Monthly Archives: March 2018

Can Maharashtra Government Amend IT Act?

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

A news report from UNI states that the Minister of State for Home (Urban) in Maharashtra, Mr Ranjit Patil has made a statement in the legislative Council of Maharashtra that “Maharashtra Government will amend Information Technology Act to regulate illegal … Continue reading →

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Autonomous Car Accident opens debate on legal responsibility

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

An unfortunate but historic event occurred in Arizona on 19th March 2018 when a Self Driving Uber Car hit and killed a woman crossing the street in Arizona. (Refer Reuter article here). The pedestrian who lost her life was a … Continue reading →

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Where do I start my GDPR compliance?

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

Many organizations in India are now concerned about the need to be compliant with GDPR before the deadline of 25th May 2018. They must be receiving many e-mails from their business partners abroad with the query “Are You GDPR Compliant”?. … Continue reading →

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If India was in EU, Aadhaar would have been exempted from GDPR.. Supreme Court needs to ponder..

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

Currently GDPR and Aadhaar are both hot subjects for discussion amongst professionals whether they are Privacy activists, Information Security professionals or Lawyers. GDPR is at one end of the spectrum often looked upon by Privacy activists as the ultimate in … Continue reading →

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Section 65B in the Quantum Computing Scenario

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

I must admit here my excitement about Quantum Computing and discussing the impact of a principle of Physics for Cyber Law development, since I left my formal college education as a student of Physics, when the Quantum Mechanics was at … Continue reading →

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Quantum Computing and Emerging Cyber Law Challenges..Are we ready?

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

Cyber Laws have been in discussion in India since around 1998 when the first draft was published. After the passage of Information Technology Act 2000, the laws came into existence and started affecting every one of our activities on computer … Continue reading →

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