Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

As Prime Minister Modi concludes his historic visit of the US west Coast aggressively selling the concept of Digital India to the US tech industry, back in India, it is recognized that the Digital India initiatives need to be supported … Continue reading →

The Digital India vision of Mr Modi has been making rounds in the tech circles in San Jose. During his interactions with the techies, it was notable to observe that Modi did mention about Privacy Protection, Cyber Security and Intellectual … Continue reading →

In what should be an eye opener to the Corporate Sector, Law Enforcement and the Government, it is reported that two Indian conglomerates were forced to pay $5 million each to hackers who blackmailed them. Refer Report in ET Refer … Continue reading →

The recent faux pas committed by the Department of IT, Government of India in publishing a half-baked policy as the “Draft National Encryption Policy” created a needless controversy on the topic of “Encryption Policy” itself and whether it was required or … Continue reading →

The recent issue of a draft encryption policy caused acute embarrassment to the Government of India and had to be withdrawn almost instantly because of the immediate opposition it raised.  Commenting on its withdrawal,  we had suggested that an enquiry should … Continue reading →

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the Indian Bar Association (IBA) organized a conference in Bangalore on 23rd September 2015 and discussed several aspects related to Privacy in the emerging Digital India. Eminent speakers from the industry participated … Continue reading →