar-firstpost/" }, { "title": "Ahead of Data Protection Law Roll Out, Experts Caution That It Shouldn't Limit Collection and Use of Data", "description": "A Firstpost report on an IAMAI seminar where experts including Sunil Abraham and Kamlesh Bajaj debated the shape of India's forthcoming data protection law.", "created": "2026-03-06", "date": "2017-10-12", "source": "Firstpost", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/ahead-of-data-protection-law-roll-out-firstpost/" }, { "title": "Right to Be Forgotten Poses a Legal Dilemma in India", "description": "A Mint feature by Leslie D'Monte on the legal vacuum around the right to be forgotten in India following the EU's landmark ruling, with Sunil Abraham arguing such cases should pass a public interest test.", "created": "2026-03-06", "date": "2014-06-06", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Leslie D'Monte" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/right-to-be-forgotten-legal-dilemma-india-eu-ruling-mint/" }, { "title": "EC Guidelines on Social Media: Welcome Move, but Not Enough", "description": "A Firstpost analysis by Shruti Dhapola assessing the Election Commission's 2013 social media guidelines, with experts including Sunil Abraham flagging gaps in their scope.", "created": "2026-03-06", "date": "2013-11-01", "source": "Firstpost", "authors": [ "Shruti Dhapola" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/ec-guidelines-on-social-media-firstpost/" }, { "title": "India's Central Monitoring System: Security Can't Come at Cost of Privacy", "description": "A Firstpost analysis by Danish examining expert concerns over India's Central Monitoring System, its lack of oversight, and the tension between surveillance and privacy.", "created": "2026-03-06", "date": "2013-07-10", "source": "Firstpost", "authors": [ "Danish" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indias-central-monitoring-system-security-privacy-firstpost/" }, { "title": "Pitroda Seeks to Put Govt Information in Public Domain", "description": "A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal and Kirthi Rao on India's first government press conference on Twitter, with Sunil Abraham cautioning that one bureaucrat available on Twitter does not substitute for a sustained government presence on social media.", "created": "2026-03-05", "date": "2012-09-26", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Surabhi Agarwal", "Kirthi Rao" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/pitroda-government-information-public-domain-twitter-press-conference-mint/" }, { "title": "Broadband User Base Still Has a Long Way to Go", "description": "A Mint feature by Leslie D'Monte and Deepti Chaudhary on India crossing 100 million internet users while broadband penetration lags, with Sunil Abraham noting the government had not done enough to facilitate broadband adoption.", "created": "2026-03-05", "date": "2011-11-14", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Leslie D'Monte", "Deepti Chaudhary" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/broadband-user-base-india-100-million-internet-mint/" }, { "title": "Are Connected Tech Toys Too Smart for Their Own Good?", "description": "A Mint feature by Abhijit Ahaskar on the privacy and security risks of IoT-enabled children's toys, with Sunil Abraham noting that smart toys are currently regulated under Section 43A of the IT Act.", "created": "2026-03-04", "date": "2018-11-22", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Abhijit Ahaskar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/connected-tech-toys-privacy-security-iot-children-mint/" }, { "title": "Telcos Want to Curb Internet Speed to 64 Kbps in Fair Usage Plans", "description": "A Mint news report by Arunabh Saikia on telecom firms' push to throttle broadband to 64 kbps under fair usage plans, with Sunil Abraham calling it anti-consumer and urging TRAI to ensure usable speeds post-FUP.", "created": "2026-03-04", "date": "2016-03-14", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Arunabh Saikia" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/telcos-64-kbps-fair-usage-plans-broadband-trai-mint/" }, { "title": "Issue of Duplication of Identities of Users Under Control: Nilekani", "description": "A Mint news report by Anirban Sen on UIDAI chief Nandan Nilekani's claims of 99.99% system accuracy, alongside Sunil Abraham's blog post arguing that UID's reliance on biometrics is deeply flawed in design.", "created": "2026-03-03", "date": "2013-06-30", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Anirban Sen" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/uidai-duplication-nilekani-aadhaar-accuracy-mint/" }, { "title": "Policy to Help Differently Abled Access Govt Websites Approved", "description": "A Mint news report by Moulishree Srivastava and Anirban Sen on India's National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility, with Sunil Abraham of CIS noting that most companies still lack the data services needed for accessibility technology.", "created": "2026-03-03", "date": "2013-10-05", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Moulishree Srivastava", "Anirban Sen" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/national-policy-universal-electronic-accessibility-differently-abled-mint/" }, { "title": "Growing Up Geek", "description": "A Mint feature by Gopal Sathe on how Indian parents and children are navigating technology, with Sunil Abraham cautioning that tablets hinder fine motor and social skill development in young children.", "created": "2026-03-03", "date": "2012-02-25", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Gopal Sathe" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/growing-up-geek-children-technology-india-mint/" }, { "title": "John Doe Order Issued for Gangs of Wasseypur", "description": "A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal and Shuchi Bansal on the Bombay High Court's John Doe order for Viacom 18's film, with Sunil Abraham on the disproportionate harm of blanket website blocks.", "created": "2026-03-03", "date": "2012-06-19", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Surabhi Agarwal", "Shuchi Bansal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/john-doe-order-gangs-of-wasseypur-piracy-mint/" }, { "title": "Ayodhya Trending on Twitter Sparks Censorship Concerns", "description": "A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal on the ShauryaDiwas and Babri Masjid hashtags trending on the 20th anniversary of the demolition, with Sunil Abraham noting that fringe groups use extreme positions to attract attention.", "created": "2026-03-03", "date": "2012-12-07", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Surabhi Agarwal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/ayodhya-twitter-shauryadiwas-censorship-concerns-mint/" }, { "title": "Supreme Court Sets Up Constitution Bench to Hear Aadhaar Privacy Issues", "description": "A Mint news report by Priyanka Mittal on CJI J.S. Khehar setting 18–19 July 2017 for the Supreme Court constitution bench hearing on whether the right to privacy is a fundamental right and whether Aadhaar breaches it.", "created": "2026-03-03", "date": "2017-07-13", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Priyanka Mittal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/supreme-court-constitution-bench-aadhaar-privacy-hearing-july-2017-mint/" }, { "title": "Govt Plans Inter-Ministerial Panel on Internet Policy", "description": "A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal on the government's proposed inter-ministerial Internet panel and UN-CIRP proposal, with Sunil Abraham reserving judgement until the body's actual coordination outputs are known.", "created": "2026-03-03", "date": "2012-09-19", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Surabhi Agarwal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/interministerial-panel-internet-policy-un-cirp-mint/" }, { "title": "Supreme Court Provides Partial Relief for Aadhaar", "description": "A Mint news report by Apurva Vishwanath and Saurabh Kumar on the Supreme Court's October 2015 interim order expanding Aadhaar's permitted uses, with Sunil Abraham on the flawed reasoning behind the Jan Dhan carve-out.", "created": "2026-03-02", "date": "2015-10-16", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Apurva Vishwanath", "Saurabh Kumar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/supreme-court-aadhaar-partial-relief-2015-mint/" }, { "title": "A Grass-Roots Challenge to the UID Project", "description": "A Mint field report by Karen Leigh from Kibbanahalli, Karnataka, on the awareness gap in Aadhaar's early enrolment pilots, with Sunil Abraham on the consent problem at the programme's core.", "created": "2026-03-02", "date": "2010-05-28", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Karen Leigh" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/grassroots-challenge-uid-aadhaar-kibbanahalli-mint/" }, { "title": "Chaitali", "description": "Chaitali is a structured documentation and content development cycle on The Sunil Abraham Project, first undertaken from 1 March 2026 to 14 April 2026 during the month of Chaitra.", "created": "2026-03-01", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Project pages", "TSAP Events and Rituals" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/chaitali/" }, { "title": "Govt Wants to Scrub the Internet Clean", "description": "A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal and Leslie D'Monte on Kapil Sibal's push to pre-screen online content, with Sunil Abraham calling it unconstitutional and technically impossible.", "created": "2026-03-01", "date": "2011-12-07", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Surabhi Agarwal", "Leslie D'Monte" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/govt-scrub-internet-sibal-censorship-mint/" }, { "title": "Google Goes Offline to Get Small Cos Online", "description": "A Mint news report by K. Raghu on Google India's offline outreach strategy for small businesses, with Sunil Abraham on Google's advantage in monitoring new website registrations.", "created": "2026-03-01", "date": "2010-01-17", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "K. Raghu" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/google-offline-small-businesses-india-mint/" }, { "title": "Networking? Not Working", "description": "A Mint feature by Shreya Ray on the growing trend of social networking refuseniks, with Sunil Abraham on the technology hype cycle and why leaving Facebook is harder than it looks.", "created": "2026-02-28", "date": "2010-07-13", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Shreya Ray" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/networking-not-working-social-media-mint/" }, { "title": "Court's Approval Needed to Tap Phones: Panel", "description": "A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal and Aman Malik on the Shah committee's privacy law recommendations, with Sunil Abraham on the absence of a horizontal regulatory framework in India.", "created": "2026-02-28", "date": "2012-10-18", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Surabhi Agarwal", "Aman Malik" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/courts-approval-phones-shah-panel-privacy-mint/" }, { "title": "Removal of Parallel Imports Clause May Stir Up Debate", "description": "A Mint news report by C. H. Unnikrishnan on the HRD ministry's decision to drop the parallel imports clause from the Copyright Amendment Bill, with Sunil Abraham on the impact on students and consumers.", "created": "2026-02-28", "date": "2011-09-04", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "C. H. Unnikrishnan" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/parallel-imports-copyright-amendment-bill-mint/" }, { "title": "How the World's Largest Democracy Is Preparing to Snoop on Its Citizens", "description": "A Mint investigation by Leslie D'Monte and Joji Thomas Philip on India's Centralised Monitoring System, with Sunil Abraham on the urgent need to balance national security against individual rights.", "created": "2026-02-28", "date": "2013-07-08", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Leslie D'Monte", "Joji Thomas Philip" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/cms-surveillance-snooping-india-mint/" }, { "title": "Privacy, Speech at Stake in Cyberspace", "description": "A Mint feature by Leslie D'Monte on online privacy, censorship and surveillance trends in India and globally, with Sunil Abraham on the IT Act and intermediary regulation.", "created": "2026-02-28", "date": "2012-02-02", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Leslie D'Monte" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/privacy-speech-cyberspace-mint/" }, { "title": "Google Survey: 37% of Urban Indian Voters Are Online", "description": "A Mint news report by Anuja and Moulishree Srivastava on the Google-TNS pre-election survey, with Sunil Abraham sceptical about online voters' ability to swing the 2014 general elections.", "created": "2026-02-28", "date": "2013-10-08", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Anuja", "Moulishree Srivastava" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/google-survey-urban-voters-online-2014-elections-mint/" }, { "title": "EU Parliament Report Slams US Surveillance", "description": "A Mint news report by Moulishree Srivastava and Elizabeth Roche on the EU parliament's NSA surveillance report, with Sunil Abraham on its lessons for India's approach to privacy and governance.", "created": "2026-02-27", "date": "2014-01-17", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Moulishree Srivastava", "Elizabeth Roche" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/eu-parliament-report-slams-us-surveillance-mint/" }, { "title": "SC Seeks Govt Reply on PIL Challenging Powers of IT Act", "description": "A Mint news report by Shreeja Sen on the Supreme Court hearing IAMAI's challenge to Section 79(3)(b), with Sunil Abraham commenting on intermediary liability and content takedown rules.", "created": "2026-02-27", "date": "2014-08-30", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Shreeja Sen", "Leslie D'Monte" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/sc-pil-it-act-powers-mint/" }, { "title": "Card Transactions with Aadhaar Validation Need More Time: Experts", "description": "A Mint news report by Kirthi V. Rao and Moulishree Srivastava on RBI's directive to enable Aadhaar-based biometric authentication for card transactions, with comment from Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2026-02-27", "date": "2013-12-05", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Kirthi V. Rao", "Moulishree Srivastava" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaar-card-transactions-biometrics-rbi-mint/" }, { "title": "Section 66A Not for Curbing Freedom of Speech, Govt Says", "description": "A Mint court report by Akansha Seth and Apoorva on the government's Supreme Court submission defending Section 66A, with Sunil Abraham arguing the provision is unnecessary if not aimed at speech.", "created": "2026-02-27", "date": "2015-02-04", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Akansha Seth", "Apoorva" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/section-66a-freedom-speech-supreme-court-mint/" }, { "title": "Free Speech | Virtual Empowerment", "description": "A Mint feature by Gopal Sathe on how the IT Act restricts online free speech, with Sunil Abraham on real-ID requirements, intermediary liability and the absence of anonymous expression.", "created": "2026-02-27", "date": "2012-11-02", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Gopal Sathe" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/free-speech-virtual-empowerment-mint/" }, { "title": "Your Telco Could Help Spy on You", "description": "A Mint news report by Joji Thomas Philip, Leslie D'Monte and Shauvik Ghosh on telecom licence changes enabling integration with the Centralised Monitoring System (CMS), with comment from Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2026-02-27", "date": "2013-07-30", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Joji Thomas Philip", "Leslie D'Monte", "Shauvik Ghosh" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/telco-spy-cms-surveillance-mint/" }, { "title": "Chinese Hackers Baiting Indian Govt, Corporate Employees: Report", "description": "A Mint news report by Moulishree Srivastava and Anirban Sen on Chinese hackers targeting Indian officials and corporate employees, with Sunil Abraham on software dependency and systemic vulnerability.", "created": "2026-02-27", "date": "2013-08-10", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Moulishree Srivastava", "Anirban Sen" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/chinese-hackers-baiting-indian-govt-corporate-employees-mint/" }, { "title": "TRAI Upholds Net Neutrality in Setback to Facebook's Free Basics", "description": "A Mint news report by Shauvik Ghosh and Moulishree Srivastava on TRAI's ruling against discriminatory data pricing, effectively ending Facebook's Free Basics programme in India.", "created": "2026-02-27", "date": "2016-02-09", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Shauvik Ghosh", "Moulishree Srivastava", "P. R. Sanjai", "Ashish K. Mishra" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/trai-net-neutrality-free-basics-mint/" }, { "title": "Regulation, Misuse Concerns Still Dog DNA Profiling Bill", "description": "A Mint news report by Nikita Mehta on expert criticism of India's Human DNA Profiling Bill 2015, including Sunil Abraham's concerns about accuracy, board powers, and privacy safeguards.", "created": "2026-02-26", "date": "2015-07-29", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Nikita Mehta" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/regulation-misuse-concerns-dna-profiling-bill-mint/" }, { "title": "Govt May Turn to Supercomputing for Better Use of Aadhaar Database", "description": "A Mint news report by Moulishree Srivastava on plans to use supercomputing for Aadhaar data analytics, with Sunil Abraham warning that centralisation creates a honeypot risk.", "created": "2026-02-26", "date": "2015-02-10", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Moulishree Srivastava" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/govt-supercomputing-aadhaar-database-mint/" }, { "title": "Information Security Policy on Govt Agenda", "description": "A Mint news report by Surabhi Agarwal on India's proposed internal information security policy, with Sunil Abraham cautioning that it must not weaken citizens' RTI rights.", "created": "2026-02-26", "date": "2012-11-07", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Surabhi Agarwal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/information-security-policy-govt-agenda-mint/" }, { "title": "Bali Meet to Discuss Internet Governance Issues", "description": "A Mint news report by Moulishree Srivastava on the IGF's eighth edition in Bali, with Sunil Abraham on the forum's value as a learning space and its limits in resolving policy gaps.", "created": "2026-02-26", "date": "2013-10-22", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Moulishree Srivastava" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/bali-meet-internet-governance-issues-mint/" }, { "title": "Going Paperless with Medical Reports", "description": "A Mint feature by Zahra Khan on the digitisation of patient records in Indian hospitals, with Sunil Abraham warning of privacy risks in the absence of a health data protection law.", "created": "2026-02-26", "date": "2013-09-25", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Zahra Khan", "Malvika Joshi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/going-paperless-medical-reports-mint/" }, { "title": "Election Campaign: Parties Draw Battle Lines on Media Platforms", "description": "A Mint news report by Venkatesh Upadhyay on Congress and BJP media strategies ahead of the 2014 general election, with comment from Sunil Abraham on social media's limited reach.", "created": "2026-02-25", "date": "2013-08-26", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Venkatesh Upadhyay" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/election-campaign-parties-draw-battle-lines-media-platforms-mint/" }, { "title": "WIPO Reaches Agreement on Treaty for Blind", "description": "A Mint news report by Pankaj Mishra on the WIPO agreement in Marrakesh to widen access to books for the visually impaired, with comment from Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2026-02-25", "date": "2013-06-26", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Pankaj Mishra" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/wipo-reaches-agreement-treaty-blind-mint/" }, { "title": "India Believes in Complete Freedom of Cyber Space: Kapil Sibal", "description": "A Mint news report by Elizabeth Roche and Moulishree Srivastava on IT minister Kapil Sibal's remarks on cybercrime jurisdiction, with expert comment from Sunil Abraham on its implications.", "created": "2026-02-25", "date": "2013-10-14", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Elizabeth Roche", "Moulishree Srivastava" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-believes-freedom-cyber-space-kapil-sibal-mint/" }, { "title": "Videos (2025)", "description": "Collection of videos featuring Sunil Abraham from 2025.", "created": "2026-02-24", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Videos" ], "permalink": null }, { "title": "Videos (2017)", "description": "Collection of videos featuring Sunil Abraham from 2017.", "created": "2026-02-24", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Videos" ], "permalink": null }, { "title": "Videos (2020)", "description": "Collection of videos featuring Sunil Abraham from 2020.", "created": "2026-02-24", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Videos" ], "permalink": null }, { "title": "Videos (2024)", "description": "Collection of videos featuring Sunil Abraham from 2024.", "created": "2026-02-24", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Videos" ], "permalink": null }, { "title": "Videos (2023)", "description": "Collection of videos featuring Sunil Abraham from 2023.", "created": "2026-02-24", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Videos" ], "permalink": null }, { "title": "Masking Personal Data to Protect Privacy Crucial for India, Say Experts", "description": "A Mint news report by Deepti Govind covering expert discussion at Carnegie India's Global Technology Summit on de-identification, data protection law, and Aadhaar tokenisation.", "created": "2026-02-24", "date": "2017-12-11", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Deepti Govind" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/masking-personal-data-privacy-india-experts-mint/" }, { "title": "India's Internet Missionaries: The Women Google Is Relying on to Spread Its Next Billion Message", "description": "A Mint feature by Sunny Sen on Google's Internet Saathi programme, tracing how it trains rural women to use the internet while critics, including Sunil Abraham, question its scope.", "created": "2026-02-23", "date": "2017-11-21", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Sunny Sen" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indias-internet-missionaries-google-next-billion-mint/" }, { "title": "The Trouble with Trolls", "description": "A Mint feature by Vishal Mathur offering a five-step