Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na
Unification of Data Protection Law
According to UNCTAD, 128 of the 194 UN affiliated countries have put in place legislation to secure the protection of data and privacy. 158 countries have in place the E commerce laws and 154 countries have Cyber Crime laws. While … Continue reading
Data Protection Law in China
China has announced a law called “Personal Information Protection Law” (PIPL) on 20th August 2021, coming into effect on 1st November 2021. The PIPL is having 74 articles divided into 8 chapters as follows: General Provisions; Personal Information Processing Rules; … Continue reading
Moot Court Competition at GH Raisoni College, Nagpur
The GH Raisoni Law College is organizing its 16th KSHAN Moot Court which will be held on the 4th and 5th of September, 2021 on a virtual platform. As a part of the FDPPI’s activities under the P& Y Program to involve the … Continue reading
IDPS 2021 to be held on November 19th, 20th and 21st
FDPPI pioneered the Indian Data Protection Summit in 2020 and conducted a three day virtual summit on November 19th, 20th and 21st. This year again on November 19th, 20th and 21st, FDPPI will have a virtual summit Indian Data Protection … Continue reading
Taliban and Crypto Currency.. Indian Government has the same policy
A new line of argument is surfacing in India in support of the Currency of the Criminals and Terrorists namely the “Bitcoins” and Crypto currencies”. …that “The space has become too large to ignore” Well, whether it is the Taliban … Continue reading
Algorithmic Transparency may be the new Conflict zone in Privacy
The demand for “Transparency” in processing of personal data is part of every data protection laws. As an associated concept, most data protection laws also mandate that there shall be no automated decision making. As the technology develops, many organizations … Continue reading