Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

As the data protection community awaits the notification DPDPA rules, there is a speculation that Government is hesitant since Government bodies are not ready. While it may be true that the Government bodies are not fully ready for DPDPA, private … Continue reading →

In our previous post, The Zugzwang won the challenge wee had raised some concerns of a DPO that arise when we receive a Data Access Request. This was discussed during an event in Bangalore yesterday and I share some of … Continue reading →

Mr Gukesh became the youngest World Chess champion by winning the FIDE word championship by cornering Mr Ding in a Zugzwang position where White (Ding) had to make a move but any move would have led to loss. This zugzwang … Continue reading →

In October 2024, Meity declared IOB, RBL Ltd, IndusInd Bank ltd, Federal Bank and Bank of Maharashtra as “Protected Systems under ITA 2000” Notifications: IOB RBL IndusInd Bank Federal Bank Bank of Maharashtra The implications are two fold. Any attempt … Continue reading →

In recent days the menace of Digital Arrest related scams have assumed alarming proportions. There are instances of people losing crores of Rupees to this scam and some of these matters are coming for discussion in Courts. Naavi has been … Continue reading →

The two day event Indian Data Protection Summit 2024 came to a successful conclusion with the valedictory function where Dr Bharat Panchal of Bhima Sugam gave the valedictory address. Mr Abhishek Solanki, senior scientist from CERT-In was a gues of … Continue reading →