Rahul Matthan

Casino or Computer

Cryptocurrency regulation has, so far, focussed on been on the mitigating the risk to speculative investors. But there is a far more important innova...

Monopoly over Dematerialised Violence

Advances in technology have transformed societal interactions and challenged the state's monopoly over violence. The digital age presents new regulat...

Liar's Dividend

There is widespread consternation around the impact that deep-fakes are going to have on all of society this year. Thankfully we have been down this path before.

Rahul on Notion

A Year in Books: 2023 | Notion

I used to maintain a running list of the books I read on Twitter (now X). But the whole book-a-week drill started to feel a bit performative. So last year I stopped live-tweeting my reading. But then I wrote a book of my own and acquired a fresh appreciation of just how much of a difference the honest recommendations of a genuine reader makes to a newly published author. So I decided to create a list after all.

Goodreads

THE THIRD WAY : India’s Revolutionary Approach to Data …

India’s innovative digital public infrastructure has he…

The Third Way

The India approach to data governance is an exception to the different approaches that currently exist for data governance - the US and Chinese on the one hand and the European on the other,

No Time for False Modesty

There have been some criticisms about the actual impact of India's financial inclusion achievements. But this is not time for false modesty.

The Third Way: India'S Revolutionary Approach To Data

India’s innovative digital public infrastructure has helped it to leapfrog decades in development. Embedded within this digital infrastructure is a brand new approach to governance, which could be the way forward for the whole world. Technology lawyer and privacy expert Rahul Matthan presents an ...

DPI Solutions

Rather than simply building DPI building blocks, countries that are looking to follow India’s DPI Approach should look to develop DPI solutions that l...

The Business End of the DPDP Act

India's new data protection law is simple and principle based. But it will require companies big and small to make radical changes to the way they operate.

Around the Corner

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill - will be discussed in the Monsoon Session of Parliament and, if passed, will be the first step to a modern data protection law.