WhatsApp’s new username feature is a genuine privacy gain. It can shield women from harassment that blocking doesn’t always solve. But the government’s security concerns are valid too. After all, Telegram became suspect globally for precisely this reason. Meta must build traceability before rollout. Privacy and accountability needn’t be rivals.
Yes, even the Ram temple embezzlement case accused deserves a fair trial
Ayodhya Bar Association’s refusal to defend the accused in Ram temple embezzlement case is unwarranted, and an affront to presumption of innocence and right to fair trial. As Supreme Court says, it is a lawyer’s duty to defend every person in a court, no matter how the society views him.
US Supreme Court just dealt a blow to Trump’s anti-immigration politics. It’s a win for now
The US Supreme Court just dealt a blow to Trump’s anti-immigration politics over the 150-year-old birthright citizenship law. Trump wants to redefine who gets to be an American citizen. It’s a win for now. But it’s also true the law has been gamed and will continue to inflame politics.