Techikigai

There are experts, from the scientific fields, who know the inside out of the technical aspect of the cyberspace. And then there are people who are good, from the social sciences, at what is happening to human interactions in cyberspace. We need experts who know both sides of the story. This is a humble attempt to promote such a genre. In fact, it is the administrators and political leaders who have a big role in shaping the future of cyberspace and its consequences. And unless there are exper...

Where do we go from here? Let us see what has been our understanding so far. The existing works in the field fall into two categories. Cybersecurity and Digital Minimalism. The Cybersecurity approach emphasises ways and means to protect the devices, the networks and the cloud assets from fraudsters and secure a safe cyber experience. The Digital Minimalism approach category emphasises the need to detach ourselves from the cyberspace as much as possible so that the ill effects of screen do not ...

A few things stand out clearly. First, this is big. Online shopping is fast replacing physical purchase. Shopkeepers in Kohima, a small city in India’s Northeast reported 80% of the payment is now happening over UPI. Purchase of tickets, be it for a flight or for train now, happens almost exclusively online. Online games are replacing traditional physical games at a fast pace. Smart watches are fast giving way to traditional watches. Video Conferences may end an era of physical meetings soon. B...

There are two recent developments that prompted me to write this book. The first one goes like this: on a Sunday morning a few months ago, my good friend called me in panic. He has just completed his post graduation in psychiatry. He informed me earnestly: “I have just got bail”. Bail from a digital arrest. He was under arrest and ‘kept in custody’-in front of a camera for long three days. He has paid Rs. 50,000/- and secured bail. Why he called me was to ensure the people who spoke to him were ...