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

When Elon Musk and Zuckerberg are there…Neuro Technology should be important

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are both individuals who are targeting the future for their  business expansion. If they are present it is clear that they have identified some big potential. Neuro Technology is one area where both are now … Continue reading

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Binaural beats and Neuro Rights

For a long time many are arguing that there is a power behind chanting of Mantras. Though the mention  of  “Mantras” immediately invokes a religious feeling and triggers a “Flight Response” in some individuals, everybody will agree if we say … Continue reading

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Is “Profiling-per-se” and “Misuse of Profile” be distinguished in Privacy law?

All privacy laws from GDPR to DPA 2021 define “Personal Information” (PI) and a need to “Protect Personal Information”. In defining PI, the popular definition is that any information “about” a living human constitutes PI and should be subject to … Continue reading

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TRAI thinks ahead of RBI and DPAI

In a highly laudable move, the TRAI has mooted an idea that Caller IDs as linked to KYC information should be displayed when a person receives the calls on a phone device. In effect this would substitute the True Caller … Continue reading

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Calling the attention of Neuro Rights and Neuro Tech Professionals in India

FDPPI would like to form a group of professionals interested in NeuroTech and Neuro Rights to take the study further. This will be  an exploratory group to identify the requirements of developing Neuro Rights legislation in India and application of … Continue reading

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CERT-IN issues FAQ on its Notification of 28th April 2022

Following the several representations fired at CERT In by industry organisations opposing the directive of CERT In dated 28th April 2022 which prescribed a) Mandatory reporting of Data breach within 6 hours b) Synchronisation of system clocks c) Maintenance of … Continue reading

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