Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

The Data Protection Board under DPDPA is likely to be a very important Government office and symbolically represents “Data Security” in India. As a result it is likely to be a target of attack by the Hackers who have an … Continue reading →

The draft rules on DPDPA suggest that the rules related to the setting up of the Search Committee for selecting the Chairman and members of the DPB, the rules related to the terms of appointment of the DPB chairman, Members … Continue reading →

Under the proposed draft rules, the DPB consists of a Chairman and several members to be appointed by two Search Committees which will be set up after the notification of the Draft Rules. One Committee will select the Chairman and … Continue reading →

While deliberating on the DPDPA rules, I have been suggesting that the Government needs to set up a “National Personal Data Archive” so that “unclaimed personal data” and “personal data under dispute” may be shifted out of the custody of … Continue reading →

Rule 7 of the draft DPDPA Rules prescribe that on “becoming aware of any “Personal Data Breach” , the Data Fiduciary shall to the best of its knowledge intimate to each affected Data Principal the information of the breach. Similarly … Continue reading →

The Privacy Mitra Yojana of FDPPI intends to work on both dimensions of creating a Privacy Culture amongst the Indian Citizens and Compliance Culture amongst the Data Fiduciaries. In India Privacy is a new concept. At present only the elite … Continue reading →