Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na
Indian Judiciary should be wary of ChatGPT
I refer to the article “Punjab and Haryana High Court uses ChatGPT in bail order” which indicates that Justie Anoop Chitkara used ChatGPT while deciding a bail case. The Judge appears to have added a disclaimer that “Any reference to ChatGPT … Continue reading
Blockchain Banking… Is it required?
Blockchain Banking or Crypto Banking has been one of the applications of the Blockchain technology which is being discussed in some security circles. It is being hailed as “Secure”, “Transparent”,” resistant to fraud” and eliminates the need for third party … Continue reading
Digital India Act-9 : Digital Media Disclaimer
One of the challenges that the Cyber World is facing is in maintaining the trust worthiness of the Internet content. In the coming days there will be increased use of ChatGPT tools by consumers and it is essential to retain … Continue reading
Digital India Act 8: Regulatory Oversight on PlayStore/AppleStore
One of the objectives in regulating the Mobile App ecosystem is for the regulators to have a check on the Google and Apple Playstores. These Playstores are “Intermediaries” through which apps get downloaded and hence are liable under ITA 2000/8 … Continue reading
DPDPB 2022 Proposal on Free Cross Border Transfer is against National Interests
In a statement which was attributed to the MOS Sri Rajeev Chandrashekar, Economic Times reported that there is a proposal to allow “Cros Border Data Flow by Default”. Just like “Privacy By Default”, the proposal suggests “Free Data Transfer by … Continue reading
DPDPB2022: Negative List for Cross Border Data Transfer..Is it a bad idea?
In a widely circulated media report today, it is indicated that the Government will be following a cross border personal data transfer in DPDPB2022 by indicating a negative list of countries to which data may not be transferred, leaving a … Continue reading