Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

As Indian Data Fiduciaries try to find the ways to achieve DPDPA Compliance, the challenge stares at them. There is no precedence for them to follow. Even if they think GDPR is a good path, what is good for GDPR … Continue reading →

Indian Banks are on a money spending spree to demonstrate their commitment to implementation of DPDPA. The Boards of the Banks appear to have not spared any effort to sanction budget for DPDPA Compliance. But are the Banks spending their … Continue reading →

Join a discussion on the new concept of DPDPA Audit for Banks … and other entities with multiple Data Processing units. Naavi

As part of the new developments in FDPPI, a new system of Data audit for large organizations involving multiple Branch units has been introduced. Many major Banks like Canara Bank and SBI have already announced substantial investments in software for … Continue reading →

Software is a necessary requirement of DPDPA compliance but neither it is sufficient nor the first priority. Going by newspaper reports it appears that Banks in India are showcasing their DPDPA compliance by installing the necessary software and hardware to … Continue reading →

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA) recognizes a legal entity as a single Data Fiduciary or Significant Data Fiduciary. But in practice,  a large organization may have hundreds or even thousands of branches, subsidiaries, regional offices, functional divisions and operational … Continue reading →