Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na
Dr Lal Pathlabs is ISO 27001 Certified… but stored sensitive data callously
Naavi.org was in the forefront of raising objection to the Section 43A rules of the MeitY in 2011 where the MeitY insisted that “ISO 27001 compliance” is deemed compliance of Section 43A. When I first wrote “Is India selling itself … Continue reading
20th Anniversary of the Digital Society Day of India
On October 17th, India will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the birth of the digital society of India. On this day in 2000, Information Technology Act 2000 was notified. On that day, an electronic document became legally recognized as … Continue reading
Dr Lal Path labs data breach
(Image Source: techcrunch.com) In February 2020, a major data breach was reported from Breach Candy hospital, Mumbai. At that time, Naavi.org called it an “I Love You Moment” recalling the incident in 2000 when the “I Love You” virus hit … Continue reading
Fascinating Data Pasture at the other end of the PDPAI Warp
It is a common cliché to say “Data is Oil”. For those who look at Data from the eyes of Facebook or Google, it is easy to understand why Data is a mouth watering business asset with huge profit prospects. … Continue reading
Where is the Net4India resolution? Why the Government of India is silent?
I refer to the various articles regarding the Net4India issue and it appears that time has come to question the wisdom of the Government of India in not intervening in the NCLT proceedings regarding the Net4India issue. To summarize the … Continue reading