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

Will TDSAT hold its hearings through Video conferencing?

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

Telecom Disputes and Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) is a body created initially for settling the disputes in the Telecom sector. However the Finance Bill  2017 has changed the character of TDSAT by merging the Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CyAT) which was … Continue reading →

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Will TDSAT render justice to Cyber Crime Victims?… I seek some answers

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

Cyber Crime victims in India have been waiting for a long time for the re-activation of Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CYAT) which became dysfunctional on 30th June 2011 during the UPA II regime and never came back to life even after … Continue reading →

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A Serious issue in WhatsApp Usage leading to personal data leak Reported

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

WhatsApp has been in news in India in the context of its use in spreading “Fake News” and causing “Lynchings”. There has been some harsh words already spoken of by the Ministry and blaming WhatsApp for some of the lynchings … Continue reading →

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Understanding the GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

{This is a guest post from Dan Sincavage, Co-Founder, www.tenfold.com } The GDPR–or General Data Protection Regulation–is a regulation passed by the European Union on April 27, 2016, with an effective start date of May 25, 2018. Officially classified as regulation … Continue reading →

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National Health Stack Plan… This is the Digital Health Aadhaar Scheme…Available for Public Comment

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

The Press Release from  PIB has called for public comments on the proposed National Heath Stack. (NHS) NHS is the proposed scheme by NITI Aayog that envisages maintenance of a centralized health record for all citizens of the country to facilitate … Continue reading →

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Data Processors may be able to create a Diamond out of Charcoal..if Indian Data Protection Act is innovatively drafted

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

In the Privacy and Data protection circles, a debate is going on for some time in India. Naavi.org had also suggested this to the Srikrishna Committee during the public consultations. (Refer: “Personal Data Should be Considered as Personal Property”). Subsequently, DISHA … Continue reading →

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