Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

About Vijayashankar Na

Naavi is a veteran Cyber Law specialist in India and is presently working from Bangalore as an Information Assurance Consultant. Pioneered concepts such as ITA 2008 compliance, Naavi is also the founder of Cyber Law College, a virtual Cyber Law Education institution. He now has been focusing on the projects such as Secure Digital India and Cyber Insurance

After Avtar, it is Honda that adopts “Naavi”

Naavi was adopted by me as a name as an short version of my Kannada name Nagaraja Rao Vijayashankar. The website naavi.com was launched on 14th December 1998 as a personal website and later converted into a Cyber Law website. … Continue reading

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Defining a Data Asset.. A Debate

[Discussions here are part of the Naavi’s Theory of Data] Data Governance in an organization requires identification of what is data, how data can be created or collected,  what is its value, who is the custodian, who is the owner, … Continue reading

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ITU-APT threatens India…. Government should Ignore and Tighten Data Localization

Hindu Business Line today carries an article stating that according to “ITU-APT”, the data protection Bill as envisaged may impede the right of foreign nationals. The report also holds a threat that foreign jurisdictions may bar use of servers located … Continue reading

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The Uber Autonomous Car Accident… Some additional thoughts

The fatal accident that occurred in March 2018  where the Uber Auto driven Volvo crashed and killed a person walking across the street had raked up many issues on the Technology and Law surrounding the development of driverless cars. Now … Continue reading

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Next Training Program on Data Protection from FDPPI-Cyber Law College

Cyber Law College is conducting the next program on Data Protection Laws in India for FDPPI Certification, starting from April 2nd. Details are as follows: The program is leading to the Certification of FDPPI -“Certified Data Protection Professional-Module I” and … Continue reading

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Time to strengthen Data Localization as more foreign Companies become mercenaries

  The war in Ukraine may be between Russia and the NATO interests where Ukraine is a willing sacrificial goat. While we can appreciate the resolve of the Ukrainians to join the war directly, the Latvian Parliament approving their citizens … Continue reading

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