guide to dealing with online trolling and harassment, with comments from Sunil Abraham, Anja Kovacs, Apar Gupta, and Ankhi Das.", "created": "2026-02-23", "date": "2014-07-22", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Vishal Mathur" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/the-trouble-with-trolls-mint/" }, { "title": "How the Govt Can Deal with Fake News on WhatsApp", "description": "A Mint news report examining the Indian government's options for regulating WhatsApp-spread misinformation, with views from Sunil Abraham, Pavan Duggal, and others.", "created": "2026-02-23", "date": "2018-07-05", "source": "Mint", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/how-the-govt-can-deal-with-fake-news-on-whatsapp-mint/" }, { "title": "Plugging into India's Broadband Revolution", "description": "A Mint feature by Navadha Pandey on India's wired broadband push, covering Jio GigaFiber, policy obstacles, and expert views including those of Sunil Abraham on home surveillance use cases.", "created": "2026-02-23", "date": "2019-06-04", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Navadha Pandey" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/plugging-into-indias-broadband-revolution-mint/" }, { "title": "India Sees Biggest Improvement in Internet Freedom, Says Report", "description": "A Mint news report by Moulishree Srivastava on Freedom House's Freedom on the Net 2014 report, covering India's improved score and Sunil Abraham's critique of its methodology.", "created": "2026-02-23", "date": "2014-12-05", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Moulishree Srivastava", "Apoorva" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-sees-biggest-improvement-internet-freedom-mint/" }, { "title": "Delhi HC Lifts Curbs on 250 Websites Imposed After Sony Six Complaint", "description": "A Mint news report by Vidhi Choudhary and Monalisa on the Delhi High Court's partial rollback of a block order on websites accused of streaming pirated FIFA World Cup 2014 content.", "created": "2026-02-23", "date": "2014-07-08", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Vidhi Choudhary", "Monalisa" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/delhi-hc-lifts-curbs-250-websites-sony-six-mint/" }, { "title": "When Politics Gets Social", "description": "A Mint feature by Chanpreet Khurana on Indian political parties' use of social media ahead of the 2014 general election, with comment from Sunil Abraham on elite bias and broadcast-style campaigning.", "created": "2026-02-23", "date": "2014-03-11", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Chanpreet Khurana" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/when-politics-gets-social-mint/" }, { "title": "Version 1 Archive", "description": "Archived version logs of the Sunil Abraham Project website, organised by major release cycles.", "created": "2026-02-22", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Project pages", "Versions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/versions/1/" }, { "title": "Repeat after me (Tweet Series)", "description": "An overview of the 'Repeat after me' tweet series by Sunil Abraham critiquing Aadhaar and biometric identification systems.", "created": "2026-02-21", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Resources", "Sunil Abraham", "TSAP Originals" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/sunil/repeat-after-me/" }, { "title": "How Does the Government Track All Its Legal Cases?", "description": "A Mint news report by Shreeja Sen on the Legal Information Management and Briefing System (LIMBS), its scope, structure, and the data security concerns it raises.", "created": "2026-02-21", "date": "2016-09-13", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Shreeja Sen" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/how-does-the-government-track-all-its-legal-cases-mint/" }, { "title": "Broadband Internet Needs Attention: Sunil Abraham", "description": "A Mint interview by Sidin Vadukut in which Sunil Abraham discusses broadband regulation, privacy, free speech, language accessibility and localisation, and technology policy priorities for India in 2014.", "created": "2026-02-21", "date": "2014-02-03", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Sidin Vadukut" ], "categories": [ "Interviews", "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/broadband-internet-needs-attention-sunil-abraham-mint/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and Mint", "description": "An archive of Sunil Abraham's articles in Mint and Mint news reports featuring his analysis on technology policy, privacy, and digital governance.", "created": "2026-02-20", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-mint/" }, { "title": "India Wakes Up to Risk of Hotmail, Gmail", "description": "A Mint news report by Annie Banerji on India's push to move government employees off foreign email services following the NSA surveillance revelations of 2013.", "created": "2026-02-20", "date": "2013-12-08", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Annie Banerji" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-wakes-up-to-risk-of-hotmail-gmail-mint/" }, { "title": "Govt Narrative on Aadhaar Has Not Changed in the Last Six Years: Sunil Abraham", "description": "A Mint interview by Shreeja Sen in which Sunil Abraham outlines his technical and privacy objections to the Aadhaar project and the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery) Bill, 2016.", "created": "2026-02-19", "date": "2016-03-08", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Shreeja Sen" ], "categories": [ "Interviews", "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/govt-narrative-on-aadhaar-has-not-changed-mint/" }, { "title": "Facebook India Policy Chief Das Steps Down After Row Over BJP Bias", "description": "A Mint news report by Prasid Banerjee on Ankhi Das's resignation from Facebook India amid allegations of shielding BJP-linked hate speech from content moderation.", "created": "2026-02-19", "date": "2020-10-28", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Prasid Banerjee" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/facebook-india-policy-chief-das-steps-down-mint/" }, { "title": "Indian Politicians Yet to Tap Voters Online: CIS's Abraham", "description": "A Mint interview by Venkatesh Upadhyay in which Sunil Abraham discusses digital media's limited role in Indian elections, online reader behaviour, and Internet monopolies.", "created": "2026-02-19", "date": "2013-10-22", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Venkatesh Upadhyay" ], "categories": [ "Interviews", "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indian-politicians-yet-to-tap-voters-online-mint/" }, { "title": "Is Facebook Tracking Your Virtual Footprints?", "description": "Sheetal Sukhija reports on allegations that Facebook tracked users through cookies even after logout, featuring expert commentary and the company's official response.", "created": "2026-02-18", "date": "2011-11-22", "source": "Mid-Day", "authors": [ "Sheetal Sukhija" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/is-facebook-tracking-your-virtual-footprints-mid-day/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham | The Online Warrior", "description": "A Mint article by Anirban Sen on Sunil Abraham, tracing his work in Internet governance, 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Philip examining Karnataka’s low e-governance transaction ranking despite its IT hub status and gaps in service delivery.", "created": "2026-02-01", "date": "2016-12-27", "source": "The New Indian Express", "authors": [ "Christin Mathew Philip" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/karnataka-ranks-12-e-governance-new-indian-express/" }, { "title": "Facebook India Appoints Sunil Abraham as Public Policy Director", "description": "The Hindu Business Line reports on Facebook India's appointment of Sunil Abraham as Public Policy Director for Data and Emerging Tech amid scrutiny of platform governance.", "created": "2026-02-01", "date": "2020-10-12", "source": "The Hindu Business Line", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/facebook-appoints-sunil-abraham-hindu-business-line/" }, { "title": "Click, and City Appears", "description": "A New Indian Express report by Ramzauva Chhakchhuak 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[ "Aanchal Bansal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/survival-savviest-open-magazine/" }, { "title": "Genetic Profiling: Is it all in the DNA?", "description": "Analysis of India's Human DNA Profiling Bill 2015, examining the collision between forensic science advancement and privacy concerns, featuring debates between government scientists and civil liberties advocates.", "created": "2026-01-25", "date": "2015-08-06", "source": "Open Magazine", "authors": [ "Ullekh NP" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/genetic-profiling-dna-open-magazine/" }, { "title": "The Law Tries to Catch Up with Tech", "description": "Analysis of India's inadequate data protection framework following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, examining IT Act deficiencies, the Srikrishna Committee's mandate, and GDPR's implications for Indian legislative reform.", "created": "2026-01-25", "date": "2018-05-22", "source": 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feature examining the Supreme Court's 2015 judgment striking down Section 66A of the IT Act, tracing its misuse, legal challenge, and implications for online speech in India.", "created": "2026-01-24", "date": "2015-03-26", "source": "Open Magazine", "authors": [ "Kumar Anshuman" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/section-66a-delete-open-magazine/" }, { "title": "Aadhaar: On a Sticky Wicket", "description": "Investigation into technical vulnerabilities of Aadhaar's biometric authentication system, examining replay attacks, hardware security failures, and insider threats documented in 2017.", "created": "2026-01-24", "date": "2017-06-16", "source": "Governance Now", "authors": [ "Pratap Vikram Singh" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaar-sticky-wicket-governance-now/" }, { "title": "Surveillance Is Like Salt in Cooking", "description": "An explanation of the comparison used by Sunil 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], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaar-has-no-legislative-foundation-governance-now/" }, { "title": "Voice of Reliance", "description": "The article examines Reliance Jio's entry into mobile telecommunications, discussing regulatory responses, net neutrality concerns raised by the Centre for Internet and Society, and differing explanations for India's digital divide.", "created": "2026-01-22", "date": "2016-09-14", "source": "Frontline", "authors": [ "V. Sridhar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/voice-of-reliance-frontline/" }, { "title": "Parties Give Short Shrift to Privacy", "description": "Analysis of major political parties' election manifestos ahead of India's 2014 general election, revealing gaps in privacy policy and digital rights commitments.", "created": "2026-01-22", "date": "2014-04-12", "source": "Governance Now", "authors": [ "Pratap Vikram Singh" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/parties-give-short-shrift-privacy-governance-now/" }, { "title": "Privacy Is a Fundamental Right! 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Tripathi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/huge-concerns-frontline/" }, { "title": "Deconstructing 'Internet Addiction'", "description": "A Hindu feature on the idea of Internet addiction, reporting medical and social perspectives on intensive Internet use.", "created": "2026-01-22", "date": "2009-08-30", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Sruthi Krishnan", "Shyam Ranganathan" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/deconstructing-internet-addiction-hindu/" }, { "title": "TSAP Days", "description": null, "created": "2026-01-21", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Project pages", "TSAP Events and Rituals" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/tsapdays/" }, { "title": "A Tale of Two Internet Campaigns", "description": "A Hindu report on two Internet campaigns held on the same day in 2014, one opposing mass surveillance and another promoting online safety.", 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"Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/networking-better-governance-hindu/" }, { "title": "In New Facebook Features, A Comeback for Community", "description": "A Hindu feature examining Facebook's launch of Groups and data download features, analyzing privacy implications and the platform's strategic response to emerging competition.", "created": "2026-01-20", "date": "2010-10-10", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Ajai Sreevatsan", "Sruthi Krishnan" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/facebook-features-community-hindu/" }, { "title": "Maintenance", "description": "Internal maintenance and quality checks for the Sunil Abraham Project.", "created": "2026-01-19", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Project pages" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/maintenance/" }, { "title": "A Safe Internet and a Free Internet Can Co-exist", "description": "A Hindu report on celebrations following the Supreme Court's striking down of Section 66A of the IT Act, featuring expert analysis of the landmark judgment's implications for free speech and intermediary liability.", "created": "2026-01-19", "date": "2015-03-25", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "K. 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Nath" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/does-this-click-with-you-hindu/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and The Hindu", "description": "A consolidated archive of Sunil Abraham's contributions to The Hindu and related news coverage that references his views on technology policy, digital rights, internet governance, and constitutional questions in India.", "created": "2026-01-18", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-the-hindu/" }, { "title": "Big Tech Players Balance Seeking and Avoiding AI Regulation", "description": "A Hindu report on how Big Tech firms articulate support for AI regulation whilst seeking to shape its terms and avoid stringent oversight.", "created": "2026-01-18", "date": "2023-08-28", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Aroon Deep" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/big-tech-ai-regulation-balance-hindu/" }, { "title": "PMO's No to Smart Cards, Insists on Aadhaar", "description": "A Hindu report on the Prime Minister's Office directing ministries to stop issuing smart cards for welfare schemes and rely exclusively on Aadhaar-based platforms.", "created": "2026-01-18", "date": "2016-04-10", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Somesh Jha" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/pmo-no-smart-cards-aadhaar-hindu/" }, { "title": "Does Google Know It All?", "description": "A Hindu feature exploring concerns about Google's extensive data collection on users and the absence of robust privacy protections in India.", "created": "2026-01-18", "date": "2015-07-02", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Nikhil Varma" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/does-google-know-it-all-hindu/" }, { "title": "Twists and Turns of the SOPA Opera", "description": "A Hindu analysis of the Stop Online Piracy Act debate, examining how proposed DNS filtering could threaten internet universality and create global censorship mechanisms.", "created": "2026-01-18", "date": "2012-01-15", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Deepa Kurup" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/sopa-opera-twists-turns-hindu/" }, { "title": "Despite Apex Court Order, IOC Proceeds With Aadhaar-Linked DBT", "description": "A Hindu report on Indian Oil Corporation continuing to link LPG subsidies to Aadhaar despite Supreme Court interim orders barring mandatory Aadhaar requirements.", "created": "2026-01-18", "date": "2014-01-05", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Deepa Kurup" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/ioc-aadhaar-dbt-apex-court-order-hindu/" }, { "title": "An Open Answer to Office", "description": "A Hindu feature on OpenOffice 3.2, examining the free and open source office suite's capabilities, Indian language support and adoption challenges.", "created": "2026-01-18", "date": "2010-03-14", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Deepa Kurup" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/open-answer-office-hindu/" }, { "title": "Checks and Balances Needed for Mass Surveillance of Citizens, Say Experts", "description": "A Hindu report on expert recommendations for protecting citizens from mass surveillance, including tokenisation and judicial oversight mechanisms.", "created": "2026-01-17", "date": "2017-12-09", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Peerzada Abrar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/checks-balances-mass-surveillance-experts-hindu/" }, { "title": "Targeting Surveillance", "description": "A Hindu newspaper article examining online terror propaganda and arguing for targeted surveillance over mass data collection approaches.", "created": "2026-01-17", "date": "2014-12-28", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Ajai Sreevatsan" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/targeting-surveillance-hindu/" }, { "title": "Pegasus Is India's Watergate Moment", "description": "Pranesh Prakash argues that intelligence gathering needs to be professionalised, parliamentary oversight introduced, and liberties and law protected.", "created": "2026-01-17", "date": "2021-07-21", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Pranesh Prakash" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/pegasus-indias-watergate-moment-hindu/" }, { "title": "Indian Net Service Providers Too Play Censorship Tricks", "description": "A Hindu report on a Canadian university study revealing that major Indian ISPs deployed web-censorship and filtering technology used in China and West Asian countries.", "created": "2026-01-17", "date": "2013-02-09", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "T. Ramachandran" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indian-isps-censorship-tricks-hindu/" }, { "title": "Civil Society & Industry Oppose India's Plans to Modify ITRs", "description": "A Hindu report on opposition from civil society and industry to India's ITU proposals, examining fears of content control and excessive regulation of the Internet.", "created": "2026-01-16", "date": "2012-11-23", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Shalini Singh" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/civil-society-industry-oppose-indias-itrs-plans-hindu/" }, { "title": "The Thrill of Saving India From Cybercrime", "description": "A Hindu feature on ethical hackers-turned-entrepreneurs building India's cybersecurity defences, examining the rise of security startups amid surging cyber threats.", "created": "2026-01-16", "date": "2016-11-20", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/thrill-saving-india-from-cybercrime-hindu/" }, { "title": "Category:Resources", "description": "Resource material related to the Sunil Abraham Project, including research papers, policy briefs, datasets, toolkits, and references on internet governance and open knowledge.", "created": "2026-01-15", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": null, "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/categories/resources/" }, { "title": "Live Chat: Aadhaar: An Identity Crisis?", "description": "A Hindu live chat where Sunil Abraham, K. Gopinath and K. Venkataramanan respond to reader questions on Aadhaar's technical flaws and privacy concerns.", "created": "2026-01-15", "date": "2015-03-17", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaar-identity-crisis-live-chat-hindu/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and The Week (India)", "description": "A curated cluster of reporting from The Week (India) that references Sunil Abraham’s views on technology, public policy, digital governance, and the societal implications of internet regulation.", "created": "2026-01-14", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-the-week-india/" }, { "title": "Is Aadhaar a Breach of Privacy?", "description": "Excerpt from a Hindu op-ed where Sunil Abraham critiques Aadhaar as poorly designed mass surveillance tech and suggests technical fixes to reduce privacy risks.", "created": "2026-01-14", "date": "2017-03-31", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/is-aadhaar-a-breach-of-privacy-hindu/" }, { "title": "Aadhaar: A Timeline", "description": "A chronological reference of key developments, legal milestones, policy decisions, and controversies in the Aadhaar project, India’s digital identity system.", "created": "2026-01-14", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": [ "Tito Dutta" ], "categories": [ "Resources", "TSAP Originals" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/resources/aadhaar-timeline/" }, { "title": "If Data Is the New Oil, How Much Does an Indian Citizen Lose?", "description": "A Hindu article examining data collection practices by tech platforms, exploring what Indian users lose through surveillance capitalism and weak privacy laws.", "created": "2026-01-14", "date": "2018-03-31", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Saurya Sengupta" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/if-data-is-new-oil-hindu/" }, { "title": "'Playground Open' for Influencing Elections, Say Cyber Experts", "description": "An ANI report published in The Week (India) featuring cyber expert Sunil Abraham's analysis on electoral manipulation risks in India ahead of the 2019 elections, highlighting the absence of data protection laws and vulnerabilities in the digital ecosystem.", "created": "2026-01-13", "date": "2018-05-02", "source": "The Week (India)", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/playground-open-for-influencing-elections-say-cyber-experts-the-week/" }, { "title": "A Must for Free Speech", "description": "A The Week (India) opinion by Geetha Hariharan examining India's 2015 net neutrality debate, focusing on Airtel Zero, Internet.org, and the risks of differential pricing for free speech and competition.", "created": "2026-01-13", "date": "2015-04-21", "source": "The Week (India)", "authors": [ "Geetha Hariharan" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/a-must-for-free-speech-the-week/" }, { "title": "Infosys Launches Open-Source Responsible AI Toolkit to Enhance Trust and Transparency in AI", "description": "A The Week (India) wire report on Infosys launching an open-source Responsible AI Toolkit aimed at addressing safety, transparency, and governance challenges in enterprise AI.", "created": "2026-01-13", "date": "2025-02-27", "source": "The Week (India)", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/infosys-launches-open-source-responsible-ai-toolkit-the-week/" }, { "title": "Indian Aadhaar Critic Impressed by Kenyan Court's Handling of Huduma Namba", "description": "An interview with Anand Venkatanarayanan on his testimony before