Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

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 →

Orissa High Court was confronted with an interesting petition from a parent who refused to give consent to the school of his child which wanted to create an APAAR ID. The ID is considered a unique identification that is designed … Continue reading →

On November 19,2025, a major EU proposal has been made to simplify the EU regulations in many areas. It has proposed 15 amendments to GDPR which we are separately taking note of. Additionally it has made changes to Data Act … Continue reading →