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Uber Fraud and Faulty App Design
I reported a fraud on Uber yesterday stating that when the driver cancelled a scheduled trip, I was still charged for the same. Since yesterday I have been pursuing the complaint on twitter and though the complaint was acknowledged, there … Continue reading
Uber Fraud or a bug in the App?
It was a personal observation today that an Uber driver cancelled my scheduled trip and still the amount was immediately debited to by Paytm account. I later found out that this experience has been observed by many others who have … Continue reading
Will the Personal Data Protection Act be compatible to the Theory of Data?
During October 2019, a “New Theory of Data” was presented in these columns. The objective of the theory was to bring a common ground of understanding between the Privacy Activists who are leading the passing of data protection regulations in … Continue reading
The “New Reasonable Security Practice” under Section 43A of ITA 2000 is PDPA 2018 draft bill
Blood pressure is raising for some activists who have been opposing the present draft of the Personal Data Protection Act 2018 (PDPA 2018) with the news that the Government has stuck to its commitment by re-presenting the Bill as recommended … Continue reading
Cyber Appeals with TDSAT not affected by the Supreme Court judgement
The recent judgement of the Supreme Court Rojer Mathew Vs South Indian Bank Ltd & ors Civil Appeal No 8588 of 2019 dated November 13, 2019 has raised a doubt in some circles as to whether TDSAT continues to be … Continue reading
An online Discussion on PDPA
Here is a copy of an online discussion on PDPA held at the office of Dakshlegal on 12th instant. It was an impromptu discussion. A link to the entire discussion is available here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1004611326222954/permalink/3039087706108629/ Naavi