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

Advertising of Health Products-New FTC guidlines

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

FTC (Federal Trade Commission) of USA has announced a new “Advertising Guidelines” applicable for endorsement of health products. Essentially this applies to advertisements which say in effect “I have used this product and found it useful”. It affects advertisements using … Continue reading →

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Modus Operandi of a Phishing Fraud

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The investigations by the Mulund Police about the Rs 1 crore phishing fraud that occurred in Mumbai have brought to public attention the modus operandi of the fraudsters. The police have arrested two brothers in Delhi who have revealed the … Continue reading →

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Copyright Violation, Mumbai Police raid Chennai company

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

In an interesting IPR case, Mumbai police are reported to have raided and seized some evidence from the premises of Sundaram group company in Chennai. Report in IE The issue relates to an interpretation of the licensing term in a … Continue reading →

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Maharashtra Adjudicator awards 45 lakhs compensation against PNB

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Adjudicator of Maharashtra (Mr Rajesh Aggarwal) has reportedly awarded a compensation of Rss 45 lakhs in a phishing case against PNB. As per the copy of the order available on the website of DIT, Maharashtra, out of the total amount … Continue reading →

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Aadhar Cards sent by ordinary post

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Aadhar numbers are being issued by the Government of India as a once in a life time identification number for a resident of the country. Many consider this as a “Sensitive personal Information” which is going to be linked with … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 6, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The amended Copyright Act was notified for effectiveness on 21st June, 2012. The related rules were also released for public comments before 21st September 2012. The amended Copyright Act has brought several aspects of digital work into the copyright domain. … Continue reading →

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