Kenya’s High Court in the Huduma Namba case, comparing judicial processes in Kenya and India.", "created": "2026-01-13", "date": "2019-09-30", "source": "The Week (India)", "authors": [ "Anita Babu" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indian-aadhaar-critic-impressed-kenyan-court-handling-huduma-namba-the-week/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and FactorDaily", "description": "A consolidated archive of Sunil Abraham’s writing for FactorDaily and related coverage that references his analysis of technology policy, digital regulation, and the governance of internet platforms in India.", "created": "2026-01-12", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-factordaily/" }, { "title": "The Big Eye: The Tech Is All Ready for Mass Surveillance in India", "description": "A FactorDaily investigation examining the deployment of facial recognition technology across Indian police forces, the infrastructure enabling surveillance capabilities, and the privacy implications of biometric databases.", "created": "2026-01-12", "date": "2018-08-13", "source": "FactorDaily", "authors": [ "Anand Murali" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/big-eye-mass-surveillance-india-factordaily/" }, { "title": "Consent, the Final Layer in India's Ambitious Data Regime, Falling in Place", "description": "A FactorDaily report on the consent architecture being developed as the fourth layer of India Stack, enabling user-controlled digital data sharing for credit assessment, examining its applications in SME lending, healthcare, and the regulatory challenges around consent brokers.", "created": "2026-01-12", "date": "2017-09-05", "source": "FactorDaily", "authors": [ "Jayadevan PK" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/consent-architecture-indiastack-factordaily/" }, { "title": "How Twitter Is Helping India Reboot Public Services, Publicly", "description": "A FactorDaily feature on TwitterSeva, a citizen complaint redressal platform that enabled government departments and police forces to respond to public grievances in real time, examining its workflow, early successes, and limitations as an e-governance tool.", "created": "2026-01-12", "date": "2016-09-22", "source": "FactorDaily", "authors": [ "Ramarko Sengupta", "S Prabhakaran" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/twitter-reboot-public-services-india-factordaily/" }, { "title": "Do Indians Need the Right to Be Forgotten Online? It's Complicated", "description": "A FactorDaily feature examining India's first right-to-be-forgotten petition, the European precedent, and the complex debate around privacy rights, free speech, and public access to information in the digital age.", "created": "2026-01-12", "date": "2016-10-20", "source": "FactorDaily", "authors": [ "Ramarko Sengupta" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indians-right-forgotten-online-complicated-factordaily/" }, { "title": "Vijay Mallya Cries Foul After His Twitter and Email Accounts Are Hacked", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-11", "date": "2016-12-10", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Alnoor Peermohamed" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/vijay-mallya-hack-legion-business-standard/" }, { "title": "Why Is the UIDAI Cracking Down on Individuals That Hoard Aadhaar Data?", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-10", "date": "2016-04-13", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Alnoor Peermohamed" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/uidai-crackdown-aadhaar-data-hoarding-business-standard/" }, { "title": "Aadhaar Status Check: Nearing a Billion & Counting but Connectivity Remains a Problem", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-10", "date": "2016-04-01", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Sahil Makkar", "Mayank Mishra" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaar-billion-connectivity-problem-business-standard/" }, { "title": "Why the DNA Bill Is Open to Misuse: Sunil Abraham", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-10", "date": "2015-08-01", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Kanika Datta" ], "categories": [ "Interviews", "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/dna-bill-misuse-sunil-abraham-business-standard/" }, { "title": "Govt Presses 'Undo' Button on Draft Encryption Policy", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-10", "date": "2015-09-23", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/govt-withdraws-encryption-policy-business-standard/" }, { "title": "No Laws in India to Protect Customers if They Lose Money During Digital Transactions", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-10", "date": "2016-12-02", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Alnoor Peermohamed" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/digital-transactions-legal-protection-gap-business-standard/" }, { "title": "Behind Modi's Heartwarming Diwali Ad for Soldiers, an App That's Primed for Political Messaging", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-10", "date": "2016-10-29", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/modi-diwali-app-political-messaging-business-standard/" }, { "title": "Your Private Data May Be Online, Courtesy Govt", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-09", "date": "2013-10-28", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Somesh Jha", "Surabhi Agarwal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/private-data-online-govt-business-standard/" }, { "title": "The Net Is Taking Over", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-09", "date": "2014-01-24", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Veenu Sandhu", "Surabhi Agarwal", "Indulekha Aravind" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/the-net-is-taking-over-business-standard/" }, { "title": "Why Did India Fail to Discover the ISIS Twitter Handle?", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-09", "date": "2014-12-26", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Anita Babu" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/why-india-fail-discover-isis-twitter-handle-business-standard/" }, { "title": "India Needs Better Cyber Police", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-09", "date": "2014-05-23", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Surabhi Agarwal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-needs-better-cyber-police-business-standard/" }, { "title": "Wipro Receives Threat Mail Demanding Rs 500 Crore in Bitcoins", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-09", "date": "2017-05-06", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Ayan Pramanik" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/wipro-threat-bitcoin-ransom-business-standard/" }, { "title": "India Lacks Laws to Protect Customers of Digital Transactions: Experts", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-09", "date": "2016-12-03", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Alnoor Peermohamed", "Karan Choudhury" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-lacks-laws-protect-digital-transactions-business-standard/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and Business Standard", "description": "A consolidated archive of Sunil Abraham's writings for Business Standard and related news coverage that references his commentary on technology policy, regulation, digital rights, and the political economy of the internet in India.", "created": "2026-01-08", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-business-standard/" }, { "title": "As Internet Monopolies Get Larger, Their Gate-Keeping Powers Need to Be Tempered", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-08", "date": "2015-12-26", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Ranjita Ganesan" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions", "Interviews" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/internet-monopolies-gate-keeping-business-standard/" }, { "title": "Surveillance Rises, Privacy Retreats", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-08", "date": "2015-04-12", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Namrata Acharya" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/surveillance-rises-privacy-retreats-business-standard/" }, { "title": "India's Aadhaar Mandate for Smartphone Makers May Rile Global Firms", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-08", "date": "2016-09-14", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Alnoor Peermohamed" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaar-mandate-smartphone-makers-business-standard/" }, { "title": "Accessing Pirated Content Might Lead to Prison Term & Rs 3-Lakh Fine", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-08", "date": "2016-08-22", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Alnoor Peermohamed" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/accessing-pirated-content-prison-fine-business-standard/" }, { "title": "Indian Cyber Crime Soars 350% in 3 Years", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-08", "date": "2015-01-19", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Devanik Saha" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indian-cyber-crime-soars-business-standard/" }, { "title": "WhatsApp Ruling: Experts Seek Privacy Law", "description": "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.", "created": "2026-01-08", "date": "2016-09-24", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Apurva Venkat", "Moulishree Srivastava" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/whatsapp-ruling-privacy-law-business-standard/" }, { "title": "New Data Protection Law Must Not Limit Data Collection: Experts", "description": "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 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systems, unintended consequences, and proxy data from MediaNama's privacy conference in Bangalore, featuring experts from CIS, Takshashila, iSPIRT, and industry practitioners.", "created": "2026-01-07", "date": "2017-10-18", "source": "MediaNama", "authors": [ "Aroon Deep" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/namaprivacy-ai-privacy-challenges-medianama/" }, { "title": "How Should India Regulate Online Gaming?", "description": "A MediaNama report by Mitaksh Jain covering a panel discussion on regulatory frameworks for India's online gaming sector, featuring perspectives from Meta, InMobi, Government of Meghalaya, and legal experts.", "created": "2026-01-07", "date": "2022-04-18", "source": "MediaNama", "authors": [ "Mitaksh Jain" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-online-gaming-regulation-framework-medianama/" }, { "title": "Indian Govt Looks to Provide Free Access to Publicly-Funded Research Works", "description": "A MediaNama report by Riddhi Mukherjee on the draft Open Access Policy released by the Department of Biotechnology and Department of Science and Technology, proposing free public access to government-funded research publications.", "created": "2026-01-07", "date": "2014-07-23", "source": "MediaNama", "authors": [ "Riddhi Mukherjee" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/government-open-access-policy-medianama/" }, { "title": "Meta Hopes India's DPDP Act and Copyright Provisions Can Attract AI Data Centres", "description": "A MediaNama report on Meta's expectations regarding India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act and Copyright Act provisions making the country attractive for AI model training and data centres.", "created": "2026-01-07", "date": "2025-04-16", "source": "MediaNama", "authors": [ "Kamya Pandey" ], "categories": [ "Artificial Intelligence", "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/meta-india-dpdp-copyright-ai-data-centres-medianama/" }, { "title": "#NAMAprivacy: Regulating Artificial Intelligence Algorithms", "description": "A MediaNama report by Aroon Deep documenting discussions on artificial intelligence regulation, algorithmic bias, and fairness from MediaNama's privacy conference in Bangalore, featuring experts from CIS, IFMR, Vidhi Centre, and industry practitioners.", "created": "2026-01-07", "date": "2017-10-18", "source": "MediaNama", "authors": [ "Aroon Deep" ], "categories": [ "Artificial Intelligence", "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/namaprivacy-regulating-ai-algorithms-medianama/" }, { "title": "Navigating the Complexities of Open Source AI: Insights from Carnegie India Summit", "description": "A MediaNama report by Kamya Pandey examining debates around open source artificial intelligence, featuring perspectives from Meta and the Digital Public Goods Alliance at Carnegie India's Global 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research, highlighting corporate reluctance to invest in cybersecurity despite rising ransomware threats and inadequate government standards.", "created": "2026-01-06", "date": "2016-08-09", "source": "Deccan Chronicle", "authors": [ "Koustav Das" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indian-companies-encryption-adoption-deccan-chronicle/" }, { "title": "Indian Government Wakes Up to Risk of Hotmail, Gmail", "description": "A Deccan Chronicle report on India's efforts to secure government communications through a new email policy following NSA spying revelations, highlighting widespread use of private email services by officials and security concerns raised by experts.", "created": "2026-01-06", "date": "2013-12-09", "source": "Deccan Chronicle", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indian-government-email-security-risks-deccan-chronicle/" }, { "title": "Rational Internet Laws Essential to Fulfil India's Digital Goals", "description": "A Deccan Chronicle report examining India's need for pragmatic internet laws despite having 400 million users, featuring expert analysis on speech regulation, intellectual property, and data protection gaps.", "created": "2026-01-06", "date": "2016-08-14", "source": "Deccan Chronicle", "authors": [ "Krishna Makwana" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/rational-internet-laws-digital-goals-deccan-chronicle/" }, { "title": "Regulation Should Build Trust, Not Control, says Dr. Amar Patnaik at 6th Global AI Leadership Meet", "description": "A Varindia report covering the 6th Global AI Leadership Meet 2024 organised by ASSOCHAM, featuring Dr. Amar Patnaik's keynote on trust-based AI regulation and Sunil Abraham's remarks on balanced governance frameworks and open standards.", "created": "2026-01-06", "date": "2024-02-21", "source": "Varindia", "authors": [ "Varindia" ], "categories": [ "Artificial Intelligence", "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/ai-regulation-trust-assocham-varindia/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and Catch News", "description": "A curated cluster of Catch News articles that include Sunil Abraham’s writing and quoted commentary on technology policy, digital rights, online speech, and the governance of internet platforms in India.", "created": "2026-01-05", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-catch-news/" }, { "title": "FB & Google Have Already Monopolised Indian Cyberspace", "description": "A Catch News interview with Sunil Abraham discussing the US-India cyber framework, encryption policy, surveillance laws, and the monopolistic practices of Facebook and Google in India.", "created": "2026-01-05", "date": "2016-07-03", "source": "Catch News", "authors": [ "Asad Ali" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions", "Interviews" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/fb-google-monopolised-indian-cyberspace/" }, { "title": "Internet Freedom: What Would Have Happened if India Chose FB Free Basics", "description": "An opinion column by Sunil Abraham and Vidushi Marda in Deccan Chronicle examining hypothetical scenarios had TRAI permitted discriminatory tariffs, and documenting the net neutrality debate timeline in India.", "created": "2026-01-05", "date": "2016-02-14", "source": "Deccan Chronicle", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham", "Vidushi Marda" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/internet-freedom-free-basics-scenario/" }, { "title": "Save the Internet From Corporate Censorship", "description": "An opinion column by Sunil Abraham in Deccan Chronicle examining private censorship by social media companies, the need for due process, and civil society's role in holding internet giants accountable.", "created": "2026-01-05", "date": "2018-09-05", "source": "Deccan Chronicle", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/save-internet-from-corporate-censorship/" }, { "title": "The Digital Divide: Pros and Cons of Modi's Latest Big Initiative", "description": "A Catch News analysis examining the Digital India initiative, its promised corporate investments, potential benefits, and critical concerns about privacy, infrastructure, and implementation.", "created": "2026-01-05", "date": "2015-07-02", "source": "Catch News", "authors": [ "Suhas Munshi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/digital-divide-modi-digital-india-initiative-catch-news/" }, { "title": "Category:Portals", "description": "Portal pages are long-term, comprehensive sections that organise material around a person, organisation, or major theme within the Sunil Abraham Project.", "created": "2026-01-04", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": null, "permalink": null }, { "title": "Category:Artificial Intelligence", "description": "Pages that document research, commentary, policy analysis, and public engagement with artificial intelligence across technical, legal, and social domains.", "created": "2026-01-04", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": null, "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/categories/artificial-intelligence/" }, { "title": "Riot-Hit Vadodara May Be on Shaky Legal Ground in Suspending Telecom Services", "description": "A Scroll.in article examining the legal basis for Vadodara police's three-day suspension of mobile internet services following communal riots, with experts questioning the proportionality and legality of blanket shutdowns.", "created": "2026-01-04", "date": "2014-09-29", "source": "Scroll.in", "authors": [ "Mridula Chari" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/riot-hit-vadodara-shaky-legal-ground-suspending-telecom-scroll/" }, { "title": "Rural India Leads Record 35% Surge in Use of E-Governance", "description": "A Scroll.in article reporting on how rural India drove a dramatic increase in e-governance transactions in 2014, with half of 3.5 billion electronic transactions coming from rural areas, primarily for agricultural services.", "created": "2026-01-04", "date": "2015-04-23", "source": "Scroll.in", "authors": [ "Gangadhar S Patil" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/rural-india-record-surge-e-governance-scroll/" }, { "title": "Plagiarism Is Rampant in Indian Food Writing – but Finally, Bloggers Have a Way to Fight It", "description": "A Scroll.in article examining how Indian food bloggers are turning to social media to combat plagiarism, as legal recourse proves unpredictable and limitations in copyright law make proving infringement difficult.", "created": "2026-01-04", "date": "2017-07-04", "source": "Scroll.in", "authors": [ "Chanpreet Khurana" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/plagiarism-rampant-indian-food-writing-scroll/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and Scroll.in", "description": "A curated cluster of Scroll.in journalism that references and engages with Sunil Abraham’s analysis of technology policy, digital rights, internet regulation, and the social impact of platforms in India.", "created": "2026-01-03", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-scroll-in/" }, { "title": "India's Plan to Offer Citizens Digital Lockers Poses a Privacy Threat, Say Experts", "description": "A Scroll.in article examining privacy concerns raised by experts regarding India's digital locker initiative, which allows citizens to store important documents online using Aadhaar authentication.", "created": "2026-01-03", "date": "2015-03-19", "source": "Scroll.in", "authors": [ "Mridula Chari" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/digital-lockers-privacy-threat-scroll/" }, { "title": "Facebook is Desperate About Free Basics: Here is Why", "description": "A Hindustan Times Tech analysis of Facebook's intensive lobbying campaign to save its Free Basics platform in India, published during the critical weeks before TRAI's final ruling on differential pricing and net neutrality.", "created": "2026-01-03", "date": "2015-12-25", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/facebook-desperate-free-basics-ht-tech/" }, { "title": "The Scariest Bill in Parliament Is Getting No Attention – Here's What You Need to Know About It", "description": "A Scroll.in article examining the Human DNA Profiling Bill 2015 and the privacy concerns raised by experts regarding India's proposed national DNA database and its potential for misuse.", "created": "2026-01-03", "date": "2015-07-24", "source": "Scroll.in", "authors": [ "Nayantara Narayanan" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/scariest-bill-parliament-dna-profiling-scroll/" }, { "title": "Will Domain Dot भारत Spur the Growth of Indian Languages on the Internet?", "description": "A Scroll.in article examining whether the launch of Devanagari script domain names would help increase Indian language content online, and the infrastructure challenges that remain.", "created": "2026-01-03", "date": "2014-08-29", "source": "Scroll.in", "authors": [ "Rohan Venkataramakrishnan" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/domain-dot-bharat-indian-languages-scroll/" }, { "title": "Is Facebook Too Powerful Without Legal Safeguards?", "description": "A Hindustan Times Tech report examining calls by Indian experts for data protection and competition laws to regulate Facebook following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, highlighting gaps in India's legal framework.", "created": "2026-01-03", "date": "2018-03-23", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Vidhi Choudhary" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/facebook-too-powerful-without-legal-safeguards-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "How the Government Gains When Private Companies Use Aadhaar", "description": "A Scroll.in article examining how private companies gained access to Aadhaar authentication before legislation was passed, and the privacy implications of commercial use of biometric data.", "created": "2026-01-03", "date": "2016-03-24", "source": "Scroll.in", "authors": [ "M Rajshekhar", "Anumeha Yadav" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/government-gains-private-companies-aadhaar-scroll/" }, { "title": "Indian Activists Slam FCC Decision to Ditch Net Neutrality", "description": "A Hindustan Times Tech report capturing Indian digital rights activists' responses to the US FCC's November 2017 decision to dismantle net neutrality protections, with experts expressing confidence in India's regulatory framework.", "created": "2026-01-03", "date": "2017-11-23", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Kul Bhushan" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indian-activists-slam-fcc-net-neutrality-decision-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "The