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Acquiring Genetic Data

The question of what is to be done with personal data in the course of an M&A transaction is always complicated. It becomes even more so when the data in question is highly sensitive genetic information that was collected for a specific purpose. We need to think through these issues as the Indian law comes into force.

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Homo Privaticus

We have built our data protection laws on the edifice of consent. As a result, they are based on constructs that are derived from contractual frameworks. While this may have been acceptable in the early days of privacy law, the harms they need to protect against today are perhaps more effectively dealt with under tort law. We need to re-think consent. This is a link-enhanced and slightly edited version of an article that first appeared in The Mint. You can read the original here. Economists a...

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Data Transfer Interoperability

While data protection laws are for the most part domestically focussed, in order for personal data has to move across border they need to work well with each other.

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Learing to Read

AI really comes into its own when we need customised solutions at scale. If we can identify use cases in which human intervention is simply not practical given the complexity and diversity of outcomes, AI might just be able to offer a way out. Such as, for instance, to provide bespoke education outcomes.

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A DPI for Non-Financial Data

India's latest DPI delivers new ways in which to leverage non-financial data. By offering API-based access to a growing number of data sources it will give lenders new ways in which to evaluate the credit-worthiness of potential borrowers.

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The Grand Bargain

There comes a point in time when citizens voluntarily opt to formalise their business - recognising that the benefits they will receive a...

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The Loss of Immunity

While the world has been agog with the news of the arrest of the CEO of Telegram followed in quick succession by the decision to boot X (...

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Synthetic Biology

While synthetic biology offers us many significant benefits, there is a risk that these benefits will accrue to the wealthy nations and corporations that control cutting edge research. We need to secure our interests.

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ON Courts

I've grown increasingly frustrated with the pace of reform of the legal sector in the country. There is much to be fixed but we seem unable to make the changes we all know are necessary. But I am here to tell you that there is hope.

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A Commitment to Reuse

The traditional approach to the digital transformation of governance has been to build full-stack solutions that are narrowly geared to specific problems. We need to pivot to shared re-useable solutions.