I work at the intersection of law, technology and society, and study the impact of digital technologies on socio-political processes and structures. My research aims to further the discourse on regulatory practices around the internet, technology, and society. I am a Contributing Editor at Tech Policy Press, and the incoming Executive Director of European Digital Rights (EDRi).

Until June 2022, I was the Executive Director of the Centre for Internet and Society, India (CIS). I led programmes at CIS on civil liberties research, including privacy, identity, AI, cybersecurity and free speech. I was instrumental in setting up a communications team at CIS and revamping its outreach and dissemination strategy and efforts. Between 2022-24, I served as a Senior AI Fellow with Mozilla Foundation, and part-time Director of Research at Pollicy Data Institute.

My research has been cited with appreciation by the Supreme Court of India and several government committees. I serve on the GPA Reference Panel of Global Privacy Assembly, and OECD’s ONE AI Policy Observatory. My first book, The Networked Public, was published in 2019. I studied law and humanities at National Law School of India University, Bangalore.

In my free time, I enjoy cooking, cleaning and birding.