News Quick Take: Why WhatsApp’s new screen sharing feature is going to be a problem for the company The feature gives way to new worries for users, especially those who are not particularly tech-savvy, as scammers might now be able to access... Sarvesh MathiAugust 10, 2023
News Quick Take: Bring on the unpredictable The world is rapidly getting inundated with automated content. While AI may be able to replicate human behaviour, can it replace us? Nikhil PahwaJuly 14, 2023
News Quick Take: YouTube reversing its election misinformation policy is a double-edged sword Youtube will stop removing any content that "advances false claims" in favour of open debate on political ideas, "even those that are controversial or... Sarvesh MathiJune 5, 2023
News Quick Take: Due Diligence Under the IT Act Can’t Be Used to Create Regulatory Framework for Gaming The online gaming rules highlight a worrying trend being set by the Indian government—where the rules precede the law. Nikhil PahwaApril 7, 2023
News How India’s telecom department is using facial recognition on SIM card data It's a violation of privacy if your facial recognition is being done when you buy a new SIM card without your knowledge Nikhil PahwaMarch 1, 2023
News Quick Take: How deemed consent can be used for profiling individuals People are being profiled on the basis of their purchasing habits. Will the new data protection bill solve this problem if it’s passed? Nikhil PahwaFebruary 23, 2023
News Quick Take: Why Real-name identification is a waste of regulatory time and effort Just because you know who is calling won't prevent you from getting disturbed, and spammers will call you whether you know them by name... Nikhil PahwaFebruary 9, 2023
News Quick Take: Two factors for India’s Internet growth, why it’s slowing down The growth of Internet access can perhaps be seen as one of the indicators for the state of the economy in that region and... Nikhil PahwaFebruary 7, 2023
News Quick Take: How can you ban something online which is legal offline? Children can’t play Chess tournaments on Chess24 or Chess.com for money online until they are 18, but can do so in offline Chess tournaments? Nikhil PahwaFebruary 3, 2023
News Quick Take: ChatGPT has revived the debate about AI taking away jobs It is generative AI and its usage in generating content, dialogue, code for programming, etc that creates fear that white-collar jobs might be lost. Nikhil PahwaJanuary 31, 2023