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

There is no miracle cure for Blue Whale Challenge… Every one including Privacy Activists need to contribute…

As we wake up today to the news that two boys in Bangalore were detected to have been playing Blue whale challenge “game”, the threat seems to be spreading fast. Bangalore is reported to be the sixth city in the … Continue reading

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Dear Mr Arun Jaitely, Has Finance Ministry been compromised?… on Bitcoin issue?

It is time to directly call the attention of our honourable Finance Minister Mr Arun Jaitely on what his department is upto as regards the Bitcoin issue…. Hence this open letter… Dear Honourable Finance Minister Mr Arun Jaitely, I have … Continue reading

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Google is the best teacher in the Digital World. But is it forgetting its basic reason for existence?

On the occasion of the “Teacher’s Day” today, it is appropriate to spare a few thoughts on the role of “Teaching” in the Digital Era. “Teaching” essentially involves “Knowledge Transfer” and it may happen either within the four walls of … Continue reading

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Oppo taking over Police Stations in Karnataka

In continuation of our earlier discussions I am posting here some photographs : As we can observe, all Police stations in Ramanagara sport the OPPO brand so prominently that it appears that the Police Station belongs to OPPO. In the … Continue reading

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Oppo Police Stations come up in Karnataka.. Have we outsourced our security to a Chinese Company?

Yesterday, while travelling from Mysore to Bangalore, I was surprised to see “OPPO Police Station” in Ramanagara on the highway. For a moment,  I was confused if China has taken over India and Oppo has been given charge of internal … Continue reading

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Does SBI Cards pose a special risk for customers because of Incompetence and possible collusion?

We have been discussing the “Limited Liability” Circular of RBI which was first issued in draft form on August 11, 2016 and confirmed on July 6 2017. However, recently when one of the customers of SBI Cards from Chennai, (a … Continue reading

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