Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

DPDPA envisages two key professional roles for driving compliance. The DPO is responsible for for DPDPA compliance within the organization while the Data Auditor is an independent auditor who checks the implementation. FDPPI has recognized these roles and created the … Continue reading →

As India moves ahead into the era of DPDPA, there is a rush for professionals to occupy the role of “DPO” in an organization. It is some times easy to grab a title but difficult to retain it and feel … Continue reading →

It appears that on behalf of MeitY, National E Governance Department (NEGD) has started an awareness campaign on DPDPA to the industry professionals. A few days back NEGD conducted a physical conference in Delhi and today they hosted a one … Continue reading →

When FDPPI started its IDPS series with IDPS 2020, it was the first such program in India focussing entirely on Privacy and Data Protection. As we run into the 5th year of the series with IDPS 2024 on November 30 … Continue reading →

To All Professionals in Privacy and Data Protection any where in India IDPS 2024 the flagship event of FDPPI is no ordinary event. This is a “Knowledge Extravaganza”. The event focusses on more than 12 hours of intense discussions on … Continue reading →

One of the much discussed aspects of Privacy is the use of AI technology in surveillance. For law makers, it is always a challenge to balance the needs of surveillance for security purposes vs the ethics of avoiding privacy infringement. CCTV … Continue reading →