Category Archives: Cyber Law

“Let us be DPDPA Compliant”..is our New Year Resolution

As we enter the dawn of 2025, we the data protection professionals in India shall adopt a New Year Resolution….to be DPDPA compliant within the environment in which we work. As a starting point we request every Corporate professional who … Continue reading

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C.DPO.DA. course in Mumbai

The three day program for Certified Data protection professionals and Data Auditors will be conducted at Mumbai on January 24/25 and 26. The program is open for registration now at https://fdppi.iletsolutions.com/c-dpo-da-training-2025/ Those who attend the program will be provided with … Continue reading

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Ascension Health Systems Data breach

The reported breach of 6 million data sets of Ascension Health Systems opens up certain discussion points. The data breach followed a ransomware attack from Black Basta indicates caused by an accidental downloading of a malicious file. It is reported … Continue reading

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The Art of Digital Advertising in the Privacy Era

We opened up a discussion yesterday on the challenges before a digital marketing or a digital advertising company after the advent of Data Protection laws such as DPDPA. Advertising is focussed on the five principles namely creating Awareness, Interest, Desire … Continue reading

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DPDPA Impact on Digital Advertising and Marketing companies

One of the toughest challenges presented by DPDPA is for the Digital Marketing and Advertising Companies. Marketing to be effective needs market segmentation and Advertising to be effective requires the messages to be tailored for the audience. The movement of … Continue reading

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ZeeTV needs to set aside Rs 250 crores for DPDPA fine

As the data protection community awaits the notification DPDPA rules, there is a speculation that Government is hesitant since Government bodies are not ready. While it may be true that the Government bodies are not fully ready for DPDPA, private … Continue reading

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