DigiLocker Was Supposed to Cut Down Paperwork but Less Than 0.1% of Indians Are Using It", "description": "A Scroll.in article examining why DigiLocker, launched as part of the Digital India programme, had attracted only 1.1 million users more than a year after its release, despite ambitious government plans.", "created": "2026-01-03", "date": "2016-09-12", "source": "Scroll.in", "authors": [ "Mayank Jain" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/digilocker-cut-paperwork-low-adoption-scroll/" }, { "title": "India's Ballot Battle Will Also Run Through Facebook", "description": "A Hindustan Times Tech report on Facebook's launch of its election tracker ahead of India's 2014 general elections, examining how social media was poised to influence voting outcomes in 160 key constituencies.", "created": "2026-01-03", "date": "2014-03-04", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Zia Haq" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-ballot-battle-facebook-election-tracker-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Now, Twitter Too Caught Up in Cambridge Analytica Controversy", "description": "A Hindustan Times Tech report revealing that Twitter sold public data access to Cambridge Analytica researcher Aleksandr Kogan, expanding the scope of the data privacy scandal beyond Facebook.", "created": "2026-01-02", "date": "2018-04-30", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Prasun Sonwalkar", "Vidhi Choudhury" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/twitter-cambridge-analytica-controversy-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Days After Jharkhand Breach, Govt Websites Continue to Bleed Aadhaar Data", "description": "A Hindustan Times investigation revealing multiple instances of Aadhaar data leaks across government websites following the initial Jharkhand breach, exposing vulnerabilities in India's digital identity infrastructure.", "created": "2026-01-02", "date": "2017-04-29", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/days-after-jharkhand-breach-govt-websites-continue-to-bleed-aadhaar-data-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Can Uber, Ola Apps Be Blocked? Govt Fighting Cyber Odds", "description": "A Hindustan Times Tech report examining technical challenges faced by the Delhi government in blocking taxi aggregator apps like Uber and Ola following passenger safety concerns, highlighting encryption barriers.", "created": "2026-01-02", "date": "2015-06-04", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Siladitya Ray" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/uber-ola-apps-block-govt-cyber-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Concerns Over Central Snoop", "description": "A Hindustan Times report examining privacy concerns surrounding India's Central Monitoring System, a centralised surveillance programme for intercepting phone calls and internet communications.", "created": "2026-01-02", "date": "2013-06-28", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Aloke Tikku" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/concerns-over-central-snoop-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "A Dangerous Trend: Social Media Adds Fire to Muzaffarnagar Clashes", "description": "A Hindustan Times report examining how fake videos and morphed images spread through social media platforms intensified communal violence during the Muzaffarnagar riots, raising questions about content moderation and free speech.", "created": "2026-01-02", "date": "2013-12-03", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Zia Haq" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/a-dangerous-trend-social-media-adds-fire-to-muzaffarnagar-clashes-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Now, Escorts Hook Up With Clients on Twitter", "description": "A Hindustan Times report on escort service agencies in Indian cities using Twitter to connect with clients, and the legal and platform liability issues this raises under Indian law.", "created": "2026-01-02", "date": "2014-07-13", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Sandeep Pai" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/escorts-hook-up-with-clients-twitter-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Tweet Arrest Sparks Protest and a Fightback", "description": "A Hindustan Times report on the arrest of businessman Ravi Srinivasan in Puducherry for tweets about Karti Chidambaram, triggering debates on free speech and Section 66A of the IT Act.", "created": "2026-01-02", "date": "2012-11-02", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/tweet-arrest-sparks-protest-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "'Forwarded' Label Now Live on WhatsApp to Combat Fake News", "description": "A Hindustan Times Tech report on WhatsApp's introduction of a forwarded message label in response to mob lynchings in India linked to fake messages, and expert reactions to the new feature.", "created": "2026-01-02", "date": "2018-07-10", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Vidhi Choudhary" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/forwarded-label-whatsapp-combat-fake-news-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Cambridge Analytica Row: Facebook Data Breach Hit 560K Indian Users", "description": "A Hindustan Times Tech report disclosing that over 562,000 Indian Facebook users were affected by the Cambridge Analytica data breach, as Facebook responded to Indian government queries about compromised user data.", "created": "2026-01-02", "date": "2018-04-05", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Vidhi Choudhary", "Yashwant Raj" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/cambridge-analytica-facebook-data-breach-indian-users-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Brazil's Experience a Red Flag for WhatsApp in Indian Polls, Say Experts", "description": "A Hindustan Times report examining concerns about WhatsApp misuse ahead of India's 2019 elections following allegations of platform manipulation in Brazil's vote, featuring expert warnings about encryption dilemmas, data protection gaps, and Sunil Abraham's advocacy for fact-checker networks and in-application education.", "created": "2026-01-02", "date": "2018-10-21", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Vidhi Choudhary" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/brazils-experience-red-flag-whatsapp-indian-polls-experts-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "BJP Outspends Congress, Others in Social Media Advertising", "description": "A Hindustan Times report on political parties' spending on social media advertising during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, based on transparency data released by Facebook and Google.", "created": "2026-01-01", "date": "2019-05-03", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Vidhi Choudhary" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/bjp-congress-social-media-advertising-2019-election-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Ensure Steps to Prevent Spread of Rumours, Government Warns WhatsApp", "description": "A Hindustan Times report on the Indian government warning WhatsApp to take steps to curb the spread of rumours linked to incidents of mob violence.", "created": "2026-01-01", "date": "2018-07-04", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/ensure-steps-to-prevent-spread-of-rumours-government-warns-whatsapp-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Category:Versions", "description": "Version logs, release notes, and reflective articles documenting the evolution of the Sunil Abraham Project over time.", "created": "2025-12-31", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": null, "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/categories/versions/" }, { "title": "Version 1.0 Lookback", "description": "A reflective look back at the work, growth, and milestones that led to the Version 1.0 release of the Sunil Abraham Project.", "created": "2025-12-31", "date": null, "source": 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UIDAI CEO ABP Pandey's assurances that intelligence agencies cannot freely access Aadhaar transaction data, alongside contrasting views from privacy advocates on the efficacy of legal and technical safeguards.", "created": "2025-12-29", "date": "2016-10-20", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Aloke Tikku" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/intelligence-agencies-aadhaar-data-access-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "SC Scrapped It, But Thousands Held Last Year Under Dead Cyber Law", "description": "A Hindustan Times report revealing that over 3,000 people were arrested under Section 66A of the IT Act in 2015, despite the Supreme Court striking down the provision in March 2015 for violating freedom of speech.", "created": "2025-12-29", "date": "2016-09-07", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Aloke Tikku" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/section-66a-arrests-supreme-court-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Mandatory Aadhaar Card for Govt Scholarships Violates SC Order", "description": "A Hindustan Times report examining the HRD ministry's decision to make Aadhaar mandatory for government scholarships despite a Supreme Court order restricting its use, raising concerns of contempt of court.", "created": "2025-12-29", "date": "2016-07-15", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Neelam Pandey", "Aloke Tikku" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaar-scholarships-supreme-court-violation-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Draft Bill Proposes ₹1 Crore Fine, 3 Year Jail for Data Privacy Violation", "description": "A Hindustan Times report on the Internet Freedom Foundation's release of the 'Indian Privacy Code, 2018', a civil society-drafted model privacy law proposing stringent penalties for privacy violations ahead of the Justice Srikrishna Committee's recommendations.", "created": "2025-12-29", "date": "2018-06-08", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Vidhi Choudhary" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/draft-privacy-bill-internet-freedom-foundation-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Govt to Keep Aadhaar Records for 7 Yrs, Prompts Fears of Surveillance", "description": "A Hindustan Times report examining new UIDAI rules requiring seven-year retention of Aadhaar authentication records, raising concerns about potential surveillance capabilities and data access by security agencies.", "created": "2025-12-29", "date": "2016-10-17", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Aloke Tikku" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaar-records-seven-years-surveillance-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "PIB Plans a Fact-Checking Unit to Counter Fake News", "description": "A Hindustan Times report on the Press Information Bureau's plan to establish a fact-checking unit to monitor and counter fake news about government policies on social media platforms, including commentary on funding mechanisms for the fact-checking ecosystem.", "created": "2025-12-29", "date": "2019-07-03", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Smriti Kak Ramachandran" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/pib-fact-checking-unit-fake-news-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and Hindustan Times", "description": "A consolidated archive of Sunil Abraham’s contributions to Hindustan Times and news coverage that references his views on technology, digital rights, platform governance, and public policy in India.", "created": "2025-12-28", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Facebook's Libra: A Bit Too Ambitious?", "description": "A Deccan Herald opinion piece 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"https://sunilabraham.in/media/rural-indians-whatsapp-trust-survey-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "350% Surge in Cyber Crimes in Last 3 Years", "description": "A Hindustan Times report analysing National Crime Records Bureau data revealing a sharp rise in registered cyber crimes in India between 2010 and 2013, alongside challenges in legal frameworks and enforcement.", "created": "2025-12-28", "date": "2015-01-20", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Devanik Saha" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/350-percent-cyber-crimes-surge-india-hindustan-times/" }, { "title": "Building Intentional AI for India", "description": "A Hindustan Times Genesis article examining India's approach to developing inclusive AI systems, with insights from the Pragati: AI for Impact convening co-hosted by Meta and The/Nudge Institute.", "created": "2025-12-28", "date": "2025-09-18", "source": "Hindustan Times", "authors": [ "Jerold Pereira" ], 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trend of tech companies emphasizing privacy-enhancing technologies following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham of the Centre for Internet and Society.", "created": "2025-12-27", "date": "2019-09-04", "source": "Deccan Herald", "authors": [ "Roshan H Nair" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/android-10-privacy-deccan-herald/" }, { "title": "Are We Ready to Enter the Digital Parade?", "description": "A Deccan Herald report from September 2015 examining the controversy surrounding Facebook's tri-colour profile picture campaign, internet.org, and the net neutrality debate in India, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham and Pranesh Prakash of the Centre for Internet and Society.", "created": "2025-12-27", "date": "2015-09-30", "source": "Deccan Herald", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/are-we-ready-enter-digital-parade-deccan-herald/" }, { "title": "A Torrent of Illegal Activities", "description": "A Deccan Herald report examining film piracy through torrents in Bangalore, featuring perspectives from filmmakers, cyber cafe operators, and Sunil Abraham of the Centre for Internet and Society on copyright enforcement challenges and potential solutions.", "created": "2025-12-27", "date": "2014-06-10", "source": "Deccan Herald", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/torrent-illegal-activities-deccan-herald/" }, { "title": "Citizens' Forums Want UID Project Scrapped", "description": "A Deccan Herald report from April 2010 covering demands by civil society groups for the discontinuation of India's Unique Identification project, citing concerns over transparency, privacy safeguards, and feasibility.", "created": "2025-12-27", "date": "2010-04-29", "source": "Deccan Herald", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/citizens-forums-want-uid-project-scrapped-deccan-herald/" }, { "title": "Aadhaar's Moment of Truth", "description": "A Deccan Herald report from July 2011 examining privacy and surveillance concerns surrounding the Aadhaar project, featuring critical perspectives from Sunil Abraham and Usha Ramanathan on the convergence of biometric identification with national security databases.", "created": "2025-12-27", "date": "2011-07-02", "source": "Deccan Herald", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaars-moment-truth-deccan-herald/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and The Quint", "description": "A curated cluster of reporting and essays from The Quint that reference Sunil Abraham's perspectives on digital culture, internet governance, platform power, and the social consequences of technology in India.", "created": "2025-12-26", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-the-quint/" }, { "title": "The Dangers of Aadhaar-Based Payments That No One Is Talking About", "description": "The Quint report on security vulnerabilities in Aadhaar-based payment systems following demonetisation, featuring Sunil Abraham's analysis on biometric authentication risks, the gummy finger attack and inadequate data protection frameworks.", "created": "2025-12-26", "date": "2017-01-17", "source": "The Quint", "authors": [ "Mayank Jain" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/the-dangers-of-aadhaar-based-payments-that-no-one-is-talking-about/" }, { "title": "If Your Aadhaar Data Has Been Hacked, You Might Never Find Out", "description": "The Quint report on the absence of breach notification requirements in the Aadhaar Act following an alleged biometric data breach, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham, Apar Gupta and Rahul Matthan on gaps in data protection and redressal mechanisms.", "created": "2025-12-26", "date": "2017-03-03", "source": "The Quint", "authors": [ "Mayank Jain" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/if-your-aadhaar-data-has-been-hacked-you-might-never-find-out/" }, { "title": "Sure, WhatsApp Secures Privacy, But Who's Monitoring Fake News?", "description": "The Quint investigation into WhatsApp's role in spreading fake news and political propaganda during UP elections, featuring Sunil Abraham's analysis of the fake news economy, financial incentives driving digital warriors and the lack of content oversight despite end-to-end encryption.", "created": "2025-12-26", "date": "2017-07-13", "source": "The Quint", "authors": [ "Vineet Khare" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/sure-whatsapp-secures-privacy-but-whos-monitoring-fake-news/" }, { "title": "SFLC.IN Hosts Dialogue on AI: Experts Discuss Risks & Responsible Innovation", "description": "The Quint coverage of SFLC.IN's dialogue on artificial intelligence examining deepfakes, responsible AI practices and governance frameworks, featuring Sunil Abraham's analysis on model explainability and the future of large language models.", "created": "2025-12-26", "date": "2024-11-27", "source": "The Quint", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/sflcin-hosts-dialogue-on-ai-experts-discuss-risks-and-responsible-innovation/" }, { "title": "Rainbow Coalition Leans Left for Rights", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-26", "date": "2004-01-18", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Vaishnavi C Sekhar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/rainbow-coalition-leans-left-for-rights-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Swachh Digital India: Fake News Has a Real Impact on Our Lives", "description": "The Quint investigation into WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption and the challenges of tracking fake news origins, featuring Sunil Abraham's analysis of encryption limitations in group messaging and the real-world consequences of viral misinformation.", "created": "2025-12-26", "date": "2017-07-18", "source": "The Quint", "authors": [ "Vineet Khare", "Manasi Dash" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/swachh-digital-india-fake-news-has-a-real-impact-on-our-lives/" }, { "title": "Limiting Access to Social Media Can Restrict Freedom of Speech", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-25", "date": "2013-08-01", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Kim Arora" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/limiting-access-social-media-restrict-freedom-speech-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Crowdsourced Innovation for Government Projects and Services Is Easier Said Than Done", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-25", "date": "2017-02-03", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Kunal Talgeri" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/crowdsourced-innovation-government-projects-easier-said-than-done-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Banning Cabs Is Easier Said Than Done", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-25", "date": "2014-12-12", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Aparajitha Ray" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/banning-cabs-easier-said-than-done-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Outcry Over Man's Arrest for Tweets Against Chidambaram's Son", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-25", "date": "2012-11-01", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Kim Arora" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/outcry-arrest-tweets-chidambaram-son-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "BSNL Website Hacked by Anonymous India", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-25", "date": "2012-12-13", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Kim Arora" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/bsnl-website-hacked-anonymous-india-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Outrage on Twitter over Businessman's Arrest", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-25", "date": "2012-11-01", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Kim Arora" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/outrage-twitter-businessman-arrest-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Offended by a Tweet? Live with It", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-25", "date": "2012-11-02", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Javed Anwer" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/offended-tweet-live-with-it-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "NGO Questions People's Privacy in UID Scheme", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-25", "date": "2012-01-11", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Jaideep Deogharia" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/ngo-questions-privacy-uid-scheme-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Web Piracy: HC Says Block Links, Not Websites", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-25", "date": "2012-06-22", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/web-piracy-hc-says-block-links-not-websites-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Social Entrepreneurs Set Out to Change India", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-25", "date": "2007-01-09", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Frederick Noronha" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/social-entrepreneurs-set-out-change-india-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Much at Stake for Tech Sector in UID Project", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-25", "date": "2011-12-12", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Pranav Nambiar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/much-at-stake-for-tech-sector-in-uid-project-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Modi's Valley Hug Sparks Swadeshi Talk", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-25", "date": "2015-10-06", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Shilpa Phadnis", "Sujit John" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/modis-valley-hug-sparks-swadeshi-talk-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Have Video? Post It Online to Win Rs 10k", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-25", "date": "2013-07-19", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Shobha John" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/have-video-post-it-online-to-win-rs-10k-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Dot Bharat Domain to Be Unveiled on August 21", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-25", "date": "2014-08-17", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Kim Arora" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/dot-bharat-domain-unveiled-august-21-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "India Wants Core Internet Infrastructure", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-25", "date": "2014-04-24", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Indrani Bagchi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-wants-core-internet-infrastructure-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "More Errors in Aadhaar Data in Andhra Pradesh Than in Voter Database", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-24", "date": "2018-05-18", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "U Sudhakar Reddy" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/more-errors-aadhaar-data-andhra-pradesh-voter-database-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Government Wants to Read Your Tweets, Facebook Posts", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-24", "date": "2011-08-11", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Javed Anwer" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/government-wants-read-tweets-facebook-posts-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Centaur Website Reveals Guests' Personal Info", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-24", "date": "2011-06-20", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Shilpa Phadnis" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/centaur-website-reveals-guests-personal-info-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Parents Step Up Vigil, Take Expert Help as Blue Whale Stalks Internet", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-24", "date": "2017-08-31", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/parents-step-up-vigil-expert-help-blue-whale-internet-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Parties' Apps Want Access to Users' Key Data", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-24", "date": "2018-03-25", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Kim Arora" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/parties-apps-want-access-users-key-data-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Google's Privacy Policy Raises Hackles", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-24", "date": "2012-01-26", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Javed Anwer" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/googles-privacy-policy-raises-hackles-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Draft IT Guidelines May Gag Internet Freedom", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-24", "date": "2011-03-11", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Shilpa Phadnis", "Pranav Nambiar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/draft-it-guidelines-may-gag-internet-freedom-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and The Times of India", "description": "A curated cluster of reporting from The Times of India that includes references and quotations from Sunil Abraham on technology policy, internet regulation, digital rights, and platform governance in the Indian context.", "created": "2025-12-23", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "You Can Still Get into Trouble for Online Posts: Digital Law Experts", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-23", "date": "2015-03-30", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Kim Arora" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/you-can-still-get-into-trouble-online-posts-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Is Social Media the Most Effective Voice of India?", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-23", "date": "2013-11-28", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Maitreyee Boruah" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/social-media-most-effective-voice-india-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Facebook India Appoints Sunil Abraham as Public Policy Director for Data and Emerging Tech", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-23", "date": "2020-10-12", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/facebook-india-appoints-sunil-abraham-public-policy-director-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Cyber Experts Suggest Using Open Source Software to Protect Privacy", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-23", "date": "2013-06-22", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Kim Arora" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/cyber-experts-suggest-open-source-software-protect-privacy-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "India to Create Free Access to Scientific Work Online", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-23", "date": "2014-07-22", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Sandhya Soman" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-create-free-access-scientific-work-online-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Decline in Web Freedom Steepest in India: Report", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-23", "date": "2013-10-03", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Javed Anwer" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/decline-web-freedom-steepest-india-report-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Internet Users Enraged Over US Online Spying", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-23", "date": "2013-06-29", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Maitreyee Boruah" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/internet-users-enraged-over-us-online-spying/" }, { "title": "Terror Recruiters Target Indians on Internet", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-12-23", "date": "2014-07-18", "source": "The Times of India", "authors": [ "Sandhya Soman" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/terror-recruiters-target-indians-internet-times-of-india/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and The Washington Post", "description": "A curated cluster of Washington Post reporting that includes analysis and commentary from Sunil Abraham on internet governance, free speech, platform power, and digital policy debates in India.", "created": "2025-12-22", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-washington-post/" }, { "title": "Kerala Chief Minister's Webcammed Office Draws Rave Reviews", "description": "An NDTV report, syndicated from The New York Times, on Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's decision to stream video from his office via webcams as an anti-corruption experiment, with Sunil Abraham arguing that even symbolic transparency measures can help check behaviour across the political hierarchy.", "created": "2025-12-22", "date": "2011-07-18", "source": "NDTV", "authors": [ "Vikas Bajaj" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/kerala-chief-ministers-webcammed-office-draws-rave-reviews/" }, { "title": "India Debates Limits to Freedom of Expression", "description": "A Washington Post report on India's tightening restrictions on free expression across media, arts and online platforms, featuring Sunil Abraham's warning that government censorship proposals would kill internet vibrancy and often target political criticism rather than genuine hate speech.", "created": "2025-12-22", "date": "2012-02-12", "source": "The Washington Post", "authors": [ "Simon Denyer" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-debates-limits-to-freedom-of-expression/" }, { "title": "India's Supreme Court Strikes Down Law That Led to Facebook Arrests", "description": "A Washington Post report on the Supreme Court's 2015 decision striking down Section 66A of the IT Act, which criminalised 'offensive' online speech, featuring Sunil Abraham's explanation that the provision originally aimed at spam was weaponised by politicians to silence criticism.", "created": "2025-12-22", "date": "2015-03-24", "source": "The Washington Post", "authors": [ "Annie Gowen" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indias-supreme-court-strikes-down-law-that-led-to-facebook-arrests/" }, { "title": "Parliament Clears Aadhaar Legislation: Your 10-Point Cheatsheet", "description": "An NDTV cheatsheet on Parliament's passage of the Aadhaar legislation as a money bill, outlining 10 key political and privacy concerns including Sunil Abraham's warning that a centralised biometric database enables surveillance akin to holding the keys to every house in a city.", "created": "2025-12-22", "date": "2016-03-16", "source": "NDTV", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/parliament-clears-aadhaar-legislation-your-10-point-cheatsheet/" }, { "title": "Indian Government Wakes Up to Risk of Hotmail, Gmail", "description": "An Agence France-Presse investigation exposing widespread use of Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo by Indian government officials for sensitive communications, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham on the security risks of US-based email services and concerns about the proposed centralised government email system creating new vulnerabilities.", "created": "2025-12-22", "date": "2013-12-08", "source": "NDTV", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indian-government-wakes-up-to-risk-of-hotmail-gmail/" }, { "title": "India, Egypt Say No Thanks to Free Internet from Facebook", "description": "A Washington Post report on the regulatory backlash against Facebook's Free Basics in India and Egypt, featuring Sunil Abraham's analysis that India's net neutrality debate would shape how other countries price and regulate differential internet access.", "created": "2025-12-22", "date": "2016-01-28", "source": "The Washington Post", "authors": [ "Annie Gowen" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-egypt-say-no-thanks-to-free-internet-from-facebook/" }, { "title": "Is India the Next Frontier for Facebook?", "description": "A Washington Post report on Mark Zuckerberg's push to expand Internet.org in India, featuring Sunil Abraham's assessment that the free but limited connectivity model creates walled-garden monopolies, yet may be a pragmatic short-term solution given India's infrastructure gaps.", "created": "2025-12-22", "date": "2014-10-09", "source": "The Washington Post", "authors": [ "Rama Lakshmi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/is-india-the-next-frontier-for-facebook/" }, { "title": "Temporary 16-Digit Virtual ID To Secure Aadhaar Data Privacy: 10 Points", "description": "An NDTV explainer on UIDAI's introduction of a temporary 16-digit Virtual ID to reduce Aadhaar number exposure, outlining a 10-point implementation plan and highlighting Sunil Abraham's long-standing critique of Aadhaar's over-trusting KYC architecture.", "created": "2025-12-22", "date": "2018-01-10", "source": "NDTV", "authors": [ "Aloke Tikku" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/temporary-16-digit-virtual-id-to-secure-aadhaar-data-privacy-10-points/" }, { "title": "'Pentagon Was Hacked Too': Piyush Goyal On Security For Digital Payments", "description": "An NDTV report, syndicated from The Washington Post, on the security risks surrounding India's rapid push to digital payments post-demonetisation, featuring Sunil Abraham on regulatory gaps and Piyush Goyal's 'Pentagon was hacked too' defence.", "created": "2025-12-22", "date": "2017-01-16", "source": "NDTV", "authors": [ "Rama Lakshmi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/pentagon-was-hacked-too-piyush-goyal-on-security-for-digital-payments/" }, { "title": "India Bans Facebook's 'Free' Internet for the Poor", "description": "A Washington Post report on TRAI's 2016 prohibition of differential pricing that ended Facebook's Free Basics programme in India, featuring Sunil Abraham's criticism of Facebook's aggressive public relations campaign during the consultation process.", "created": "2025-12-22", "date": "2016-02-08", "source": "The Washington Post", "authors": [ "Annie Gowen" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-bans-facebooks-free-internet-for-the-poor/" }, { "title": "Facebook's Behaviour May Not Have Helped Its Cause In India: Foreign Media", "description": "A Washington Post report on India's ban on differential data pricing and Facebook's failed push for Free Basics, highlighting criticism from Sunil Abraham that the company's aggressive propaganda undermined trust in its stewardship of India's information society.", "created": "2025-12-22", "date": "2016-02-08", "source": "NDTV", "authors": [ "Annie Gowen" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/facebooks-behaviour-may-not-have-helped-its-cause-in-india-foreign-media/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and The Financial Express", "description": "A curated cluster of reporting from The Financial Express that features commentary from Sunil Abraham on technology policy, digital regulation, privacy and internet governance in India.", "created": "2025-12-21", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-the-financial-express/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and NDTV", "description": "A curated cluster of NDTV reporting that features commentary from Sunil Abraham on technology policy, digital rights, online speech and internet governance in India.", "created": "2025-12-21", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-ndtv/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and Mumbai Mirror", "description": "A consolidated archive of Sunil Abraham's writings for Mumbai Mirror and media coverage featuring his commentary on technology, privacy, social media, and digital culture in India.", "created": "2025-12-21", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-mumbai-mirror/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and Moneycontrol", "description": "A curated cluster of Moneycontrol reporting that features commentary from Sunil Abraham on technology policy, digital regulation, platform governance and surveillance reform in India.", "created": "2025-12-21", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-moneycontrol/" }, { "title": "A Scanner Darkly", "description": "A Mumbai Mirror Sunday Read column by Sunil Abraham examining the Pegasus spyware controversy, legal hacking, zero-day vulnerabilities, encryption, and the urgent need for strong anti-surveillance laws in India.", "created": "2025-12-21", "date": "2019-11-03", "source": "Mumbai Mirror", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/a-scanner-darkly-mumbai-mirror/" }, { "title": "New Regulations In Place; Aadhaar Card Records To Be Preserved For 7 Years By Centre", "description": "A Financial Express report on new Aadhaar regulations requiring the Centre to retain authentication and transaction records linked to Aadhaar for seven years, and Sunil Abraham's warning that mandatory Aadhaar could enable 360-degree surveillance of individuals.", "created": "2025-12-21", "date": "2016-10-17", "source": "The Financial Express", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/new-regulations-aadhaar-records-preserved-7-years-centre/" }, { "title": "If MNCs Make Early Inroads, They Will Keep Market Share: Sunil Abraham, CIS", "description": "An interview with Sunil Abraham in The Financial Express discussing multinational technology companies' growing interest in India, data localization debates, surveillance capabilities, Android monopoly concerns and the need for European-style digital regulations.", "created": "2025-12-21", "date": "2014-10-23", "source": "The Financial Express", "authors": [ "Anand J" ], "categories": [ "Interviews", "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/mncs-early-inroads-market-share-financial-express/" }, { "title": "DEEPDIVE: I SPY", "description": "A Mumbai Mirror investigation into the WhatsApp-Pegasus cyber intrusion affecting 1,400 users across 20 countries, featuring expert commentary from Sunil Abraham on government surveillance contracts and the urgent need for surveillance reform and data protection legislation in India.", "created": "2025-12-21", "date": "2019-11-02", "source": "Mumbai Mirror", "authors": [ "David Delima" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/deepdive-i-spy-whatsapp-pegasus-mumbai-mirror/" }, { "title": "Net Advocacy Body Probing Linkages Between Telcos And Facebook's Auto-Play Video Option", "description": "A Financial Express report on the Centre for Internet and Society's investigation into whether Facebook's auto-play video feature was designed to increase data consumption and billing for telecom companies, potentially incentivizing telco participation in the Internet.org platform.", "created": "2025-12-21", "date": "2015-10-28", "source": "The Financial Express", "authors": [ "Prabhu Mallikarjunan" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/net-advocacy-body-probing-linkages-telcos-facebook-autoplay/" }, { "title": "Aadhaar Body Talked About Virtual ID 7 Years Ago, Put It Off", "description": "An NDTV report revealing that UIDAI's Virtual ID concept was originally proposed in 2009-10 but shelved for years, featuring critical analysis from Sunil Abraham and Pranesh Prakash on why the opt-in privacy approach represents a fundamental design flaw rather than genuine privacy protection.", "created": "2025-12-21", "date": "2018-01-13", "source": "NDTV", "authors": [ "Sukirti Dwivedi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaar-body-talked-about-virtual-id-7-years-ago-put-it-off/" }, { "title": "Stakeholders Air Reservation Over Government's Plan to Remove Safe Harbour Provisions in Digital India Act", "description": "A Moneycontrol report on civil society, industry and think tank concerns over the proposed removal of safe harbour protections for internet intermediaries in India's Digital India Act, featuring comments from Sunil Abraham and calls for surveillance reform.", "created": "2025-12-21", "date": "2023-03-31", "source": "Moneycontrol", "authors": [ "Aihik Sur" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/stakeholders-safe-harbour-digital-india-act-moneycontrol/" }, { "title": "Own Content? Then Own Up Responsibility", "description": "A Moneycontrol report on government plans to impose stricter liability rules on social media platforms like TikTok, Facebook and ShareChat for curated or created content, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham on intermediary status and competition concerns.", "created": "2025-12-21", "date": "2019-08-28", "source": "Moneycontrol", "authors": [ "Sunny Sen" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/own-content-own-responsibility-moneycontrol/" }, { "title": "'Not Mandatory' But Maids, Guards Get Fingerprinted", "description": "A Bangalore Mirror cover story on Bengaluru police initiative to fingerprint domestic workers and guards via hamarisuraksha.com, amid concerns over legality, privacy and class bias.", "created": "2025-12-21", "date": "2011-11-09", "source": "Bangalore Mirror", "authors": [ "Hemanth Kashyap" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/not-mandatory-maids-guards-fingerprinted-bangalore-mirror/" }, { "title": "Infosys Unveils Open Source 'Responsible AI' Toolkit To Promote Ethical Use", "description": "A report on Infosys's launch of an open-source Responsible AI toolkit designed to address ethical concerns in artificial intelligence deployment, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham on the importance of open-source tools in enabling responsible AI innovation across diverse stakeholder groups.", "created": "2025-12-21", "date": "2025-02-26", "source": "NDTV", "authors": [ "Indo-Asian News Service" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/infosys-unveils-open-source-responsible-ai-toolkit-to-promote-ethical-use/" }, { "title": "Eye on Mumbai", "description": "A Mumbai Mirror cover story on the Mumbai City Surveillance Project launching 4,697 CCTV cameras across the city, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham on privacy concerns, Aadhaar risks and the need for comprehensive data protection laws.", "created": "2025-12-21", "date": "2016-10-02", "source": "Mumbai Mirror", "authors": [ "Tariq Engineer" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/eye-on-mumbai-cctv-surveillance-mumbai-mirror/" }, { "title": "Is CMS a Compromise of National Security?", "description": "A Moneycontrol feature examining India's Central Monitoring System and its risks to privacy and security, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham on blanket surveillance, oversight gaps and threats to businesses.", "created": "2025-12-21", "date": "2013-07-22", "source": "Moneycontrol", "authors": [ "Rohin Dharmakumar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/cms-compromise-national-security-moneycontrol/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and Bangalore Mirror", "description": "A consolidated archive of Sunil Abraham's writings for Bangalore Mirror and media coverage featuring his commentary on technology, privacy, social media, and digital culture in India.", "created": "2025-12-20", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-bangalore-mirror/" }, { "title": "Govt Wants to Monitor Facebook, Twitter", "description": "A Bangalore Mirror report on Union home ministry's directive to monitor social media platforms for 'cyber security', with Sunil Abraham warning blanket surveillance is counterproductive and wasteful.", "created": "2025-12-20", "date": "2011-08-08", "source": "Bangalore Mirror", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/govt-wants-to-monitor-facebook-twitter-bangalore-mirror/" }, { "title": "Social Network Suicide", "description": "A Bangalore Mirror Sunday Read on why some Indians are choosing 'web sanyaas' and using tools like Web 2.0 Suicide Machine and Sepukkoo to erase their social media presence, with commentary from Sunil Abraham on privacy, harassment and the limits of online networking.", "created": "2025-12-20", "date": "2011-02-06", "source": "Bangalore Mirror", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/social-network-suicide-bangalore-mirror/" }, { "title": "Facebook, My Boyfriend is Lousy", "description": "A Bangalore Mirror Sunday Read examining oversharing on social networks in India, its risks like family rifts and public backlash, with insights from Sunil Abraham on youth behaviour and platform etiquette.", "created": "2025-12-20", "date": "2011-07-24", "source": "Bangalore Mirror", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/facebook-my-boyfriend-is-lousy-bangalore-mirror/" }, { "title": "A Scam Masquerading as Santa", "description": "A Bangalore Mirror cover story examining Secret Santa pyramid schemes spreading on social media during Christmas, with Sunil Abraham warning of inevitable losses and Facebook policy violations.", "created": "2025-12-20", "date": "2015-12-25", "source": "Bangalore Mirror", "authors": [ "Apurva Venkat", "Vandana Kamath" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/a-scam-masquerading-as-santa-bangalore-mirror/" }, { "title": "We the Goondas", "description": "A Bangalore Mirror cover story examining Karnataka's Goonda Act amendment that lumps IT Act and Copyright violations with organised crime, allowing preventive detention for digital 'offences' like WhatsApp forwards.", "created": "2025-12-20", "date": "2014-08-04", "source": "Bangalore Mirror", "authors": [ "Shyam Prasad S" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/we-the-goondas-bangalore-mirror/" }, { "title": "Why Is 'Blue Whale' Hysteria Gripping India?", "description": "A BBC News report on the panic surrounding the rumoured Blue Whale challenge in India in 2017, including expert commentary from Sunil Abraham questioning media responses and institutional interventions.", "created": "2025-12-20", "date": "2017-09-19", "source": "BBC News", "authors": [ "Aparna Alluri" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/blue-whale-hysteria-gripping-india-bbc/" }, { "title": "India and Pakistan in Cyber War", "description": "An Al Jazeera report on the hacking of India's Central Bureau of Investigation website in 2010, including expert commentary from Sunil Abraham on cyber security awareness and government preparedness.", "created": "2025-12-20", "date": "2010-12-04", "source": "Al Jazeera", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-pakistan-cyber-war-al-jazeera/" }, { "title": "Youth Plan Ahead to Make Sure They Live On in Digital Afterlife", "description": "A Bangalore Mirror feature on young professionals in Bengaluru using digital wills to manage their online accounts and creative work after death, including comments from Sunil Abraham on the value and risks of passing on passwords.", "created": "2025-12-20", "date": "2015-07-05", "source": "Bangalore Mirror", "authors": [ "Apurva Venkat" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/youth-digital-afterlife-bangalore-mirror/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and BBC News", "description": "A curated cluster of BBC News reporting that features commentary from Sunil Abraham on technology policy, digital rights, online speech and internet governance.", "created": "2025-12-19", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-bbc-news/" }, { "title": "Girls Just Wanna Have... a Voice", "description": "A Telegraph India feature profiling Indian women who became social media celebrities on Twitter, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham on how platforms enabled authentic, unmoderated voices that challenged traditional media's portrayal of women.", "created": "2025-12-19", "date": "2014-03-08", "source": "The Telegraph (India)", "authors": [ "Prasun Chaudhuri" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/girls-just-wanna-have-a-voice-telegraph-india/" }, { "title": "Trail of the Trolls", "description": "A Telegraph India article examining the rise of online harassment and bullying in India, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham on legal definitions, platform accountability, and the challenges of prosecuting trolls under existing cyber laws.", "created": "2025-12-19", "date": "2012-01-04", "source": "The Telegraph (India)", "authors": [ "Smitha Verma" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/trail-of-the-trolls-telegraph-india/" }, { "title": "NSA Leaks Helping India Become 'Big Brother' State?", "description": "A BBC News investigation into how India responded to Edward Snowden's NSA revelations by expanding its own surveillance capabilities, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham on governments cherry-picking the worst practices in a 'race to the bottom' on human rights.", "created": "2025-12-19", "date": "2013-10-31", "source": "BBC News", "authors": [ "Andrew North" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/nsa-leaks-helping-india-become-big-brother-state-bbc/" }, { "title": "Big Brother's Snooping", "description": "A Telegraph India feature examining the erosion of privacy in India through Aadhaar data leaks, invasive IT Act rules, cyber café surveillance, and the National Intelligence Grid, featuring critical analysis from Usha Ramanathan and Sunil Abraham on the dismantling of privacy safeguards in the name of security and welfare.", "created": "2025-12-19", "date": "2011-06-26", "source": "The Telegraph (India)", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/big-brothers-snooping-telegraph-india/" }, { "title": "Net Gain", "description": "A Telegraph India opinion article examining the Draft Electronic Service Delivery Bill, 2011, and the promise and limitations of e-governance in India, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham on service-level accountability, infrastructure gaps, and uneven state capacity.", "created": "2025-12-19", "date": "2011-08-24", "source": "The Telegraph (India)", "authors": [ "Hemchhaya De" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/net-gain-telegraph-india/" }, { "title": "India's Social Media Election Battle", "description": "A BBC News feature examining how India's 2014 general election became the country's first major social media campaign, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham on the limits of digital outreach as a 'dipstick of the elite' in a largely rural, offline electorate.", "created": "2025-12-19", "date": "2014-03-31", "source": "BBC News", "authors": [ "Atish Patel" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-social-media-election-battle-bbc/" }, { "title": "Dream Debut? Bedroom Journalism on Trial", "description": "A Telegraph India investigation into Mangalam TV's controversial broadcast of a lewd audio recording involving Kerala's transport minister, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham on privacy rights, media ethics, and the proportionality of transparency for public figures.", "created": "2025-12-19", "date": "2017-03-31", "source": "The Telegraph (India)", "authors": [ "K. M. Rakesh" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/dream-debut-bedroom-journalism-on-trial-telegraph-india/" }, { "title": "Digital India: Did Modi Get It Wrong in Silicon Valley?", "description": "A BBC News analysis of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook townhall in Silicon Valley and the controversy over Internet.org, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham on whether engaging with Facebook could safeguard or undermine net neutrality in India.", "created": "2025-12-19", "date": "2015-10-16", "source": "BBC News", "authors": [ "Ayeshea Perera" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/digital-india-modi-silicon-valley-bbc/" }, { "title": "Sorry, Wrong Number", "description": "A Telegraph India investigation into the operational challenges plaguing India's Aadhaar project in 2011, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham on biometric de-duplication transparency and the technical scalability concerns threatening the ambitious unique identification programme.", "created": "2025-12-19", "date": "2011-07-03", "source": "The Telegraph (India)", "authors": [ "T. V. Jayan" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/sorry-wrong-number-telegraph-india/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and The Telegraph (India)", "description": "A curated cluster of reporting from The Telegraph (India) that features commentary from Sunil Abraham on technology policy, digital rights, online speech and internet governance.", "created": "2025-12-18", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-the-telegraph-india/" }, { "title": "Big Brother Watches", "description": "A Telegraph India investigation examining critical concerns raised by citizens' groups and legal experts regarding the National Identification Authority of India Bill 2010, featuring Sunil Abraham's analysis of privacy vulnerabilities, discretionary powers, and constitutional issues surrounding India's Aadhaar project.", "created": "2025-12-18", "date": "2010-12-22", "source": "The Telegraph (India)", "authors": [ "Manjula Sen" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/big-brother-watches-telegraph-india/" }, { "title": "WhatsApp Races Against Time to Fix Fake News Mess Ahead of 2019 General Elections", "description": "An Economic Times investigation of WhatsApp's fake news crisis before 2019 elections featuring MeitY demanding traceability and accountability in end-to-end encryption threatening platform's privacy commitment, Rahul Matthan's warning that it is practically impossible for WhatsApp to regulate content in peer-to-peer encrypted environment whilst government tends to err on violating civil liberties, and Sunil Abraham's proposal for fact check this button enabling users to upload content to fact-checking database with scores displayed immediately.", "created": "2025-12-18", "date": "2018-07-24", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Venkat Ananth" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/whatsapp-races-against-time-to-fix-fake-news-mess-ahead-of-2019-general-elections/" }, { "title": "No Means No", "description": "A Telegraph India feature examining the watershed year of 2013 for workplace sexual harassment cases in India, exploring how the December 2012 Delhi gang rape catalysed a cultural shift in reporting harassment, featuring Sunil Abraham's analysis of social media's role in amplifying survivors' voices alongside systemic failures in implementing Vishaka guidelines.", "created": "2025-12-18", "date": "2013-11-23", "source": "The Telegraph (India)", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/no-means-no-telegraph-india/" }, { "title": "Living in a Fish Bowl", "description": "A Telegraph India opinion piece examining India's struggle with privacy rights in the digital age, following the European Court's landmark 'right to be forgotten' ruling, with analysis from Sunil Abraham and Apar Gupta on the country's inadequate privacy framework and delayed data protection legislation.", "created": "2025-12-18", "date": "2014-07-16", "source": "The Telegraph (India)", "authors": [ "Shuma Raha" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/living-in-a-fish-bowl/" }, { "title": "Festival Scan on Social Media", "description": "A Telegraph India news report on Karnataka police's enhanced social media monitoring ahead of religious festivals in the communally sensitive Dakshina Kannada district, featuring Sunil Abraham's analysis of balancing legitimate law enforcement with concerns about police overreach in digital surveillance.", "created": "2025-12-18", "date": "2016-08-26", "source": "The Telegraph (India)", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/festival-scan-on-social-media-telegraph-india/" }, { "title": "Net Loss", "description": "A Telegraph India opinion piece examining the Indian government's attempts to control internet content through vague provisions in the IT Act 2000, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham on Section 66A's abuse potential and the urgent need for clear legal definitions of 'offensive' online content.", "created": "2025-12-18", "date": "2012-06-20", "source": "The Telegraph (India)", "authors": [ "Abimanyu Nagarajan" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/net-loss-telegraph-india/" }, { "title": "Data Breach: How Will the Biggest Scandal That Facebook Is Mired in Affect Its Credibility in India?", "description": "An Economic Times analysis of Facebook's Cambridge Analytica crisis implications for India's 250 million users, featuring Sunil Abraham's recommendation for quarterly permission revocations, Mishi Choudhary's critique of absent class action lawsuit frameworks, and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's warnings about electoral manipulation through undesirable means.", "created": "2025-12-17", "date": "2018-03-24", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "G Seetharaman", "Shephali Bhatt", "Indulekha Aravind" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/data-breach-how-will-the-biggest-scandal-that-facebook-is-mired-in-affect-its-credibility-in-india/" }, { "title": "Even Without Section 66A, India Lags Behind Many Nations in Internet Regulations for Freer Speech", "description": "An Economic Times analysis following Supreme Court's Section 66A strike-down featuring Sunil Abraham's assessment that India needs to move towards Scandinavian gold standard legislation, whilst Electronic Frontier Foundation's James Tyre noted court left intact Section 69A government website blocking procedure lacking judicial review or transparency, and Anja Kovacs warned surveillance allowed too liberally with Section 69A takedown decisions kept secret unacceptably.", "created": "2025-12-17", "date": "2015-03-29", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Rahul Sachitanand" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/even-without-section-66a-india-lags-behind-many-nations-in-internet-regulations-for-freer-speech/" }, { "title": "UID: Are Your Biometric I-Cards Stacked Against You?", "description": "An Economic Times investigation of biometric proliferation risks as UIDAI, NPR, banks, RSBY, and state departments create myriad databases, featuring Sunil Abraham's warning that criminals can harvest fingerprints from glass without conscious cooperation whilst registrars cache biometrics to duplicate transactions, and Usha Ramanathan's assessment that intimate personal data can be stolen but cannot be replaced, necessitating stringent legal protection absent in India's 2012 biometric rush.", "created": "2025-12-17", "date": "2012-06-24", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "M Rajshekhar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/uid-are-your-biometric-i-cards-stacked-against-you/" }, { "title": "InMobi Decoded: How Bangalore-Based Firm Is Taking on Google and Facebook", "description": "An Economic Times profile of InMobi's rise to billion-dollar valuation through SoftBank's $200 million investment, featuring Sunil Abraham's privacy warning that business model based on collecting personal information risks mass profile leakage affecting millions unlike localized ecommerce or bank breaches, as Naveen Tewari's data company claiming deeper user behavior understanding than psychologists competed with Google and Facebook reaching 759 million mobile users.", "created": "2025-12-17", "date": "2014-03-07", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Peerzada Abrar", "Krithika Krishnamurthy" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/inmobi-decoded-how-bangalore-based-firm-is-taking-on-google-and-facebook/" }, { "title": "From Net Neutrality to IBC & Aadhaar, How Vidhi Is Framing Key Government Legislation", "description": "An Economic Times profile of Vidhi Centre Legal Policy's influence on Insolvency Bankruptcy Code, Aadhaar Act, and TRAI net neutrality guidelines, featuring Sunil Abraham's assessment as pioneering field-of-one without foreign funding lending government credibility, alongside Supreme Court advocate Sanjay Hegde's conflict of interest concerns about Arghya Sengupta arguing for Aadhaar in privacy debate whilst serving on Srikrishna Data Protection Committee funded by Nandan Nilekani's wife Rohini.", "created": "2025-12-17", "date": "2018-01-04", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Surabhi Agarwal", "Samanwaya Rautray" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/from-net-neutrality-to-ibc-aadhaar-how-vidhi-is-framing-key-government-legislation/" }, { "title": "Crowdsourced Innovation for Government Projects and Services Is Easier Said Than Done", "description": "An Economic Times feature on government-developer divide in India's digital payments push featuring Zainab Bawa's warning that technology is not necessarily the solution whilst developers must have their ears to the ground, Kiran Jonnalagadda's criticism that mobile app security model assumes goodwill which is shitty way to do technology, and Sunil Abraham's concern that UPI infrastructure will become monopoly in welfare-scheme transactions relevant to Aadhaar Mafia school of thought.", "created": "2025-12-17", "date": "2017-02-03", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Kunal Talgeri" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/crowdsourced-innovation-for-government-projects-and-services-is-easier-said-than-done/" }, { "title": "How Chinese Apps Are Making Inroads in Indian Small Towns", "description": "An Economic Times report on Chinese app expansion into India's tier 2 and tier 3 cities through TikTok, NewsDog, UC Browser, and Club Factory, featuring Sunil Abraham's assessment that data localisation will have definite impact on Chinese firms, whilst Ministry of Defence classified 42 apps including UC Browser, NewsDog, and ShareIt as spyware ordering Armed Forces uninstallation.", "created": "2025-12-17", "date": "2018-08-10", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Mugdha Variyar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/how-chinese-apps-are-making-inroads-in-indian-small-towns/" }, { "title": "Election Commission to Monitor Conduct of Political Parties on Facebook, Twitter and Google", "description": "An Economic Times report on Election Commission's November 2013 directives to social media platforms for content monitoring during elections, featuring Sunil Abraham's constitutional critique that proactive censorship conflicts with IT Act Section 79 intermediary immunity and exceeds judicial pre-censorship powers limited to theatrical cinema, alongside IAMAI president Subho Roy's assurances against censorship attempts.", "created": "2025-12-17", "date": "2013-11-25", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Ajmer Singh" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/election-commission-to-monitor-conduct-of-political-parties-on-facebook-twitter-and-google/" }, { "title": "Withdraw Instruction to Make Aadhaar Mandatory: Supreme Court to Centre", "description": "An Economic Times report on the Supreme Court's dual ruling ordering withdrawal of mandatory Aadhaar requirements for government services whilst prohibiting UIDAI from sharing biometric data with law enforcement, featuring Sunil Abraham's endorsement of the court's human rights stance and Justice Chelameshwar's directive citing violations of earlier orders.", "created": "2025-12-16", "date": "2014-03-25", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Samanwaya Rautray" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/withdraw-instruction-to-make-aadhaar-mandatory-supreme-court-to-centre/" }, { "title": "Implementing Indian Languages in Feature Phones Will Be Difficult", "description": "An Economic Times report on Bureau of Indian Standards' mandate requiring mobile phones to support text input in Hindi, English and one additional Indian language, featuring Sunil Abraham's proposal for government-mapped input standards and industry concerns about inventory logistics across linguistically diverse states.", "created": "2025-12-16", "date": "2016-08-10", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Gulveen Aulakh", "Neha Alawadhi", "Surabhi Agarwal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/implementing-indian-languages-in-feature-phones-will-be-difficult/" }, { "title": "The Perils of Not Protecting Intellectual Property for New Ventures", "description": "An Economic Times feature examining Indian startups' intellectual property dilemmas, featuring Sunil Abraham's warning that competition will exploit IP vulnerabilities when businesses accumulate market share and cash reserves, and Centre for Internet and Society research showing only 20% of 93 surveyed mobile app developers acquired patents despite software patent exclusions under Indian Patents Act 1970.", "created": "2025-12-16", "date": "2015-03-20", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Evelyn Fok", "Shonali Advani" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/the-perils-of-not-protecting-intellectual-property-for-new-ventures/" }, { "title": "Hacking of SIM Card by Spy Agencies Raises Fears of Sensitive Documents Being Leaked", "description": "An Economic Times report on NSA and GCHQ's compromise of Gemalto's encryption keys affecting Indian telecom operators, featuring Sunil Abraham's recommendations for government key management independence and Pranesh Prakash's assessment of risks to military, diplomatic and civilian communications.", "created": "2025-12-16", "date": "2015-02-25", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Jayadevan PK", "Neha Alawadhi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/hacking-of-sim-card-by-spy-agencies-raises-fears-of-sensitive-documents-being-leaked/" }, { "title": "Banking on Artificial Intelligence: In Hiring Drive, Bots Are Calling the Shots Now", "description": "An Economic Times report on algorithmic video interview systems deployed by Axis Bank and Bajaj Allianz to screen thousands of job candidates, featuring Sunil Abraham's warning about homogenization of emotional expression and concerns over racial and neurological bias in facial recognition technology.", "created": "2025-12-16", "date": "2019-06-04", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Anjali Venugopalan" ], "categories": [ "Artificial Intelligence", "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/banking-on-artificial-intelligence-in-hiring-drive-bots-are-calling-the-shots-now/" }, { "title": "Technological Beasts Like Facebook, Orkut, YouTube & Google Impossible to Control", "description": "An Economic Times feature examining Communications Minister Kapil Sibal's pre-screening proposals for social media platforms, featuring Sunil Abraham's warning about undermined legal immunity and Centre for Internet and Society research documenting intermediaries' overcompliance with takedown requests due to India's harsh liability regime.", "created": "2025-12-16", "date": "2011-12-11", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Sunanda Poduwal", "Kamya Jaiswal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/technological-beasts-like-facebook-orkut-youtube-google-impossible-to-control/" }, { "title": "Slow Internet Driving You Nuts? Here Is How Your Service Provider Is Fleecing You", "description": "An Economic Times investigation into Indian broadband providers' systematic underdelivery of promised speeds through high contention ratios, featuring Sunil Abraham's advocacy for mandatory disclosure requirements and Consumer Voice advisor Hemant Upadhyay's comparison of bandwidth overselling to manufacturing phantom automobiles.", "created": "2025-12-16", "date": "2016-06-23", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Kalyan Parbat" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/slow-internet-driving-you-nuts-here-is-how-your-service-provider-is-fleecing-you/" }, { "title": "World Wide Web Facing Threat from Tech Companies Seeking to Play Gatekeepers", "description": "An Economic Times analysis examining dual threats to the open web from governmental regulation and corporate app store ecosystems, featuring Sunil Abraham's observation about governments' accelerated control efforts following Arab Spring uprisings and Tim Berners-Lee's warning about walled gardens stifling innovation.", "created": "2025-12-16", "date": "2012-05-13", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/world-wide-web-facing-threat-from-tech-companies-seeking-to-play-gatekeepers/" }, { "title": "India Must Support UN's E-snooping Move: Human Rights Activists", "description": "An Economic Times report on advocacy pressure for India to co-sponsor a Brazil-Germany UN resolution condemning mass surveillance following Edward Snowden's NSA revelations, featuring Sunil Abraham's call for India to join international efforts whilst government officials acknowledge domestic Central Monitoring System vulnerabilities to