Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na
Chat GPT: Destroying the Trust in Internet
When Internet was first introduced with the World Wide Web, the world was excited. We all thought that an “Information Super Highway” has been created and it will bring the Encyclopedia Britannica into my desktop. No doubt this happened and … Continue reading
Digital India Act-7: Data Monetization
While the DPDPB 2022 was under formulation, Naavi.org had discussed certain desired changes in the law which are available at the following link; Amongst the several things discussed, we had discussed some aspects of the new DIA during September 2022. … Continue reading
Digital India Act-6: Fighting the Information Warfare
The Digital India Act as proposed which was unveiled by the MeitY during their public consultation session in Bangalore has spoken of “Online Safety and Trust” as one of the objectives of the proposed laws. At the same time it … Continue reading
Digital India Act-5: Adjudication
ITA 2000 was had provided the Power of Adjudication under Section 46. Under this section any dispute arising out of a contravention of ITA 2000 in which financial compensation has to be received by a person who has suffered a … Continue reading
Digital India Act-4 :Is there only one type of Intermediary in ITA 2000?
In introducing the need for a new Act namely Digital India Act to replace the existing ITA 2000, the Government has identified 5 distinct changes in the environment since 2000 as follows. Out of the five identified developments, it is … Continue reading
New Digital India Act-3 : Should the negative list be continued?
(This is a continuation of the previous article on this subject in the series) The DIA as proposed by the MeitY is proposed to replace the current ITA 2000. The structure of the new Act may see deletion of Chapter … Continue reading