internet Research LabThe internet Research Lab (iRL) is a collective of technologists, legal scholars and researchers studying information and communication technology.https://irl.worksDPI and the Homeless Workers Movement in Brazil: concrete possibilities for broader governance and popular participationhttps://irl.works/dpi/essays/brazilhttps://irl.works/dpi/essays/brazilAn essay by Alexandre Costa Barbosa on sustaining participatory mechanisms in DPI in Brazil.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdpiActually existing DPIs as architectures of hegemonyhttps://irl.works/dpi/essays/architectures-hegemonyhttps://irl.works/dpi/essays/architectures-hegemonyAn essay by Mila T. Samdub on how India's DPIs encode the distribution of power among the state, software companies, financial institutions and international actors.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTdpiDigital public infrastructure and India's foreign policyhttps://irl.works/dpi/essays/foreign-policyhttps://irl.works/dpi/essays/foreign-policyAn essay by Arindrajit Basu on why India has made DPI the centrepiece of its diplomacy.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTdpiGovernance, openness and security of digital public infrastructure in Indiahttps://irl.works/blog/2026/08/26/digital-public-infrastructure-openness-security-privacy.htmlhttps://irl.works/blog/2026/08/26/digital-public-infrastructure-openness-security-privacy.htmlWed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTdpiForced volatility: earnings and incentives for gig work in quick commercehttps://irl.works/blog/2026/06/12/forced-volatility-gigwork-earnings-incentives.htmlhttps://irl.works/blog/2026/06/12/forced-volatility-gigwork-earnings-incentives.htmlFri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTgig-workIncorporating user agency in internet geolocationhttps://www.ietf.org/slides/slides-ipgeows-paper-incorporating-user-agency-in-internet-geolocation-00.pdfhttps://www.ietf.org/slides/slides-ipgeows-paper-incorporating-user-agency-in-internet-geolocation-00.pdfAt the IAB Workshop on IP Geolocation, we highlighted how IP geolocation violates privacy and needs to be phased out.Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTnetworkiRL releases MVT-pi for device forensicshttps://github.com/Internet-Research-Lab/mvt-pihttps://github.com/Internet-Research-Lab/mvt-piA script and guide to help set up Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT) on Raspberry Pi devices for isolated forensics.Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTmalwareHow internet applications geolocate users and why it needs a rethinkhttps://irl.works/blog/2025/07/22/geolocation.htmlhttps://irl.works/blog/2025/07/22/geolocation.htmlTue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTnetworkSpyware detection and analysis: methodologies, limitations and future directionshttps://irl.works/blog/2025/03/19/spyware-detection-analysis.htmlhttps://irl.works/blog/2025/03/19/spyware-detection-analysis.htmlWed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTmalwarePrivacy and security in digital public infrastructureshttps://irl.works/blog/2024/12/05/privacy-security-digital-public-infrastructures.htmlhttps://irl.works/blog/2024/12/05/privacy-security-digital-public-infrastructures.htmlThu, 05 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMTdpi