Internet Governance Blog

Doing Standpoint Theory
— by Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi — last modified Sep 19, 2019 02:22 PMFeminist research methodology has evolved from different epistemologies, with several different schools of thought. Some of the more popular ones are feminist standpoint theory, feminist empiricism, and feminist relativism.
Future of Work in the ASEAN
— by Aayush Rathi — last modified Mar 05, 2020 07:22 PMA literature review of the future of work in automotive manufacturing and IT services in the ASEAN region, authored by Aayush Rathi, Vedika Pareek, Divij Joshi, and Pranav M B.
Kashmir’s information vacuum
— by Aayush Rathi and Akriti Bopanna — last modified Sep 02, 2019 04:34 AMLegislative backing is being appropriated to normalise communication shutdowns.
Linking Aadhaar with social media or ending encryption is counterproductive
— by Sunil Abraham — last modified Aug 28, 2019 01:39 AMShould Aadhaar be used as KYC for social media accounts? We have recently seen a debate on this question with even the courts hearing arguments in favour and against such a move.
A judicial overreach into matters of regulation
— by Gurshabad Grover — last modified Aug 28, 2019 01:28 AMA PIL on Aadhaar sheds light on some problematic trends
Rethinking the intermediary liability regime in India
— by Torsha Sarkar — last modified Aug 16, 2019 01:49 AMThe article consolidates some of our broad thematic concerns with the draft amendments to the intermediary liability rules, published by MeitY last December.
Design and Uses of Digital Identities - Research Plan
— by Amber Sinha and Pooja Saxena — last modified Aug 17, 2019 07:58 AMIn our research project about uses and design of digital identity systems, we ask two core questions: a) What are appropriate uses of ID?, and b) How should we think about the technological design of ID? Towards the first research question, we have worked on first principles and will further develop definitions, legal tests and applications of these principles. Towards the second research question, we have first identified a set of existing and planned digital identity systems that represent a paradigm of how such a system can be envisioned and implemented, and will look to identify key design choices which are causing divergence in paradigm.

Holding ID Issuers Accountable, What Works?
— by Shruti Trikanad and Amber Sinha — last modified Aug 08, 2019 10:23 AMThe Appropriate Use of Digital Identity
— by Amber Sinha — last modified Aug 08, 2019 10:24 AMComments to the ID4D Practitioners’ Guide
— by Yesha Tshering Paul, Prakriti Singh, and Amber Sinha — last modified Aug 08, 2019 10:25 AMDocument Actions