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The Uber Autonomous Car Accident… Some additional thoughts

The fatal accident that occurred in March 2018  where the Uber Auto driven Volvo crashed and killed a person walking across the street had raked up many issues on the Technology and Law surrounding the development of driverless cars. Now … Continue reading

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We Need Accountability from HDFC Life

We are all aware that insurance companies are aggressive in marketing their policies and are in the forefront of misusing the provisions of law regarding infringing the privacy of individuals. Bigger the company, bigger are the violations. I recently had … Continue reading

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Indian Data Protection Summit 2021: Day 1

The biggest event on Data Protection in India namely the Indian Data Protection Summit 2021 (IDPS 2021) got off to a flying start on November 17, 2021, as a virtual conference. Six hours of deliberations occurred between 2.30 pm IST … Continue reading

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Asatoma sadgamaya…Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya…Oh DVSI, Oh DVSI…

(DVSI stands for Data Valuation Standard of India… Refer www.dvsi.in for more information) Companies often face the dilemma on payment of ransom when their data is captured and held hostage by a ransomware attacker. The attacker fixes a certain price … Continue reading

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Beware.. If you download ADATA data breach information, you may be committing a crime

A data breach of mega proportions involving 700 GB of corporate data has been reported in respect of a Computer storage Chip maker ADATA, a Taiwanese company.  The company was subject to a ransomware attack and probably because the company … Continue reading

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Yet another data breach incident-Domino’s-Jubilant Food works

About a month back, it was reported that Dominos India had suffered a data breach. The data appears to have now been available on dark web. In the context of this breach we the professionals need to discuss a) The … Continue reading

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