Author
Mira Swaminathan
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8 Jan 2021
Blog post
Widening the Horizons of Surveillance - Lateral Surveillance MechanismsThis paper sheds light on the issues and challenges associated with lateral surveillance mechanisms.
8 Jan 2021
Blog post
Widening the Horizons of Surveillance - Lateral Surveillance MechanismsThis paper sheds light on the issues and challenges associated with lateral surveillance mechanisms.
21 May 2020
Blog post
Essay: Watching Corona or Neighbours? - Introducing ‘Lateral Surveillance’ during COVID-19Surveillance is already suspected to have become the ‘new normal’ considering the extensive amounts of money that is being invested by governments around the globe. The only way out of this pandemic is to take a humane approach to …
21 Apr 2020
Blog post
Rumours, Misinformation and Self-Verification of Facts in the Age of COVID-19Efforts taken by the government or social media platforms can only be realised if an individual asks herself -- 'what can I do to verify this piece of information'?
21 Jul 2019
Blog post
Old Isn't Always Gold: FaceApp and Its Privacy PoliciesLeaving aside the Red Scare for a moment, FaceApp's own rebuttal of privacy worries are highly problematic in nature.