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Hera Rizwan
Hera Rizwan is a correspondent with Decode. She covers AI, technology, and accountability, with a focus on how digital systems shape welfare, governance, and public life in India. Her work examines the real-world impact of emerging technologies, from biometric systems and surveillance tools to platform-driven scams and digital policy. She has reported extensively on cybercrime, AI in welfare delivery, and the intersection of tech and democracy. She is a Pulitzer Grantee and won Ramnath Goenka Award for Investigative Reporting in 2022.
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Decode spoke to researcher Divij Joshi on how WhatsApp usernames could reshape identity and test the balance between...
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From fake-follower allegations to the theory that the party took down its own website, a wave of claims has targeted the...
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Fraud-driven offences, particularly impersonation and sextortion, made up the bulk of cases. BOOM has reported on the...











