Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

The Government of Karnataka has recently passed a bill titled “The Karnataka Hate Speech and hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill 2025 (LA Bill No 79 of2025) . It is currently  pending Governor’s assent. The first thing we note in this bill … Continue reading →

The launch of DGPSI-GDPR is not  just another event. It is a symbol of Indian Data Protection eco system coming of age not only to be compliant with  DPDPA 2023 but also provide the guidance to the compliance of other … Continue reading →

FDPPI’s Certification program for developing DPOs and Data Auditors in India offers an online  examination for professionals to validate their knowledge and skills to be a good DPO in the Indian scenario. While trainings are conducted by the  training partners … Continue reading →

I was just recalling that on 17th December 2022, I was conferred a Life Time award for Cyber Jurisprudence in Chennai. It was a coincidence that on 17th December 2023, at Hyderabad, a “Lifetime Achievement Award for Privacy” was conferred by … Continue reading →

As we look at the Data industry, there are organizations which clearly identify themselves as collectors and  processors of personal data for different purposes. They all will be Data Fiduciaries and some of them would be Significant Data Fiduciaries. There … Continue reading →

In 2022, Naavi/Ujvala Consultants Pvt Ltd had suggested “Data Importer Assurance Certification”  for Data Processors who were processing EU data in India on behalf of Data Controllers. The focus was to meet the Standard Contract Clause requirements under Cross border … Continue reading →