scrutiny.", "created": "2025-12-16", "date": "2013-11-11", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Indu Nandakumar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-must-support-uns-e-snooping-move-human-rights-activists/" }, { "title": "Should Nandan Nilekani's Aadhaar Project, for Identity Proof and Welfare Delivery, Exist at All?", "description": "An Economic Times analysis examining Aadhaar's existential challenges on the eve of 2014 elections, featuring Sunil Abraham's critique of weak demographic data linking biometrics to unverified claims, Planning Commission member Abhijit Sen's concerns about database interoperability creating surveillance infrastructure, and researcher Usha Ramanathan's observation that absence of data protection law leaves citizens vulnerable.", "created": "2025-12-16", "date": "2014-04-03", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "M Rajshekhar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/should-nandan-nilekanis-aadhaar-project-for-identity-proof-and-welfare-delivery-exist-at-all/" }, { "title": "Anonymous to Protest Internet Censoring in 16 Indian Cities, Threaten to Bring Down Government Websites", "description": "A report from June 2012 detailing the hacktivist group Anonymous's plans to organise physical protests across India while threatening cyberattacks on government infrastructure. The article features a caution from Sunil Abraham regarding the legal risks associated with these digital forms of protest.", "created": "2025-12-15", "date": "2012-06-09", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Lison Joseph", "Indu Nandakumar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/anonymous-to-protest-internet-censoring-in-16-indian-cities-threaten-to-bring-down-government-websites/" }, { "title": "Political Parties Turn to Tech Startups to Hit the Right Note with Voters", "description": "An Economic Times report on the proliferation of voter data analytics startups servicing political parties during Karnataka's 2018 Assembly elections, featuring Sunil Abraham's analysis of legal gaps in India's data protection framework that permit commercial acquisition and political deployment of personal information without consent.", "created": "2025-12-15", "date": "2018-04-11", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Divya Shekhar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/political-parties-turn-to-tech-startups-to-hit-the-right-note-with-voters/" }, { "title": "MongoDB Startup Hired by Aadhaar Got Funds from CIA VC Arm", "description": "An Economic Times investigation revealing that MongoDB, contracted by UIDAI for Aadhaar data management, received funding from In-Q-Tel, the CIA's venture capital arm, with expert analysis from Sunil Abraham on security vulnerabilities and the need for source code audits in light of Snowden revelations.", "created": "2025-12-15", "date": "2013-12-03", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Lison Joseph" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/mongodb-startup-hired-by-aadhaar-got-funds-from-cia-vc-arm/" }, { "title": "Google Aims to Win 40% of India with Android One", "description": "An Economic Times report on Google's Android One launch strategy in India, featuring native Hindi language support and partnerships with local manufacturers, with expert analysis from Sunil Abraham on open-source implications and the push for broader Indic computing adoption.", "created": "2025-12-15", "date": "2014-09-11", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Varun Aggarwal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/google-aims-to-win-40-of-india-with-android-one/" }, { "title": "Twitter Handle: How and Why Govt Erred and What It Can Do to Be Smarter & More Effective", "description": "An Economic Times analysis examining the Indian government's response to communal violence-driven social media rumours in August 2012, featuring Sunil Abraham's critique of opaque blocking procedures and advocacy for transparent hate speech regulation, alongside recommendations from Nitin Pai and GK Pillai on proactive engagement strategies versus reactive censorship.", "created": "2025-12-15", "date": "2012-08-26", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "TV Mahalingam", "Shantanu Nandan Sharma" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/twitter-handle-how-and-why-govt-erred-and-what-it-can-do-to-be-smarter-more-effective/" }, { "title": "Daunting Task Ahead for Investigative Agencies with WhatsApp's End-to-End Encryption", "description": "An Economic Times report examining the implications of WhatsApp's rollout of end-to-end encryption for over 1 billion users on law enforcement capabilities in India, featuring expert commentary from Sunil Abraham on metadata's investigative value, Prasanth Sugathan on privacy safeguards, and Arun Mohan Sukumar on data protection policy imperatives.", "created": "2025-12-15", "date": "2016-04-08", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Neha Alawadhi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/daunting-task-ahead-for-investigative-agencies-with-whatsapps-end-to-end-encryption/" }, { "title": "Spending Too Much Time on Social Media? Tech Abuse May Lead to Mental Health Issues", "description": "An Economic Times feature examining rising technology addiction in Bangalore, particularly online gaming and social media overuse, featuring expert analysis from Sunil Abraham on incremental screen time management and clinical insights from Nimhans on the bidirectional relationship between depression and technology use.", "created": "2025-12-15", "date": "2018-10-12", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Divya Shekhar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/spending-too-much-time-on-social-media-tech-abuse-may-lead-to-mental-health-issues/" }, { "title": "Aadhaar's National Goals Hinge on Tech Pilot Success in Mysore, Hyderabad, Pune", "description": "An Economic Times investigation documenting early implementation challenges of Aadhaar-linked LPG subsidy pilots across three Indian cities, featuring critical analysis from Sunil Abraham on technological determinism in anti-corruption efforts and the disproportionate focus on retail-level versus systemic governance failures.", "created": "2025-12-15", "date": "2011-12-20", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Jayadevan PK" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaars-national-goals-hinge-on-tech-pilot-success-in-mysore-hyderabad-pune/" }, { "title": "CCI Leaves Google Searching for Answers", "description": "An Economic Times analysis of the Competition Commission of India's landmark ruling imposing a ₹135.86-crore fine on Google for search bias and abuse of dominant position, featuring expert commentary from Sunil Abraham on competition law principles and NS Nappinai on regulatory precedents for technology platform accountability.", "created": "2025-12-15", "date": "2018-02-13", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Nirmal John" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/cci-leaves-google-searching-for-answers/" }, { "title": "Find Ways to Trace Origin of Messages: Government to WhatsApp", "description": "An Economic Times report on the Indian government's demand for WhatsApp to develop technical solutions for tracing message origins following incidents of mob violence, featuring expert analysis from Sunil Abraham on metadata-based traceability approaches that could preserve encryption whilst enabling accountability.", "created": "2025-12-15", "date": "2018-09-20", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Surabhi Agarwal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/find-ways-to-trace-origin-of-messages-government-to-whatsapp/" }, { "title": "Government Making It Easier for Cyber-Criminals to Steal Your Personal Information?", "description": "An Economic Times investigation revealing how various government agencies have placed vast amounts of personal information online with minimal security barriers, featuring expert commentary from Sunil Abraham and Usha Ramanathan on data protection failures and the urgent need for privacy safeguards in public databases.", "created": "2025-12-14", "date": "2014-01-03", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Sruthijith KK" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/government-making-it-easier-for-cyber-criminals-to-steal-your-personal-information/" }, { "title": "UIDAI Introduces New Two-Layer Security System to Improve Aadhaar Privacy", "description": "An Economic Times report on UIDAI's introduction of Virtual ID and token-based authentication as security upgrades to the Aadhaar system, featuring critical commentary from Sunil Abraham on the insufficiency of these measures without complete revocation of existing Aadhaar seeding across databases.", "created": "2025-12-14", "date": "2018-01-11", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/uidai-introduces-new-two-layer-security-system-to-improve-aadhaar-privacy/" }, { "title": "The Soon-to-Be Launched Aadhaar Pay Will Let You Make Purchases Using Your Fingerprint", "description": "An Economic Times report on UIDAI's planned rollout of Aadhaar Pay, a biometric payment system enabling merchant transactions through fingerprint authentication, featuring critical analysis from Sunil Abraham on security vulnerabilities and authentication risks inherent in biometric-based payment systems.", "created": "2025-12-14", "date": "2017-01-15", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Indulekha Aravind" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/the-soon-to-be-launched-aadhaar-pay-will-let-you-make-purchases-using-your-fingerprint/" }, { "title": "Aadhaar-Enabled Smartphones Will Ease Money Transfer", "description": "An Economic Times report on government plans to integrate Aadhaar biometric authentication into smartphone operating systems for payment verification, featuring technical security concerns raised by Sunil Abraham regarding operating system interception vulnerabilities in the proposed data flow architecture.", "created": "2025-12-14", "date": "2016-08-10", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Neha Alawadhi", "Gulveen Aulakh" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/aadhaar-enabled-smartphones-will-ease-money-transfer/" }, { "title": "EC Disables Easy Access to Electoral Data Across States", "description": "An Economic Times report on the Election Commission's decision to restrict access to electoral roll data through image PDF and CAPTCHA formats following Karnataka's privacy protection measures, featuring expert analysis from Sunil Abraham on data security limitations and the need for systematic access controls.", "created": "2025-12-14", "date": "2018-06-06", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Akshatha M" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/ec-disables-easy-access-to-electoral-data-across-states/" }, { "title": "Apps Like Whisper and Secret Allow People to Unburden Themselves Without Revealing Names", "description": "An Economic Times report examining the rise of anonymous social apps like Whisper and Secret, featuring expert analysis from Sunil Abraham on the natural evolution towards anonymity as users become more privacy-conscious after climbing the attention ladder on traditional social networks.", "created": "2025-12-14", "date": "2014-06-04", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Varuni Khosla" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/apps-like-whisper-and-secret-allow-people-to-unburden-themselves-without-revealing-names/" }, { "title": "PMO Changes Twitter Handle; BJP Terms It 'Unethical, Ungraceful'", "description": "An Economic Times report on the controversy surrounding the outgoing Manmohan Singh PMO's decision to rename the @PMOIndia Twitter handle to @PMOIndiaArchive during the transition to Narendra Modi's government, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham on the institutional ownership of government digital assets.", "created": "2025-12-14", "date": "2014-05-21", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Vijaya Rathore", "Varuni Khosla" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/pmo-changes-twitter-handle-bjp-terms-it-unethical-ungraceful/" }, { "title": "Better Intellectual Property Values Luring Indian Startups Abroad", "description": "An Economic Times report examining why Indian startups are incorporating overseas and moving their intellectual property to countries like the US and Singapore, featuring expert analysis from Sunil Abraham on India's inconsistent patent jurisprudence and the impact of high transfer taxes on technology valuations.", "created": "2025-12-14", "date": "2015-04-10", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Evelyn Fok", "Varun Aggarwal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/better-intellectual-property-values-luring-indian-startups-abroad/" }, { "title": "How to Steer Clear of India's Strict Internet Laws", "description": "A New York Times India blog post examining the chilling effect of India's broadly defined internet laws following multiple arrests for social media posts, featuring expert commentary from Sunil Abraham and Pranesh Prakash on the legal ambiguities and practical impossibility of safe online expression under current regulations.", "created": "2025-12-14", "date": "2012-11-20", "source": "The New York Times", "authors": [ "Sangeetha Rajeesh", "Heather Timmons" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/how-to-steer-clear-indias-strict-internet-laws/" }, { "title": "Internet Analysts Question India's Efforts to Stem Panic", "description": "A New York Times report examining India's controversial response to ethnic panic through widespread internet censorship and SMS restrictions, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham on the poorly managed implementation of content blocking directives and the need for more sophisticated counter-messaging strategies.", "created": "2025-12-13", "date": "2012-08-21", "source": "The New York Times", "authors": [ "Vikas Bajaj" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/internet-analysts-question-indias-efforts-stem-panic/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham and The New York Times", "description": "A curated cluster of New York Times reporting that features commentary from Sunil Abraham across issues of technology policy, digital rights, online speech and internet governance.", "created": "2025-12-12", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/sunil-abraham-the-new-york-times/" }, { "title": "India Puts a Tight Leash on Internet Free Speech", "description": "A New York Times report on controversial Indian regulations restricting web content, featuring analysis from Sunil Abraham on free speech concerns and the ambiguous criteria for censorship under the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011.", "created": "2025-12-12", "date": "2011-04-27", "source": "The New York Times", "authors": [ "Vikas Bajaj" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-puts-tight-leash-on-internet-free-speech/" }, { "title": "A Three-Way Race Draws Delhi's Young, and Everyone Else, Out to Vote", "description": "A New York Times India Ink report by Betwa Sharma on the 2013 Delhi state elections, the unprecedented youth turnout, and how corruption, safety, and the rise of the Aam Aadmi Party shaped voter behaviour. Includes commentary from Sunil Abraham on social media's influence on political discourse.", "created": "2025-12-12", "date": "2013-12-04", "source": "The New York Times", "authors": [ "Betwa Sharma" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/a-three-way-race-draws-delhis-young-out-to-vote/" }, { "title": "YouTube and Facebook Remain Blocked in Kashmir", "description": "A New York Times India blog post examining the prolonged blocking of social media platforms in Jammu and Kashmir following protests against an anti-Islam film, featuring expert analysis from Sunil Abraham and Pranesh Prakash on internet censorship and circumvention methods.", "created": "2025-12-12", "date": "2012-10-03", "source": "The New York Times", "authors": [ "Betwa Sharma", "Pamposh Raina" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/youtube-facebook-remain-blocked-kashmir/" }, { "title": "Another Take on Net Neutrality", "description": "A New York Times report examining India's net neutrality debate, the rise of zero-rated services like Internet.org, and expert analysis from Sunil Abraham on its implications for free speech, competition, innovation and digital rights.", "created": "2025-12-12", "date": "2015-04-15", "source": "The New York Times", "authors": [ "Manu Joseph" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/another-take-on-net-neutrality/" }, { "title": "Social Media 1, Indian Government 0", "description": "A New York Times India blog post examining the futility of government attempts to control viral content on social media platforms, featuring expert commentary from Sunil Abraham on jurisdictional challenges and the technical complexities of content removal in the context of a controversial video involving a Congress party spokesman.", "created": "2025-12-12", "date": "2012-04-26", "source": "The New York Times", "authors": [ "Heather Timmons" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/social-media-1-indian-government-0/" }, { "title": "Indian Court Voids Law That Curbed Offensive Online Posts", "description": "A New York Times report on the Supreme Court of India striking down a controversial provision of the Information Technology Act that criminalised 'offensive' online posts, featuring expert commentary from Sunil Abraham on free speech and digital rights.", "created": "2025-12-12", "date": "2015-03-24", "source": "The New York Times", "authors": [ "Nida Najar", "Suhasini Raj" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/indian-court-voids-law-that-curbed-offensive-online-posts/" }, { "title": "Transparent Government, via Webcams in India", "description": "A New York Times report on Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's pioneering use of webcams to promote government transparency, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham on the potential of surveillance technology to combat corruption in India's public offices.", "created": "2025-12-12", "date": "2011-07-17", "source": "The New York Times", "authors": [ "Vikas Bajaj" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/transparent-government-via-webcams-in-india/" }, { "title": "'Any Normal Human Being Would Be Offended'", "description": "A New York Times India blog post covering Minister Kapil Sibal's controversial public demands for social media companies to pre-screen content, featuring expert analysis from Sunil Abraham on the technical impossibility and constitutional concerns of such censorship mechanisms in India.", "created": "2025-12-12", "date": "2011-12-06", "source": "The New York Times", "authors": [ "Heather Timmons" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/any-normal-human-being-would-be-offended/" }, { "title": "Govt Should Take a Relaxed View of Violations of Flag Code in Products Sold in Foreign Countries, Experts Say", "description": "An Economic Times report examining debates around India's flag code, cross-border applicability, intermediary liability, and expert views—including Sunil Abraham's—on whether punitive approaches are appropriate when products are sold abroad by foreign ecommerce platforms.", "created": "2025-12-11", "date": "2017-01-13", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Neha Alawadhi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/govt-should-take-a-relaxed-view-of-violations-of-flag-code-in-products-sold-in-foreign-countries/" }, { "title": "Maharashtra Government to Use Microsoft's Azure Cloud for Citizen Data", "description": "An Economic Times report examining Maharashtra's plan to use Microsoft's Azure cloud for its digital locker pilot, the technical and privacy implications, risks of centralised storage, and expert commentary including concerns raised by Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2025-12-11", "date": "2015-02-04", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Jochelle Mendonca" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/maharashtra-government-to-use-microsofts-azure-cloud-for-citizen-data/" }, { "title": "Facebook Fears Loss of Face, Takes Measures to Allay Concerns", "description": "An Economic Times report examining Facebook's response to global criticism over privacy lapses, fake news circulation and regulatory scrutiny, including expert commentary from Sunil Abraham and others on the platform's responsibilities and societal impact.", "created": "2025-12-11", "date": "2018-07-06", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Surabhi Agarwal" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/facebook-fears-loss-of-face/" }, { "title": "Experts Express Concern Over FBI Director James Comey's Comments", "description": "An Economic Times report examining global debates on encryption, lawful access, and surveillance, featuring expert commentary including Sunil Abraham's perspective on targeted versus mass surveillance.", "created": "2025-12-11", "date": "2015-12-11", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Neha Alawadhi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/experts-concern-fbi-director-james-comey-comments/" }, { "title": "Security Experts Say Need to Secure Aadhaar Ecosystem, Warn About Third-Party Leaks", "description": "An Economic Times report on security researchers warning that Aadhaar data leaks are occurring via third parties, the UIDAI response, and expert recommendations for creating a safer bug-reporting and disclosure environment.", "created": "2025-12-11", "date": "2018-03-26", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Nilesh Christopher" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/security-experts-need-to-secure-aadhaar-ecosystem-warn-about-third-party-leaks/" }, { "title": "2012: The Year Social Media Came of Age in India", "description": "An Economic Times report recounting how social media reshaped public discourse in India during 2012, from protest mobilisation and political engagement to the growing influence of online youth communities, with commentary from Sunil Abraham and other experts.", "created": "2025-12-11", "date": "2012-12-31", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/2012-the-year-social-media-came-of-age-in-india/" }, { "title": "Government's Stand on Internet Governance Draws Applause from Civil Society Organisations", "description": "An Economic Times report on India's announcement to support the multistakeholder model for internet governance, reactions from civil society, and expert commentary (including Sunil Abraham) on implementation and accountability challenges.", "created": "2025-12-11", "date": "2015-06-24", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Neha Alawadhi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/governments-stand-on-internet-governance-draws-applause-from-civil-society-organisations/" }, { "title": "The India Draft Bill on Data Protection Draws Inspiration from GDPR, But Has Its Limits", "description": "An Economic Times report examining how the Justice Srikrishna Committee's draft data protection law borrows from the European Union's GDPR while falling