Publications

 

Books & Book Chapters

 

Sinha, Amber. 2019. The Networked Public: How Social Media is Changing Democracy. New Delhi: Rupa Publications.

Trikanad Shruti, and Sinha Amber. 2023. “Linking caste and surveillance in India: How digital governance has legitimised caste discrimination” in The Cambridge Handbook of Race and Surveillance, edited by Michael Kwet. Cambridge University Press.

Sinha, Amber, and Arindrajit Basu. “Group Data Rights in Law and Policy”. In Emerging Trends in Data Governance, 24–40. India, New Delhi: National Law University Delhi Press, 2023.

Basu, Arindrajit, and Sinha Amber. 2021 “Community Data and Decisional Autonomy: Dissecting an Indian Legal Innovation for Emerging Economies” in Digital Asia: highlighting digitization trends in Asia.

Sinha Amber, and Hickok Elonnai. 2018. “India” in Regulation of Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Data in Asia, edited by Clarisse Girot. Asian Business Law Institute.



 

Papers

 

Sinha, Amber, and Bobina Zulfa. “Towards Afro-Feminist AI: A Handbook for Approaching Governance of AI in Africa”. Pollicy, October 2023.

Sinha, Amber, and Bobina Zulfa. “Principles of Afro-Feminist AI Data: Visions of Afro-Feminist, Emancipatory, Liberatory AI”. Pollicy, October 2023.

Sinha, Amber, and Arindrajit Basu. “Group Data Rights in Law and Policy”. In Emerging Trends in Data Governance, 24–40. India, New Delhi: National Law University Delhi Press, 2023.

Sinha, Amber, and Arindrajit Basu. “Metaphors for Data and the Unshackling of Digital Power Asymmetries”. IT for Change, August 2023.

Sinha, Amber, and Vidushi Marda. “FinTech Lending in India: Taking Stock of Implications for Privacy and Autonomy”. Indian Journal of Law and Technology 18, no. 1 (2022).

Bedi Pallavi, Nair Aman and Sinha Amber. 2021. “Vaccinating a Nation in the Digital Divide: Techno-solutionist Responses to COVID-19”. Electronic and Political Weekly.

Sinha Amber. 2021. “Regulating Sexist Online Harassment: A Model of Online Harassment as a Form of Censorship”. Rethinking Legal-Institutional Approaches to Sexist Hate Speech in India. IT for Change. [PDF]

Basu Arindrajit, and Sinha Amber. 2020. “Conceptualizing beneficial interests in the political economy of data: A theoretical enquiry”. GigaNet Annual Symposium 2020, Internet Governance Forum. [PDF]

Sinha Amber et al. 2020. “Regulatory Interventions for Emerging Economies Governing the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Public Functions”, in Artificial Intelligence for Social Good. Association of Pacific Rim Universities.

Mathews Hans Varghese, and Sinha Amber. 2020. “Use of Algorithmic Techniques for Law Enforcement: An Analysis of Scrutability for Juridical Purposes”. Economic and Political Weekly.

Radhakrishnan Radhika, and Sinha Amber. 2020. “Towards Algorithmic Transparency.” Centre for Internet and Society.

Singh Majri, and Sinha Amber. 2020. “Review of Principles of Ethics in Biomedical Science”. Centre for Internet and Society.

Seal Rajshri, and Sinha Amber. 2020. “Review of Principles of Ethics in Computer Science.” Centre for Internet and Society.

Tiwari Pranav, and Sinha Amber. 2020. “Summary of Review of Existing Codes of Ethics for Big Data and Artificial Intelligence.” Centre for Internet and Society.

Basu Arindrajit, and Sinha Amber. 2020. “The Politics of India’s Data Protection Ecosystem”. Economic and Political Weekly Engage.

Sinha Amber. 2018. “India's Data Protection Framework Will Need to Treat Privacy as a Social and Not Just an Individual GoodEconomic and Political Weekly Engage.

Sinha Amber. 2018. “Questions of Fact: India’s Aadhaar Matter and the Limits of the Supreme Court”. Asie Visions, No. 101, October 2018.

Sinha Amber. 2018. “Reading Necessity’ in India’s New Data Protection Bill”. Digital Debates – CyFy Journal 2018.

Sinha Amber et al. 2017. “Big Data and SDGs: The State of Play in Sri Lanka and India”. IDRC Research.

Sinha Amber et al. 2017. “Systematic mapping of big data for development stakeholders with a focus on the ‘Global South’ : Final Report”. IDRC Research

 

Reports

 

Djanegara NDT et al. 2022. Under Surveillance: (Mis)use of Technologies in Emergency Responses. European Centre for Not-for-Profit Law.

