Data Surveillance

India's population, poverty and consumption data are missing, experts allege political manipulation

Several important datasets that help in formulating government policies have not been released for over two years.

Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com
· Jan 10, 2023 · 01:30 pm
Bangladesh’s new online content regulation rules threaten user privacy and free speech

Under the rules, service providers will have to store user details locally and comply with government requests to disclose information.

Shahzeb Mahmood
· Sep 23, 2022 · 09:30 pm
Why a whistleblower’s allegations about a ‘government agent’ at Twitter should worry all Indians

India has no data protection law, leaving the users’ information open to misuse even as the BJP-ruled Centre has tried to silence critics on the platform.

Karnika Kohli
· Aug 30, 2022 · 06:30 am

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