short on individual rights, localisation rules, and enforcement structures, with analysis from Sunil Abraham and legal experts.", "created": "2025-12-11", "date": "2018-07-28", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Nilesh Christopher" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-draft-bill-data-protection-gdpr-limits/" }, { "title": "Parties Seek Social Media Influencers to Go Viral", "description": "An Economic Times report on how Indian political parties increasingly rely on digital influencers to amplify messaging, shape narratives and reach young voters, with insights from Sunil Abraham on the sophistication and credibility of influencer-driven political communication.", "created": "2025-12-11", "date": "2018-03-30", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Ipsita Basu" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/parties-seek-social-media-influencers/" }, { "title": "Social Media Promotions Can Backfire, Too", "description": "An Economic Times report examining how poorly judged social media promotions, hacked accounts, insensitive content, and automated interactions can trigger backlash, with expert commentary including Sunil Abraham on the risks of over-automation and lack of oversight.", "created": "2025-12-11", "date": "2013-11-11", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Ratna Bhushan", "Varuni Khosla" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/social-media-promotions-can-backfire-too/" }, { "title": "Cyber Security Proves a Challenge for Booming E-Commerce in India", "description": "An Economic Times report examining India’s rapidly expanding e-commerce sector and the surge in data breaches, security lapses and weak regulatory mechanisms, with commentary from Sunil Abraham and other experts.", "created": "2025-12-10", "date": "2015-06-25", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Malavika Murali", "Payal Ganguly" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/cyber-security-challenge-booming-ecommerce-india/" }, { "title": "Planning Commission, Census 2011 and India Post Using Social Media to Understand People's Pulse Better", "description": "An Economic Times report on how key government bodies began using social media platforms to engage citizens, gather 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Economic Times report on how global and Indian social media platforms launched specialised election features, pages and campaigns during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, and how political advertising and voter engagement evolved online.", "created": "2025-12-10", "date": "2014-04-10", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Varuni Khosla" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/lok-sabha-polls-social-media-special-pages/" }, { "title": "What Is Net Neutrality and Why It Is Important", "description": "A clear explainer on net neutrality: what it means, why it shaped the internet, the risks if it disappears, and the state of play in India.", "created": "2025-12-09", "date": "2015-04-13", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/what-is-net-neutrality-and-why-it-is-important/" }, { "title": "Government May Tie Up With Global Police, Interpol to Fight Child 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"https://sunilabraham.in/media/apps-of-political-parties-want-access-to-users-key-data/" }, { "title": "Bouquets & Brickbats for Google's New Privacy Policy", "description": "An Economic Times report analysing the mixed reactions in India to Google's updated privacy policy allowing user names, photos and endorsements to appear in advertisements.", "created": "2025-12-09", "date": "2013-10-18", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Indu Nandakumar", "J Srikant" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/bouquets-brickbats-googles-new-privacy-policy/" }, { "title": "If All Goes Well, Indian IT Act May Enter 21st Century", "description": "An Economic Times report on the government's plan to revamp the Information Technology Act, addressing technological changes, cybercrime, data protection gaps and expert concerns including those raised by Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2025-12-09", "date": "2016-10-06", "source": "The Economic Times", 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overbroad blocking of image- and file-hosting services.", "created": "2025-12-09", "date": "2013-06-26", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Javed Anwer" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/government-goes-after-porn-isps-ban-sites-image-file-hosting/" }, { "title": "Government Washes Hands of Google's New Privacy Policy", "description": "An Economic Times report on the government's response to Google's unified privacy policy, highlighting gaps in Indian data protection law and expert commentary from Sunil Abraham and others.", "created": "2025-12-09", "date": "2012-04-10", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Jayadevan PK" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/government-washes-hands-of-googles-new-privacy-policy/" }, { "title": "Tamil Nadu Likely to Hold Facebook Accountable for Suicide Case", "description": "A report on the Salem suicide case and the possibility of holding Facebook accountable for delayed takedown and cooperation, including comments from police officials and Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2025-12-09", "date": "2016-07-13", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "V Prem Shanker" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/tamil-nadu-hold-facebook-accountable-suicide-case/" }, { "title": "Cyber-Spying Fallout: Government May Restrict Usage of Google's Gmail for Employees", "description": "An Economic Times report examining the Indian government's proposal to bar officials from using Gmail for official communication after the Snowden revelations, with commentary from Sunil Abraham on national security and transparency concerns.", "created": "2025-12-09", "date": "2013-08-30", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Indu Nandakumar", "J Srikant" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": 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on breach reporting, regulatory gaps and data protection practices.", "created": "2025-12-08", "date": "2015-06-24", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Malavika Murali", "Payal Ganguly" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/most-emerging-firms-low-on-cyber-security-experts/" }, { "title": "Anonymous Joins Protests Against Internet Shutdown in Kashmir", "description": "An Economic Times report on the hacktivist group Anonymous joining public protests against the government-imposed Internet shutdown in Kashmir following the execution of Afzal Guru, with commentary from Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2025-12-08", "date": "2013-02-12", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Indu Nandakumar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/anonymous-protests-internet-shutdown-kashmir/" }, { "title": "India's Cyber-Security Budget 'Woefully Inadequate': Experts", "description": "An Economic Times report analysing India's cyber security preparedness, budget allocations, institutional gaps, and expert commentary from Sunil Abraham and other specialists.", "created": "2025-12-08", "date": "2015-01-28", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Jayadevan P K", "Neha Alawadhi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/india-cyber-security-budget-woefully-inadequate-experts/" }, { "title": "Google Brings Tabs to Sneak Advertisements into Your Inbox", "description": "An Economic Times report examining Google's redesigned Gmail interface, which mixes promotional emails and advertisements under a single tab, raising concerns about user confusion and privacy, with commentary from Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2025-12-08", "date": "2013-07-30", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Indu Nandakumar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/google-tabs-sneak-advertisements-inbox/" }, { "title": "Digital India: PM Modi to Launch BJP's Flagship Programme Likely in July", "description": "An Economic Times report on the planned rollout of Digital India Week (DIW), detailing the Modi government's nationwide campaign, messaging strategy, gamification approach, rural outreach, and commentary from experts including Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2025-12-08", "date": "2015-05-29", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Neha Alawadhi", "Jochelle Mendonca" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/digital-india-pm-modi-launch-flagship-programme-july/" }, { "title": "E-Governance Hopes Rise as India Crosses 1 Billion Transactions", "description": "An Economic Times report examining India's milestone of crossing one billion e-governance transactions, highlighting leading states, key digital infrastructure projects, and commentary from experts including Sunil Abraham.", "created": "2025-12-08", "date": "2013-10-29", "source": "The Economic 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inadvertently recorded and sent a family's private conversation, with commentary from Sunil Abraham on data privacy, regulation and user rights.", "created": "2025-12-08", "date": "2018-05-29", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Mugdha Variyar" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/amazon-echo-alexa-recording-leak-us-echoes-privacy-issues-india/" }, { "title": "FrndiNeed: An App for Passengers' Safety", "description": "An Economic Times report examining FrndiNeed, a socially-enabled safety app designed to connect users with trusted contacts, alongside commentary from technologists including Sunil Abraham on the broader limitations of safety apps.", "created": "2025-12-08", "date": "2014-12-10", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Athira A Nair" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/frndineed-app-passenger-safety/" }, { "title": "Data Localisation May Pinch Startups and 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opaque fintech practices, featuring commentary from Sunil Abraham and other experts.", "created": "2025-12-06", "date": "2016-12-01", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Neha Alawadhi" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/demonetisation-effect-data-misuse-economic-times/" }, { "title": "Facebook India Appoints Sunil Abraham as Public Policy Director for Data and Emerging Tech", "description": "An Economic Times report announcing Facebook India's appointment of Sunil Abraham as Public Policy Director for Data and Emerging Technology.", "created": "2025-12-06", "date": "2020-10-12", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": null, "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/facebook-india-appoints-sunil-abraham-economic-times/" }, { "title": "Facebook's Fake News Clean-Up Hits Language Barrier", "description": "An Economic Times report analysing Facebook's challenges with combating fake news in India due to linguistic diversity, AI limitations, and scale of content moderation.", "created": "2025-12-06", "date": "2018-04-13", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Nilesh Christopher" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/facebook-fake-news-language-barrier-economic-times/" }, { "title": "Srikrishna Committee Report: Draft Bill Gets Mixed Response from Experts", "description": "An Economic Times report covering expert reactions to the Srikrishna Committee's draft data protection bill, including commentary by Sunil Abraham, Vrinda Bhandari, and other policy analysts.", "created": "2025-12-06", "date": "2018-07-28", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Nilesh Christopher" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/srikrishna-committee-draft-bill-mixed-response-economic-times/" }, { "title": "Media Coverage: Sunil Abraham's Appointment at Facebook India (2020)", "description": "A curated collection of media reports covering Sunil Abraham's appointment as Facebook India's (Meta India) Public Policy Director for Data and Emerging Technology.", "created": "2025-12-05", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Clusters" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/clusters/facebook-appointment-2020/" }, { "title": "Ashoka Fellowship of Sunil Abraham", "description": "A standalone article on Sunil Abraham's Ashoka Fellowship, its background, significance, and his continuing involvement with Ashoka.", "created": "2025-12-05", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/sunil/ashoka-fellowship/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham to Lead Public Policy for Data and Emerging Tech at Facebook India", "description": "A Social Samosa report announcing Sunil Abraham's appointment as Facebook India's Public Policy Director for Data and Emerging Technology.", "created": "2025-12-05", 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for Data and Emerging Technology.", "created": "2025-12-04", "date": "2020-10-12", "source": "TechCircle", "authors": [ "Binu Paul" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/sunil-abraham-facebook-india-techcircle/" }, { "title": "FB Appoints Sunil Abraham as Public Policy Director for Data and Emerging Tech", "description": "A Mint report on Facebook appointing Sunil Abraham as Public Policy Director for Data and Emerging Tech, outlining his responsibilities, background, and the broader context of platform governance in India.", "created": "2025-12-04", "date": "2020-10-12", "source": "Mint", "authors": [ "Saumya Tewari" ], "categories": [ "Media mentions" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/media/fb-appoints-sunil-abraham-mint/" }, { "title": "Sunil Abraham Joins Facebook India's Public Policy Team, Headed by Ankhi Das", "description": "A MediaNama report on Sunil Abraham joining Facebook India's public policy team, outlining his role and 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M. A. Ayrookuzhiel's study of the Pulaya Tottam of Pottan Teyyam and its Brahminised Sankaracharya variant, examining how the two versions frame caste, ritual memory, and argument.", "created": "2025-11-27", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel", "Essays on Dalits, Religion and Liberation" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/amaa/chinnapulayan-the-dalit-teacher-of-sankaracharya/" }, { "title": "The Sacred in Popular Hinduism: An Empirical Study in Chirakkal, North Malabar", "description": "A 1983 empirical study book by A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel examining lived Hindu religious practices, folk rituals, and local deities in Chirakkal, North Malabar.", "created": "2025-11-27", "date": null, "source": null, "authors": null, "categories": [ "A. M. A. 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Indian Express commentary by Sunil Abraham analysing SOPA, PIPA, IP enforcement, DNS control, censorship risks, and intermediary liability in India.", "created": "2025-11-22", "date": "2012-01-20", "source": "The Indian Express", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/sense-and-censorship/" }, { "title": "Do We Need the Aadhaar Scheme?", "description": "A Business Standard commentary by Sunil Abraham examining decentralisation, biometrics, digital signatures, authentication models, privacy asymmetry, and the risks embedded in UID infrastructure.", "created": "2025-11-22", "date": "2012-02-01", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/do-we-need-the-aadhaar-scheme/" }, { "title": "US Clampdown Worse than the Great Firewall", "description": "A Tehelka Magazine commentary 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Ayrookuzhiel", "Portals", "Project pages" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/amaa/portal/" }, { "title": "Copyright Amendment: Bad, but Could Have Been Much Worse", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-11-18", "date": "2012-06-10", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/copyright-amendment-bad-but-could-have-been-much-worse/" }, { "title": "To Regulate Net Intermediaries or Not Is the Question", "description": "A Deccan Herald opinion article by Sunil Abraham (25 August 2012) examining whether India should further regulate internet intermediaries, the limits of censorship, and the policy gaps in privacy, competition, speech, and IP law.", "created": "2025-11-18", "date": "2012-08-25", "source": "Deccan Herald", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/to-regulate-net-intermediaries-or-not-is-the-question/" }, { "title": "We Are Anonymous, We Are Legion", "description": "An article by Sunil Abraham published in The Hindu on 18 April 2011, discussing the importance of online anonymity for democracy, whistle-blowing, artistic expression and free media.", "created": "2025-11-17", "date": "2011-04-18", "source": "The Hindu", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/we-are-anonymous-we-are-legion/" }, { "title": "The Quixotic Fight to Clean up the Web", "description": "A Tehelka magazine column by Sunil Abraham (28 January 2012) discussing pre-screening of online content, intermediary liability, machine filtering, the IT Act, and the 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"description": "An Indian Express column by Sunil Abraham about location services, geo-surveillance, and privacy concerns following Facebook Places' launch.", "created": "2025-11-16", "date": "2010-08-23", "source": "The Indian Express", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/wherever-you-are-whatever-you-do/" }, { "title": "TV versus Social Media: The Rights and Wrongs", "description": "A Tribune guest column by Sunil Abraham (20 January 2013) discussing differences between broadcast regulation and social media, the 'principle of equivalence', anonymity, Aadhaar/UID debates, Section 66-A and regulatory implications for public and ordinary citizens.", "created": "2025-11-16", "date": "2013-01-20", "source": "The Tribune", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/tv-versus-social-media/" }, { "title": "Snooping Can Lead to Data Abuse", "description": "A Mail Today article by Sunil Abraham analysing NATGRID, blanket surveillance, national security risks, and the dangers of merging 21 government databases.", "created": "2025-11-16", "date": "2011-06-09", "source": "Mail Today", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/snooping-can-lead-to-data-abuse/" }, { "title": "Big Brother is Watching You", "description": "A Deccan Herald opinion column by Sunil Abraham discussing India's expanding surveillance regime, cybercafe logging, ISP data retention, encryption controls, and the implications of the IT Act 2008.", "created": "2025-11-16", "date": "2011-05-31", "source": "Deccan Herald", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/big-brother-is-watching-you/" }, { "title": "The Five Monkeys and Ice-Cold Water", "description": "A Deccan Chronicle column by Sunil Abraham reflecting on freedom of expression, surveillance and policy inertia using the 'five monkeys' parable.", "created": "2025-11-16", "date": "2012-09-16", "source": "Deccan Chronicle", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/the-five-monkeys-and-ice-cold-water/" }, { "title": "Privacy and Security Can Co-exist", "description": "An opinion article by Sunil Abraham published in Mail Today explaining why privacy is essential for real security and critiquing blanket surveillance measures under the IT Act amendments.", "created": "2025-11-16", "date": "2011-06-21", "source": "India Today", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/privacy-and-security-can-co-exist/" }, { "title": "Censoring the Internet: A Brief Manual", "description": "A Tehelka article by Sunil Abraham (23 August 2012) analysing censorship, public order, intermediary liability rules, and the need for proportionate and transparent blocking practices in India.", "created": "2025-11-16", "date": "2012-08-23", "source": "Tehelka Magazine", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/censoring-the-internet-a-brief-manual/" }, { "title": "Do You Want to Be Watched?", "description": "A Pragati article by Sunil Abraham analysing the IT Act 2008 amendments, cybercafe rules, surveillance expansion, and their consequences for privacy, security and civil liberties.", "created": "2025-11-16", "date": "2011-06-08", "source": "Pragati", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/do-you-want-to-be-watched/" }, { "title": "Cambridge Analytica Scandal: How India Can Save Democracy from Facebook", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-11-16", "date": "2018-03-28", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/cambridge-analytica-scandal/" }, { "title": "Spreading Unhappiness Equally Around", "description": "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.", "created": "2025-11-15", "date": "2018-07-31", "source": "Business Standard", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/spreading-unhappiness-equally-around/" }, { "title": "It's the Technology, Stupid", "description": "An article by Sunil Abraham in The Hindu Business Line analysing why Aadhaar's biometric architecture is insecure and why open, decentralised smart-card systems would have been a safer choice.", "created": "2025-11-15", "date": "2017-03-31", "source": "The Hindu Business Line", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/its-the-technology-stupid/" }, { "title": "Privacy vs Transparency", "description": "An article by Sunil Abraham in New Internationalist examining whether privacy and transparency can coexist, and arguing that both rights are compatible when analysed through the lens of power.", "created": "2025-11-15", "date": "2015-01-01", "source": "New Internationalist", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/privacy-vs-transparency/" }, { "title": "Lining Up the Data on the Srikrishna Privacy Draft Bill", "description": "An article by Sunil Abraham analysing the implications of non-consensual processing in the Srikrishna Committee's draft data protection bill.", "created": "2025-11-15", "date": "2018-07-30", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/lining-up-the-data-on-the-srikrishna-privacy-draft-bill/" }, { "title": "Services Like TwitterSeva Aren't the Silver Bullets They Are Made Out to Be", "description": "An article by Sunil Abraham examining the limitations of TwitterSeva as an e-governance solution, and explaining why social media-based grievance systems cannot replace robust, accountable public service platforms.", "created": "2025-11-15", "date": "2016-10-06", "source": "FactorDaily", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": "https://sunilabraham.in/publications/services-like-twitterseva-arent-the-silver-bullets/" }, { "title": "Why NPCI and Facebook Need Urgent Regulatory Attention", "description": "An opinion column by Sunil Abraham analysing the convergence of digital payments infrastructure (NPCI/UPI) and Facebook/WhatsApp, and arguing for stronger regulatory oversight around privacy, competition and governance.", "created": "2025-11-15", "date": "2018-06-10", "source": "The Economic Times", "authors": [ "Sunil Abraham" ], "categories": [ "Media articles", "Publications" ], "permalink": 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