Monthly Archives: March 2018

Theory of Dynamic Personal Data

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

“Personal Data” is the object of data protection regulations such as the upcoming Data Protection Act of India, the DISHA 2018, as well as other laws such as GDPR and ITA 2008. “Protecting Personal Data” is considered “Information Privacy” by … Continue reading →

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Draft Law on Health Care Security released for public comments

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

In the midst of the discussions on Privacy and Data Protection following the Cambridge Analytica controversy, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has released the long pending draft of the Health Care sector law on Privacy … Continue reading →

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BJP goes for Risk Mitigation and Congress goes for Risk Avoidance

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

Suddenly politicians have become experts in data protection and how mobile apps may collect data without your consent. Mr Rahul Gandhi who once gave us the “Gyan” about “Jupiter Escape Velocity” is about to give us “Gyan” about “Privacy and Data … Continue reading →

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Smart Cities in India and ITA 2008

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

When ITA 2000 was drafted, the concept of “Smart Cities”, “Driver less cars” or “Artificial intelligence” or “Humanoid Robots” were not very much in the realm of the vision of the law makers. The main objective was to provide facilitation … Continue reading →

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CCTV footages.. Whose property is it any way?

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

Dr Pratap Reddy, Executive Chairman of Apollo Hosiptal has stated that  Apollo Hospital had turned off CCTV cameras placed in the ICU when the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha was undergoing treatment. (Refer report here). In the light of … Continue reading →

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Cambridge Analytica and Indian Cyber Laws

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

The news report that Personal profiles of 50 million Face Book users was collected and unauthorizedly used to help Trump win an election has opened  a new debate on Privacy and Data Protection in India. BJP and Congress parties are … Continue reading →

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