Category Archives: Cyber Law

The Lawyers perspective of DPDPA and the Nachiketa Debate

yesterday, I had an opportunity to experience the perspective of Law Students on the DPDPA in the Moot Court Competition held by KLE Law College which discussed the issues of a data breach and how the lawyers could argue the … Continue reading

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Transform Privacy Policy Disclosure to Offer Format

DPDPA 2023 expects that “Consent” is the legal basis for processing of personal data. Consent requires a contract between the data principal and the data fiduciary. A Contract is a combination of an “Offer” and an “Acceptance”. What we normally … Continue reading

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The two eyes of DPDPA Compliance

DPDPA envisages two key professional roles for driving compliance. The DPO is responsible for for DPDPA compliance within the organization while the Data Auditor is an independent auditor who checks the implementation. FDPPI has recognized these roles and created the … Continue reading

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Credentials of DPOs….. Be a Guardian of Privacy

As India moves ahead into the era of DPDPA, there is a rush for professionals to occupy the role of “DPO” in an organization. It is some times easy to grab a title but difficult to retain it and feel … Continue reading

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NEGD starts DPDPA Awareness Campaign

It appears that on behalf of MeitY, National E Governance Department (NEGD) has started an awareness campaign on DPDPA to the industry professionals. A few days back NEGD conducted a physical conference in Delhi and today they hosted a one … Continue reading

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IDPS 2024 will provide answers to the dilemma of DPDPA compliance

When FDPPI started its IDPS series with IDPS 2020, it was the first such program in India focussing entirely on Privacy and Data Protection. As we run into the 5th year of the series with IDPS 2024 on November 30 … Continue reading

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