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

More Systems declared as Section 70B protected systems

In the recent gazette notifications, Government of India has added two Airport terminals namely Delhi International Airports Ltd   and GMR Hyderabad International Airports as part of “Protected Systems” under section 70B of ITA 2000. Additionally following entities have also been … Continue reading

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Eminent Panels : IDPS 2025: Chennai:27th September 2025

The IDPS 2025 (Indian Data Protection Summit 2025) of FDPPI being conducted in Chennai on 27th September 2025 will consist of five different panel discussions namely 1.Global and Indian Legal Landscape 2.Sectoral & Operational Challenges 3.Technology & Tools for Compliance … Continue reading

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Section 43A of ITA 2000 replaced by DPDPA.. Makes Karnataka caste Survey an offence

Section 43A of ITA 2000 had imposed “Reasonable Security Practices” on any organization handling “Sensitive Personal Data”. Simultaneously Section 43 created a civil liability for unauthorized “Diminishing of the value of information inside a computer resource”, or “Unauthorized access, modification … Continue reading

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IDPS 2025 at Chennai on September 27

The second leg of IDPS 2025 will take place at Chennai on 27th September 2025 at MMA auditorium in Thousand Lights. It will be a day long program from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm. Yesterday on 22nd, a Masterclass on … Continue reading

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Introduce Cross Border Data Transfer Restrictions along with duty on data exports

The irrational and abnormal increase in Visa cost to USA has generated a stock market crash in India. The market has perceived that the profitability of Indian companies would be adversely affected due to the increased VISA expense assuming that … Continue reading

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Government of Karnataka undertakes a massive Personal Data Collection exercise

In what appears like a bid to proliferate the caste differences  and divide the society for its political benefits, the party in power in Karnataka has launched a massive personal data collection exercise of the residents of Karnataka in the … Continue reading

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