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Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na
HIPAA Final Rules 2013- An Omnibus Rule
The HIPAA Final Rules announced with effect from 26th March 2012 comprises of four final rules. Hence it is being referred as the “Omnibus Final Rule”. They are, 1.Final Modifications with improvements to the proposed rule of July 14, 2010 … Continue reading
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Privacy Rule under HIPAA-HITECH Act expanded
HHS, the department of Health and Human Resources has revised the Privacy and Secuirty Rule and broadened its reach particularly for the Business Associates. Since many Indian entities work as Business Associates of HIPAA covered entities this development is of … Continue reading
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Aaron Swartz is a victim of Bad application of law
Aaron Swartz, the young techie who committed suicide on the 11th of Januaru represents a tragedy that could have been prevented if the Police had been more reasonable. Swartz was deeply involved in the campaign against “Stop Online Piracy Act” … Continue reading
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Need for Netizen’s Forum
It is being increasingly observed in India that the Cyber Law space is in need of a major overhaul. Cyber Crimes are increasing and the Government machinery as well as the Police are acting dangerously showing apathy for genuine victims … Continue reading
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Domain Registrars under threat of arrest across India
Across India a wave of fear is spreading amongst Domain Name registrars that they may be arrested by the local police. The fear psychosis has been created by the news item that in Noida, Police have arrested the domain registrar … Continue reading
59% growth in Phishing
According to the estimate of RSA, the total number of phishing attacks in 2012 were around 445,004. This was up 59% from the previous year’s number of 279,580 and estiamted to have created a loss of around US$ 1.5 billion … Continue reading