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Time to be Accountable… India Legal

[This is an article first published in India Legal magazine] On December 2018, the central government proposed to issue an amendment to the Intermediary Guidelines under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (ITA 2000). This was neither a … Continue reading

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Do we need to amend ITA 2000/8?.. Why not focus now on PDPA?

According to a report in Economic Times today  it appears that the Ministry of Information Technology (MeitY) has circulated a note to select stake holders seeking their advise on the possible amendments to be made to Information Technology Act 2000, … Continue reading

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Time to be accountable

This article of naavi is reproduced from India Legal magazine of February 22, 2020: Quote: On December 2018, the central government proposed to issue an amendment to the Intermediary Guidelines under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (ITA … Continue reading

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Expecting the Government to provide security with its hands tied behind the back

When we look around and see the developments in India, we see a spurt of agitations and oppositions to the actions of the Government. When educated persons and successful professionals, professors in reputed universities, students of advanced legal studies all … Continue reading

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2020 will be the year of Data Protection in India

The year 2000 was the year of the Cyber Law in India with the notification of the Information Technology Act 2000 (ITA 2000) in India. Year 2009 saw ITA 2000 acquire a information security outlook with the amendments of 2008. … Continue reading

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Personal Data Protection Bill New Version expected to be made public any time

It is reported that the Union Cabinet has approved a version of the Personal Data Protection Bill to be tabled in the Parliament. It is expected that the Bill will be tabled any time. The industry observers are waiting eagerly … Continue reading

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