Category Archives: Cyber Law

Is RBI out of its mind on allowing minor digital banking accounts ?

Recently we saw that RBI came up with a circular (Refer TOI article here). RBI had in its earlier circulars (Refer here) starting from 1976 had indicated that the purpose of opening minor accounts was to encourage the habit of … Continue reading

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BIS Draft Guidelines for E-Commerce: Safeguarding Personal Data

By Advocate Sri M G Kodandaram , IRS Introduction India’s e-commerce sector has experienced significant growth in recent years, establishing itself as a crucial contributor to economic development. However, despite this remarkable progress, the sector has long struggled with a … Continue reading

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The Role of a Consent Manager under DPDPA 2023

Today I received a query on DPDPA 2023 on Linked In. Since this could be interesting for others as well, I thought of answering this here in detail. The query was .. “I want your insight on how relationship between … Continue reading

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Should you continue to use Swiggy/Zepto?

Today a friend of mine pointed out to an article on peabea.substack.com indicating how apps installed on our mobile phones spy on what other apps are running on the mobile. He specially pointed out how the “AndoriodManifest.xml” file which he … Continue reading

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AI Chair of FDPPI to undertake Development of a DPDPA Compliance solution based on DGPSI

The AI Chair of FDPPI has already announced one project on studying the “Impact of AI on the mental health of Children” . We are in the process of creating a planning committee with representations from different segments such as … Continue reading

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Press Club of India preparing to fight the Government on DPDPA 2023

It is reported that the Press club of India has called for a meeting of like minded organizations in Delhi on April 21 to express their concern on DPDPA 2023. It appears that the objective of the meeting is to … Continue reading

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