Ep 04: Drone ecosystem in India - Regulation, Surveillance and Tech Solutionism

In the 4th episode of Jack of All Knowledge, I talk to Medianamas's correspondent on drones, surveillance and privacy - Soumyarendra Barik on the evolving drone ecosystem in India - it's challenges and promises. MediaNama is the premier source of information and analysis on Technology Policy in India. We talk about a range of issues from facial recognition technology, to privacy and the state's apparent obsession with using technology to 'solve' all issues. Here's Soumya's fantastic reporting on the drone ecosystem and associated privacy concerns: 1. https://www.medianama.com/2020/07/223-drone-guide-india/ 2. https://www.medianama.com/2020/11/223-tn-police-catch-criminal-using-facial-recognition-issues/ 3. https://www.medianama.com/2020/09/223-indian-automated-facial-recognition-system-face-mask-detection/ 4. https://www.medianama.com/2020/07/223-afrs-revised-tender-ncrb/