Published in The Daily Star | 28 January 2024 In Bangladesh, a common joke revolves around the absence of a Bangla equivalent for ‘privacy’. Goponiyota suggests confidentiality, and ekaante thaka, used as a verb, implies leaving someone alone. Some argue the lack of a specific term in our vocabulary might suggest a perceived absence of … Continue reading Do the poor have a right to privacy
When Digital Rights Become Human Rights
Published in The Daily Star | September 21, 2018 Private university student Sumon (not his real name) had already gone to bed when the police came to his bachelor pad, last month. The cops were on a “block raid”—a security exercise that Dhaka Metropolitan Police executed over several areas in the city in the aftermath … Continue reading When Digital Rights Become Human Rights
Civil Liberty vs. National Security in Encryption Debates: Exceptional Access and Trust Deficit
This paper analyses the challenges of reconciling the need for strong data privacy technologies with the US Federal Government’s demand for access to encrypted data to combat national security threats — a concept known as ‘exceptional access’. Using the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack as a jumping-off point, this research combines public statements and arguments … Continue reading Civil Liberty vs. National Security in Encryption Debates: Exceptional Access and Trust Deficit
The Future of Digital is Human
Rafia dreads going to her phone carrier’s customer service center. Her commute to work at the local clinic is roughly forty minutes, while she spends at least an hour and half, inclusive of traffic, in a public bus to reach the nearest center. In addition to standing in the bus in sweltering Dhaka summer, longer … Continue reading The Future of Digital is Human
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