Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

Naavi.org has been from time to time bringing to the attention of the public the urgent need for RBI to issue a confirmatory circular regarding the “Limited Liability” it proposed through a draft circular No RBI/2016-17/DBR. No. Leg. BC/09.07.005/2016-17. In … Continue reading →

Cert-In has issued an order that suggests that  “Any Individual, “organization” or Corporate entity” affected by Cyber Security Incidents may report the incident to CERT-IN. (Copy of the Order) However some types of incidents need to be reported mandatorily. The … Continue reading →

Recently there was a WhatsApp message that UIDAI is offering a new service to enable an Aadhaar holder to block use of his biometric authentication requests  through a mandatory OTP. The message indicated that the service is provided through https://resident.uidai.net.in/biometric-lock. This … Continue reading →

There is an exercise going on in Delhi to modify ITA 2008. Last time when ITA 2000 was amended, the trigger was the Bazee.com case where the CEO of baazee.com (now ebay.in) was prosecuted under Section 85 of ITA 2000 … Continue reading →

Recently there is some discussion on whether in the current context of multiple digital payment systems being in place, the “Mobile Wallets” have lost their relevance. Economic Times carried an article recently  which declared “Here is why the flavour of … Continue reading →

 A group of Cyber Security Volunteers have come together to form a forum called “Cyber Security Alliance of India” with an objective of working towards Information security issues in the context of the current developments in India. The alliance has … Continue reading →