Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

According to information floating around, the Data Protection Bill 2021 which is the next version of PDPB 2019 as modified by the JPC-1 under Mrs Meenakshi Lekhi and JPC-2 under Mr P P Chaudhary is likely to be presented in … Continue reading →

IMF has given a clear warning that if Crypto currencies are recognized as legal tender, there would be a macro economic instability. Read here Also here Some of the comments made by IMF are: Consumer protection risks remain substantial given … Continue reading →

Naavi had published the book on “Personal Data Protection Act of India (PDPA 2020) which was based on the version of the bill presented in the Parliament as PDPB 2019. Now the Government has made changes and is in the … Continue reading →

One of the interesting new propositions in the PDPB 2021 as compared to PDPB 2019 is the professional status of the Data Protection Officer. In all data protection laws, there is a requirement that  data controllers/Fiduciaries who handle large number … Continue reading →

India enacted ITA 2000 (Information Technology Act 2000) with effect from 17th October 2000 and amended it in 2008 with effect from 27th October 2009. The provisions of ITA 2000/8 included legal recognition for a binary expression which we refer … Continue reading →

When ITA 2000 was enacted in the year 2000, Cyber Law College started virtual course on “Certificate in Cyber Laws”. It took several years more for traditional academic institutions to introduce formal courses on Cyber Laws. Initially Cyber Law College … Continue reading →