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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The Tech Trials Of Anganwadi Workers With Mission POSHAN

Anganwadi workers told Decode about the tech challenges they face with Mission POSHAN.

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Fake Product Scare: Amazon's Customers Demand Better Redressal

As customers receive counterfeit and wrong products from Amazon India, frustration mounts over redressal

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The Tale Of CandyCash: A Fake Loan App Used A 14-Year-Old’s Phone Number

An RBI-approved company and a 14-year-old unwittingly became the focal point of a phoney loan app scam. Here’s how the...

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Once A Student Politician, This Man Is Teaching How To Make Deepfakes

An intermediate pass, Divyendra Singh Jadoun, has managed to build up a start-up which is revolutionising both...

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How Fake Recruiters Are Trying To Scam India’s Job Seekers

Naukri.com, a popular recruitment portal, is being leveraged by bad actors, posing as consultants and HRs to dupe...

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Inside Mewat: A Scammer's Manual On How To Run A Sextortion Racket

Fake ads for phones and bikes on OLX, WhatsApp messages, and phone calls leading to sextortion scams — it’s all...

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A Grand Theft From Netflix, Paytm, Amazon: What Was Stolen?

Cyberabad police unraveled a case involving theft of personal data of about 67 crore individuals and organisations....

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