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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 DSP Ankush Mishra to explain how ghost SIMs are created, misused, and how to protect yourself.
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An investigation by CloudSEK found a thriving underground market where scammers sell fake Aadhaar, PAN, and birth...
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According to experts, without efforts to fix biased training data, AI will keep reinforcing inequalities while still...
A look at the timeline of how the events unfolded on February 15 following a stampede in New Delhi railway station in...
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Ahead of Delhi's 2025 elections, AAP and BJP turned to AI to dominate the digital campaign. From deepfakes to viral...
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