Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

In implementing the DPDPA 2023, and cleaning up the past unregulated collection of personal data by organizations, the Act has prescribed that “Consent should be obtained even for the legacy personal data collection of a data fiduciary. In such cases … Continue reading →

Mapping of Section 40 to the Draft  Rules notified on January 3, 2025 Sl No Section 40 Description Draft Rule 1 (a) the manner in which the notice given by the Data Fiduciary to a Data Principal shall inform her, … Continue reading →

Ever since the Government of India notified the draft rules for DPDPA on January 3, 2025, there have been hectic discussions in the industry circles about understanding the rules and also suggesting changes. It is understood that more than 6000 … Continue reading →

It is a common perception that Privacy and Personal Data Monetization cannot co-exist. GDPR is normally considered as the extreme left of centre approach to Privacy and would have a strong view against Personal Data Monetization. The US is a … Continue reading →

With the International Privacy Day today being celebrated in many professional fora in India, it has been a busy week for Naavi and FDPPI. As we just completed the three day C.DPO.DA. training in Mumbai from 24th to 26th January … Continue reading →

In a case of significant importance, like the Meta and Google, Open AI has become one more global tech company to challenge the sovereignty of Indian laws. It is disturbing to note that Open AI is supported by Microsoft. Open … Continue reading →