Nishant Shah is a professor of new media and the co-founder of The Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore

April 26, 2015 01:00 IST
It is the quality of the digital that the more transparent our machines become, the more opaque they become.
Sun, Apr 26, 2015
April 12, 2015 01:00 IST
In spite of security companies boasting of keeping data secure, information leaks on the internet are inevitable.
Sun, Apr 12, 2015
March 29, 2015 01:00 IST
The government has moved from the business of bandobast to handing out bans.
Sun, Mar 29, 2015
March 08, 2015 01:07 IST
When you laugh at people online, remember you could be the next to be captured in a state of folly.
Sun, Mar 08, 2015
February 22, 2015 01:00 IST
The more technologies become light, seductive, easy, and connected, the more we are losing control over what we can do with and through them.
Sun, Feb 22, 2015
February 08, 2015 01:00 IST
The voice behind your digital boyfriend may be your next-door neighbour or somebody who lives in your house.
Sun, Feb 08, 2015
January 25, 2015 01:00 IST
People are suddenly going back to their time-lines and posting the first-ever profile picture they ever posted on Facebook.
Sun, Jan 25, 2015
January 17, 2015 00:00 IST
A convincing case for how everything that we do on the internet will be used against us if necessary
Sat, Jan 17, 2015
January 04, 2015 01:00 IST
The curated nature of our news feed and the fast-paced dynamics of our subscription feeds don’t only age news, but also allows us unprecedented distance from our actions and opinions.
Sun, Jan 04, 2015December 22, 2013 04:50 IST
The Section 377 debate shows that the digital public sphere can make a difference
Sun, Dec 22, 2013November 23, 2013 23:18 IST
A host of social networks find us more connected than ever before,but leave us groping for words in the digital space.
Sat, Nov 23, 2013October 27, 2013 04:59 IST
We need to think of privacy in different ways not only as something that happens between people,but between you and corporations.
Sun, Oct 27, 2013
September 22, 2013 00:02 IST
Could the explosion of self-images on the internet be more than narcissism?
Sun, Sep 22, 2013
August 25, 2013 04:55 IST
The internet produces pornography that is new,strange and unprecedented. How can you regulate it?
Sun, Aug 25, 2013July 28, 2013 00:19 IST
How the internet becomes a shrine for those who have passed away
Sun, Jul 28, 2013June 16, 2013 09:08 IST
Beware of online threats,as the distinction between friends and foes is false on the internet
Sun, Jun 16, 2013
June 15, 2013 05:48 IST
An account of the exploits of the digital world,which could have packed so much more
Sat, Jun 15, 2013
May 12, 2013 05:44 IST
Technologies are no longer abstract. Theyre habits.
Sun, May 12, 2013April 21, 2013 01:16 IST
A list of apps to help you wander with ease.
Sun, Apr 21, 2013
April 07, 2013 21:58 IST
Social networks track our world but not relationships.
Sun, Apr 07, 2013
March 10, 2013 23:00 IST
Internet memes are bringing us closer again
Sun, Mar 10, 2013
October 28, 2012 02:45 IST
Why the have-nots of the digital world can sometimes be mistaken as trolls.
Sun, Oct 28, 2012
October 07, 2012 21:51 IST
If you are reading this,stand on your right foot and start hopping while waving your hands in the air and shouting,I am crazy at the top of your voice.
Sun, Oct 07, 2012
September 23, 2012 02:01 IST
The digital world is the world of twos.
Sun, Sep 23, 2012
September 16, 2012 03:33 IST
The digital world is the world of twos.
Sun, Sep 16, 2012





