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Hypocrisy of the “Global Trade Bodies” who oppose PDPA

There have been a flash of Press release from a consortium of MNCs namely Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and IBM expressing “Concern” over the “Privacy Protection of Indian Citizens” and how the Indian Government is trying to create an … Continue reading

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Cyber Insurance for PDPA Risks

Naavi has been a champion for Cyber Insurance for a long time in the context of Cyber Crimes. Now with the advent of Personal data Protection Act (PDPA) in India, there is a fresh interest on how the liabilities arising … Continue reading

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You are correct but the other side wins… says Supreme Court on Bitcoin

We must appreciate Sri Ashim Sood, the learned counsel who convinced the eminent honourable Supreme Court judges M/s Rohinton Fali Nariman, Aniruddha Bose and V Subrmanian to issue a judgement in the Bitcoin case which is written like a film/drama … Continue reading

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Certified Data Protection Professional in India…. Second batch to commence in April

Cyber Law College in association with FDPPI (Foundation of Data Protection Professionals in India) successfully conducted its first course for certification of Data Protection Professionals  in India culminating on an examination held on 1st March 2020. Now Cyber Law College … Continue reading

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Comments on Nasscom Observations on PDPA

(This is a continuation of the previous article) Nasscom has indicated 25 recommendations which are listed below with our brief comments. Some preliminary observations on the Nasscom comments are provided in the table below. Recommendations on PDPA 2019 by NASSCOM-DSCI … Continue reading

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What is Nasscom upto?

The  comments submitted by Nasscom-DSCI on the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 makes an interesting reading. The copy of the submission is here So far, whenever a law related to IT industry was drafted, NASSCOM was a close confidant of … Continue reading

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