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Cyber Society of India (CySi)  and Foundation of Data Protection Professionals in India (FDPPI) have organzied a half day workshop on Personal Data Protection Act (Proposed law in India presently with the Parliamentary committee) on 14th March 2020. The program … Continue reading →

In recent days a lot of discussion is centered around “Proportionality” when it comes to use of Government powers to either make laws or make regulations under the specific laws. It has become a tendency for politically motivated litigants to … Continue reading →

While criticizing the PDPA Bill, experts need to remember that despite what they may think, Privacy is not an absolute Right. The Privacy judgment of 24th August 2017 stated that “The right to privacy is protected as an intrinsic part … Continue reading →

On 7th march 2020, Deccan Herald, Bangalore carried an article by the title “Data Protection or Surveillance”?. The online version of the article  included a powerful video presentation from the Center of Internet and Society(CIS). Earlier in another article the … Continue reading →

The recent Bollywood judgement on Bitcoin from the Supreme Court has given a fresh lease of life to Black Money in India. This is a set back for the efforts of Mr Modi to fight corruption and could be termed … Continue reading →

The Press release by the consortium of foreign companies including the Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook etc opposing several provisions of the proposed PDPA 2019, have thrown a googly at Mr Kris Gopalakrishna, the chairperson of the committee on Data … Continue reading →