Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

We have in the past discussed the issue of “Digital Wills”.  (Refer here: Inheritance of Virtual Assets) ITA 2000 has kept “Wills” in electronic form outside the provisions of ITA 2000. Hence “Digital Wills” are not valid like written documents … Continue reading →

FDPPI (Foundation of Data Protection Professionals in India) is an organization dedicated to the empowerment of the Data Processing community in India. The four dimensions in which FDPPI is working today are a) Knowledge enhancement b) Implementation Support c) Advisory … Continue reading →

This is a continuation of the series of articles IS 17428-I under para 5.12  states, Staff handling personal information or activities related to processing personal information shall: a) Be trained and kept aware about developments depending on their role; b) … Continue reading →

(This is in continuation of the previous article on PDPSI and IS 17428) IS 17428 has been released as an “Indian Standard” and is the second such standard to be released in India behind PDPSI (Personal Data Protection Standard of … Continue reading →

In a comprehensive speaking order , Honourable Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani of the Delhi High Court has issued a judgement dated 20th April 2021 in the case WP (CRL) 1082/2020 and other petitions, holding light on the rules under Section … Continue reading →

(This is in continuation of our discussions on comparison of the  PDPMS under PDPSI with DPMS of Is17428) PDPSI was the first PDPMS to introduce the concept of “Data Centric Compliance Structure” while most other frameworks focus on the organization. … Continue reading →