Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

The UID or the Aadhar started as an ID that could separate Indian Citizens in border areas from illegal migrants and serve the national security purpose. Subsequently, it has become a project to provide a control mechanism to reduce pilferage in … Continue reading →

The proposed  HDPSA (Health Data Privacy and Security Act) which is being worked on by the Health and Family Welfare department of the Union Government is likely to draw a lot from the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) … Continue reading →

At a time when there is a raging debate on whether the health status of a leader like Ms Jayalalitha should be made public or held confidential and whether unnecessary secrecy breeds rumours or confidentiality is essential for public peace, … Continue reading →

Media is considered the fourth pillar of democracy and “Free Press” is considered the hallmark of a mature democratic society. The same society also holds “Privacy Right” in high esteem. But often the “Privacy Right” of individuals clash with the … Continue reading →

In an interesting report highlighting the new dimensions of Cyber threats that may arise from IoT (Internet of Things)  devices, BBC reported (Refer article here) that a webhosting company OVH suffered a DDOS attack from an army of Webcams acting … Continue reading →

It is reported that the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA) has mandated that the Indian Insurance companies should store all critical customer data in domestic servers within the next 3 to 6 months. (See article here) This … Continue reading →