Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na
Why October 17 is a day to remember
We in India remember August 15 as our Independence day. We also remember January 26 as our Republic Day. Similarly October 17 is a day to remember as the day when a legally recognized Digital Society was born in India. … Continue reading
Employee Privacy an Enigma for Compliance Managers
In the Privacy domain, the “Employee Privacy” is one aspect of Privacy Management that often has a direct conflict with the Data Protection Compliance regime. Under GDPR we have seen that Courts and Supervisory authorities have ruled that even an … Continue reading
Data Localization ..Is there anything to dilute?
Economic Times carries an interesting article on the “Shape of Things to Come” as the MeitY continues to work on the modified PDPB 2019, stating that “Reworked Personal Data Bill may relax rules on data localization” The article quotes the … Continue reading
Can a market broker be declared a farmer?
To The Honourable Chief Minister of Karnataka Bengaluru Dear Sir, One of your recent decisions make me wonder …”If a person is running a Mandi and allows farmers to display his wares and bring together buyers and sellers, does he … Continue reading
Karnataka Government declares Uber/Ola Autos illegal… A Wrong Decision
Karnataka Government has repeatedly taken wrong decisions related to the Uber/Ola service. In 2014, I had written about this in the following article. Government Fails to understand Uber Business Model Time has come again to point out once again that … Continue reading