Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na
EDPB adopts Supplementary transfer tools following Schrems II ruling
EDPB published the following press release today: During its 41st plenary session, the EDPB adopted recommendations on measures that supplement transfer tools to ensure compliance with the EU level of protection of personal data, as well as recommendations on the … Continue reading
WhatsApp Pay : A Master Circular required from RBI
WhatsApp has been in news as a messaging Company providing End to end encrypted messaging services in the past, introducing vanishing messages etc. As a messaging company it had its share of controversies involving spread of fake messages and mobilization … Continue reading
Mumbai Police have rattled the Data Protection Law in India
The way Mumbai Police has handled the Republic TV case with -the reopening of a closed case -of what possibly was a murder and treating as a suicide – bringing in the abetment link for a business contract dispute, -deliberately … Continue reading
New Opportunities open up for India thanks to Singapore PDPA
When Singapore amended its data protection laws increasing the penalties for data breach to 10% of the annual turnover, a window of opportunity has opened up for India to attract investments of data processing companies to India. India presently is … Continue reading
Security Incident Not amounting to Personal Data Breach-Lupin Incident
Lupin Suffers Information Security Incident-Business Insider The trend of Continuing cyber attacks on pharmaceutical companies, before the advent of the PDPA (Personal Data Protection Act of India) when companies are expected to have better security oversight seems to continue with … Continue reading
Singapore PDPA amended… Fines can be 10% of turnover
Singapore passed some key amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 establishing a new norm for administrative fines at 10% of turnover. Now companies, with turnover exceeding Singapore dollar 10 million per year, responsible for data breaches face financial … Continue reading