Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na
As FDPPI looks out for a CEO, Maslow’s motivational theory provides a guide.
Abraham Harold Maslow is a great thinker of our generation who in 1942 gave a theory of motivation based on a hierarchy of needs. His work has been of great assistance to Corporate Managers to understand human behaviour and improve … Continue reading
Telecom Bill and WhatsApp: Will the Court uphold the rights of 130 crore Indians for Security?
WhatsApp has been in Supreme Court to test it’s Privacy Policy which it intends to impose on Indian users which is less protective of privacy compared to their EU policy and imposes the US jurisdiction on Indians. WhatsApp has also … Continue reading
ONDC could be the next Digital Revolution in India
On September 30, 2022, beta testing of the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) started in 16 pin codes in Bangalore. This is a great initiative to bring the small merchants who were hitherto loosing their business to the E … Continue reading
Countdown to Digital Society Day 2022 has begun
October 17th each year since 2000 has been a day to remember as the day when the Indian Digital Society was born. Just as India existed from time immemorial but we celebrate August 15 as the day of our independence, … Continue reading
Whats App Privacy Policy Issue.. Will the new Data Protection Act apply retrospectively?
Most of the observers of Privacy and Data Protection in India are aware that when WhatsApp tried to introduce its new Privacy Policy in 2017 there was an exodus of users in opposition to the policy. Subsequently WhatsApp did not … Continue reading
Supreme Court Could be forced to take a premature stand in the WhatsApp Privacy policy petition.
A peculiar issue has emerged in the Supreme Court today where, the petition on the Privacy Policy of WhatsApp filed in 2017 is now forcing a new hearing on January 17, 2023. This is pushed to be the final hearing … Continue reading