Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

About Vijayashankar Na

Naavi is a veteran Cyber Law specialist in India and is presently working from Bangalore as an Information Assurance Consultant. Pioneered concepts such as ITA 2008 compliance, Naavi is also the founder of Cyber Law College, a virtual Cyber Law Education institution. He now has been focusing on the projects such as Secure Digital India and Cyber Insurance

Code of Ethics for Data Privacy Auditors under the DPDP Regime

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Vijayashankar Na

Following is a Study Paper  presented by Advocate M. G. Kodandaram The full paper is available here: Executive Summary This paper argues that the success of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) regime depends not only on legislation and regulatory oversight … Continue reading →

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Guardians of Data Accountability

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Vijayashankar Na

FDPPI has  been working in the domain of Data Protection since 2018.  Initially FDPPI covered the area of “Providing Certifications for Data Protection Professionals” in the form of CDPP-I,CDPP-G, C.DPO.DA. etc. On 11th April 2026, FDPPI launched the “Association of … Continue reading →

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Naavi Academy reaches a small milestone

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Vijayashankar Na

Naavi’s educational initiatives have taken a new channel of Podcasts to spread the knowledge of DPDPA. Videos and Audios in multiple languages are available here.  You can directly go to this page through the menu above.

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Induction program for AIDAI empanelled Independent Data Auditors

Posted on June 2, 2026 by Vijayashankar Na

On 6th June 2026, a one day induction program has been organized for newly empanelled Data Auditors. This program is available only for empanelled auditors at www.aidai.org.in

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Impact of DPDPA on Educational Institutions

Posted on May 30, 2026 by Vijayashankar Na

Naavi today addressed a gathering of academicians and administrators on “Impact of DPDPA on Universities and Educational Institutions. The essence of the talk has  been captured in the following: The audio version in English is fairly detailed and informative.(Following audio … Continue reading →

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Clarification from Supreme Court on Section 63

Posted on May 29, 2026 by Vijayashankar Na

The Supreme Court has provided a welcome clarification on the wrong interpretation of the Pune Bar Association of Section 63 of ITA 2000. The Bar Association had contended that the section required every Section 63 certificate to be required to … Continue reading →

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