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Public Consultation on Data Protection Law…. Some points of discussion-2

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

(This is a continuation of the previous article) 2. One of the questions that arose during the discussions was on the “Data Breach Notification requirements” under the proposed act. There was one concern of the industry that “Data Breach” reporting … Continue reading →

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It is Y2K moment again in India, with Virtual Aadhaar ID

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

It appears as if the Anti Aadhaar lobby in India has just been outsmarted by the UIDAI with its proposition of the “Virtual Aadhaar ID” as a response to the many complaints about the leakage of Aadhaar information. The Supreme … Continue reading →

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Look beyond GDPR and Create Personal Data Trusts to manage Privacy of data subjects

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

As the extended date (31st January 2018) for submission of feedback on the whitepaper on Data Protection law approaches, there is increased activity in the industry circles to submit the recommendations. It is obvious that there will be two distinct … Continue reading →

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Awards are perceived as an endorsement and hence care is required before selection.

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Vijayashankar Na

Recently, there has been a debate in the professional circles whether the multiple “Awards of Excellence” in Privacy and Security  won by AIRTEL is an endorsement of its Privacy and Security practices by the organization giving out the award. The … Continue reading →

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AIRTEL Sweeps awards from DSCI…while the AIRTEL Bank CEO resigns….

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Vijayashankar Na

AIRTEL is no doubt the leading mobile service provider in India. However when Airtel swept several awards in the recent DSCI Excellence Awards 2017, several eyebrows were raised. It was clear that the process used by DSCI to confer the … Continue reading →

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Data Protection Act.. We should aim at Compliance with Pleasure not Compliance with Pain.

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Vijayashankar Na

[P.S: This is in continuation of the discussion of the proposed Data Protection Act in India and the public comments invited for the  Justice Srikrishna report.] The Justice Srikrishna Committee (SKC) has propounded 7 key principles of the Data Protection Act … Continue reading →

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