Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

The two day event Indian Data Protection Summit 2024 came to a successful conclusion with the valedictory function where Dr Bharat Panchal of Bhima Sugam gave the valedictory address. Mr Abhishek Solanki, senior scientist from CERT-In was a gues of … Continue reading →

yesterday, I had an opportunity to experience the perspective of Law Students on the DPDPA in the Moot Court Competition held by KLE Law College which discussed the issues of a data breach and how the lawyers could argue the … Continue reading →

DPDPA 2023 expects that “Consent” is the legal basis for processing of personal data. Consent requires a contract between the data principal and the data fiduciary. A Contract is a combination of an “Offer” and an “Acceptance”. What we normally … Continue reading →

DPDPA envisages two key professional roles for driving compliance. The DPO is responsible for for DPDPA compliance within the organization while the Data Auditor is an independent auditor who checks the implementation. FDPPI has recognized these roles and created the … Continue reading →

As India moves ahead into the era of DPDPA, there is a rush for professionals to occupy the role of “DPO” in an organization. It is some times easy to grab a title but difficult to retain it and feel … Continue reading →