Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na
Editors Guild of India Representation on DPDPA
Following are the objections raised by Editor’s Guild of India on DPDPA which require some comments. Objections have also been raised on ITA 2000 as follows. Earlier on February 18, 2024 EGI had sent a more detailed note to MeitY … Continue reading
DPDPA and Journalism
An interesting debate has ensued about the impact of DPDPA on the Journalists. The Editors Guild of India (EGI) has sent a representation to the Minister Mr Ashwini Vaishnav noting its objections on the Act which was passed more than … Continue reading
Is there no solution for Age-gating?
India provided legal recognition to electronic documents through the Information Technology Act 2000 (ITA 2000). This gave legal recognition to electronic documents. ITA 2000 also introduced the Digital Signature and later on the Electronic Signature (e-Sign) as a means of … Continue reading
Is Crowdstrike outage an AI Failure?
The failure of Crowd strike security software causing global chaos will be analysed by experts in Due Course. In the immediate, it appears that there could be a failure in the Artificial intelligence based automated response which has generated a … Continue reading
MeitY seeks Endorsement of Big Tech for DPDPA Rules
It can only happen in India that Companies like Meta are in the forefront of challenging Government notifications such as the Intermediary Rules in Courts and they are the same entities who are also consulted for advise on how we … Continue reading
Section.. 63 of Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam..Perspective from Naavi
In the new Indian Evidence Act which became effective from 1st July 2024, the earlier Section 65B of Indian Evidence act has been modified as Section 63. This being an important section in the Act, Naavi has tried to place … Continue reading