Longstanding privacy concern

Public writing on privacy and data protection predates DPDP by years.

Security-by-design orientation

Articles on HTTPS, startup security, and basic information security emphasize operational controls.

Data minimization instinct

The recurring theme is to collect less data, protect it better, and explain its use clearly.

Selected publications

The articles below are grouped by theme, but listed as a single public record for convenience.

Data protection law and policy

India’s Proposed Data Protection Measures Don’t Do Enough to Protect Data or Privacy

The Wire, 03 Aug 2018

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Surveillance and privacy

Going Through US Border Security With Nothing to Hide

Medium, 15 Apr 2018

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Identity and biometrics

Aadhaar: the Indian biometric ID system has potential but presents many concerns

Heinrich Böll Foundation, 18 Feb 2018

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Data minimization

Time for Data Collectors to Say “No, Thanks!”

ORF Digital Policy Portal, 29 Nov 2017

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Data protection law and policy

What India’s Data Protection Committee Can Learn from US, EU and China

The Wire, 03 Oct 2017

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Syndicated, paywalled

Right to privacy: what US, EU, China can teach India about data protection

Business Standard, 03 Oct 2017

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Privacy and security by design

My words of advice for startups: build in data security and privacy from the start

The Wire, 16 Jun 2017

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Basic security

India’s Website Operators Cannot Delay Further, Turn on HTTPS Already

The Wire, 17 May 2017

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Basic security

India Inc Needs To Fix Its Numerous and Basic Information Security Flaws Quickly

The Wire, 25 Feb 2017

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Children’s data and public systems

Security and Privacy Issues With The Government’s Portal For Missing Children

The Caravan, 15 Sep 2015

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Financial services privacy

ICICI Bank’s Twitter Service is a privacy nightmare

Newspie, 27 Jan 2015

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Financial services privacy, paid

ICICI Twitter banking puts all customers at risk

Newspie, 29 Jan 2015

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Why this matters for DPDP readiness

DPDP is a legal framework, but readiness depends on operational choices: what data you collect, whether you need it, how you secure it, how you explain it, how you respond to people, and how your vendors handle it. That has been the through-line of this writing for nearly a decade.