Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

One of the interesting new propositions in the PDPB 2021 as compared to PDPB 2019 is the professional status of the Data Protection Officer. In all data protection laws, there is a requirement that  data controllers/Fiduciaries who handle large number … Continue reading →

India enacted ITA 2000 (Information Technology Act 2000) with effect from 17th October 2000 and amended it in 2008 with effect from 27th October 2009. The provisions of ITA 2000/8 included legal recognition for a binary expression which we refer … Continue reading →

When ITA 2000 was enacted in the year 2000, Cyber Law College started virtual course on “Certificate in Cyber Laws”. It took several years more for traditional academic institutions to introduce formal courses on Cyber Laws. Initially Cyber Law College … Continue reading →

(This is in continuation of our previous article) While discussing the PDPA 2021 and inclusion of  Section 3(23)(xi) we observe the following:   Current PDPB 2019 Section 3(20) Proposed PDPB 2021 Section 3(23) (20) “harm” includes— (i) bodily or mental … Continue reading →

PDPA is a legislation that is meant to uphold the human right concept of “Privacy”. Privacy is a concept which reflects the “State of Mind” of an individual and a feeling of “being left alone”. According to human psychologists, Hypnotists … Continue reading →

Black Money in India is more powerful than even Mr Modi. Hence banning of Crypto Currencies which means banning of Digital Black Money cannot be done easily by the Government even of Mr Modi or Mr Amit Shah would swear … Continue reading →