Category Archives: Cyber Law

Extending the Ownership debate of Meta Data to Telephone conversations…

On July 30, I had posted an article here titled “Who Owns Meta Data”. The post evoked several interesting comments on the linked in and in the interest of taking the debate further, I thought I should share these comments … Continue reading

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Let’s meet in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1

FDPPI’s next destination in its reach out to the Data Protection Community is at Mumbai. FDPPI has now planned two events, one at Navi Mumbai on 31st August 2024 and another at Mumbai on 1st September 2024. Details are as … Continue reading

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“Witnessed Consent” should be explored…. DPDPA rules

In the implementation of DPDPA in India, “Consent” is an important instrument of establishing the legal basis for processing. Such consent has to be “Purpose Specific”. It is the purpose that also determines “Data Minimization” and “Data Retention Minimisation”. In … Continue reading

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Thank the CyberFrat Community

Naavi thanks the CyberFrat Community for the recognition as an influencer in the Cyber Security domain. I take this opportunity to look back on how from being a Banker and later as a Financial Marketing domain expert in an Advertising … Continue reading

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DPDPA Rules: Clarity required on Penalties

One of the concerns of the industry on DPDPA Rules which has not yet been addressed in the draft of the draft rules is about when does the Penalties under DPDPA will start being applied. For penalties to be applied, … Continue reading

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Educational Institutions and DPDPA

Educational institutions both Graduate education institutions and undergraduate institutions where the students are minors have a challenge of DPDPA before them. These institutions collect parent’s information, financial information of students and parents for educational loan and fees collection, health information … Continue reading

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