Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na
Protect Indian Companies through the proposed Indian Data Protection Act from possible GDPR Overreach
Indian Corporate world exposed to any form of data processing involving a member of the European Union including the countries which have exited recently (Like Britain) or those who may exit in due course (Say France?) are keenly watching the … Continue reading
West Bengal Adjudicator imposes Rs 50000/- penalty on husband
In a first decision from the Adjudicator of West Bengal, an order has been passed against an estranged husband who spied on his wife’s phone using “Team Viewer” software. See Report According to the report, the husband had installed a … Continue reading
Nation Wants To Know Why we donot have the freedom to say “Nation Wants To Know”
It is ridiculous that Times Now Group thinks it is smart in issuing a legal notice to Mr Arnab Goswami that he should refrain from using the phrase “Nation Wants To Know” on which Times Now claims an “Intellectual Property … Continue reading
Software Application is not a mere piece of coding…There is business behind it
My article on the Bank of Maharashtra(BOM) UPI fraud where in I had expressed an opinion that NPCI and RBI also have some responsibility elicited some off the record remarks from NPCI and one of the senior technical members of … Continue reading
Fighting susceptibility for “Cyber Hypnotism” with Ulysses Contracts
The recent Cyber fraud in Mumbai where an elderly (72 year old) woman was duped to the extent of Rs 42 lakhs in a Nigerian Scam (Refer here) open up a discussion on how it that seemingly intelligent people fall … Continue reading
Creating a Protection for Indian Companies from European hegemony
The first question that an Indian Company needs to satisfy for itself is whether it is at all exposed to the provisions of the dreaded GDPR and if so whether there is need to respond. It must be clarified that … Continue reading