Forum Asia et al. CT and Tech: Mapping the impact of biometric surveillance and social media platforms on civic space. European Centre for Not-for-Profit Law.

Sinha Amber et al. 2021. Decision Guide. Digital Identity: Design and Uses.

Bedi Pallavi, and Sinha Amber. 2021. “Rethinking Data Exchange & Delivery Models”. Center for Internet and Society.

Bhandari Vrinda, Trikanad Shruti, and Sinha Amber. 2021. “Governing ID: A Framework for Evaluation of Digital Identity”. Digital Identity: Design and Uses.

Sinha Amber et al. 2018. “Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare Industry in India”. Center for Internet and Society.

Sinha Amber et al. 2018. Sinha Amber et al. 2018. “AI and the Manufacturing and Services Industry in India”. Center for Internet and Society.

Sinha Amber et al. 2018. “Artificial Intelligence in Banking and Finance”. Center for Internet and Society.

Sinha Amber et al. 2018. “Artificial Intelligence in India: A Policy Agenda”. Center for Internet and Society.

Saxena Pooja, and Sinha Amber. 2018. “Unpacking Data Protection Law: A Visual Representation”. Privacy International.

Saxena Pooja, and Sinha Amber. 2018. “The Fundamental Right to Privacy: A Visual Explainer”. Center for Internet and Society.

Sinha Amber. 2017. “The​ ​Fundamental​ ​Right​ ​to​ ​Privacy: ​Sources, Structure and Scope”. Center for Internet and Society.

Sinha Amber. 2017. “Rethinking National Privacy Principles: Evaluating Principles for India’s Proposed Data Protection Law”. Center for Internet and Society.

Kodali Srinivas, and Sinha Amber. 2017. “Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial information”. Center for Internet and Society.

Sinha Amber et al. 2017. “Big Data in Governance in India: Case Studies”. Center for Internet and Society.

Sinha Amber. 2017. “Social Media Monitoring”. Center for Internet and Society.

 

Op-eds and Essays

 

Clause 12 Of The Data Protection Bill And Digital Healthcare: A Case Study, Medianama. 2022.

How Function Of State May Limit Informed Consent: Examining Clause 12 Of The Data Protection Bill, Medianama. 2022.

Why Metaphors for Data Matter, BotPopuli. 2021.

Personal data bill and dissent, Deccan Herald. 2021.

The Power Politics Behind Twitter versus Government of India, The Wire. 2021.

FB Whistleblower Fiasco: Is a PR Nightmare Enough to Rein In the Giant?, The Quint. 2021.

Beyond Public Squares, Dumb Conduits, and Gatekeepers: The Need for a New Legal Metaphor for Social Media, The Digital New Deal, 2020.

The Realpolitik of the Reliance Jio-Facebook Deal, The Diplomat. 2020.

Analysis: Reliance Jio-Facebook deal highlights India’s need to revisit competition regulations, Scroll. 2020.

A taxonomy for misinformation: Why it is important to distinguish between its varied forms, Scroll. 2019.

New Recommendations to Regulate Online Hate Speech Could Pose More Problems Than Solutions, The Wire. 2018.

Should Aadhaar be mandatory? Deccan Herald. 2017.

Not Just Aadhaar, Privacy Verdict Affects Other Issues Too, The Wire. 2017.

Infographic: The Impending Right to Privacy Judgment, The Wire. 2017.

Should an Inability to Precisely Define Privacy Render It Untenable as a Right? The Wire. 2017

Privacy is not a unidimensional concept, The Economic Times. 2017.

Aadhaar Case: Beyond Privacy, An Issue of Bodily Integrity, The Quint. 2017.

Privacy in the age of big data, The Asian Age. 2017.

New Media, personalisation and the role of algorithms, Centre for Internet and Society. 2017.

New Approaches to Information Privacy – Revisiting the Purpose Limitation Principle, ORF’s Digital Policy Portal. 2016

Can the Judiciary Upturn the Lok Sabha Speaker's Decision on Aadhaar? The Wire. 2016.

The Aadhaar Act is Not a Money Bill, The Wire. 2016.

Aadhaar Bill Fails to Incorporate Standing Committee’s Suggestions, The Wire. 2016.

Privacy concerns overshadow monetary benefits of Aadhaar scheme, Hindustan Times, 2016.

Are we losing the right to privacy and freedom of speech on Indian internet? DNA. 2016

A case for privacy paternalism?, Centre for Internet and Society. 2016.

A Critique of Consent in Information Privacy, Centre for Internet and Society. 2015.