Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na
Life-Time Achievement award for Privacy Received
In a glittering function at T-Hub, Knowledge City, Hyderabad, EndNow Foundation of Hyderabad presented a “Life-Time Achievement Award for Contribution to Privacy” to Naavi. Mr Suman Talwar the well known Cine Artist gave away the award. Mr Anil Rachamalla, the … Continue reading
Social Media Influencers Summit at Hyderabad
End Now Foundation, Hyderabad is presenting an unique event in Hyderabad on 17th December 2023 bringing together Social Media Influencers in a summit which is first of its kind in India. The following video may give a glimpse of what … Continue reading
Guardians of Data and Guardians of Privacy
(This article is written in the light of my participation in a panel discussion titled “Guardians of Data-Navigating the future with India’s Data Privacy Bill” in the upcoming Cloud Security Alliance conference in Bengaluru on December 13, 2023 and the … Continue reading
Digital Media .. is no longer the fourth estate
The democratic society has long believed that “Journalism” is a noble profession and “Media” is an important part of the democratic society. As a result “Freedom of Press” was considered an important principle and was equated to “Freedom of Speech” … Continue reading
Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill 2023-2
(Continued from the previous article) The provisions of the Broadcasting bill 2023 are reproduced here. Structure of the Bill Chapter Sections Title I Preliminary 1 Short title, Commencement and Applicability 2 Definitions II Regulation of Broadcasting Services 3 Applicability of … Continue reading
Bangalore Traffic Violation Fraud
It appears that the Bangalore traffic police is generating bogus challans for whatever reasons they have found. I today observed a challan against one of the vehicles known to me. The challan is not backed by any evidence. The violation … Continue reading