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Amendment to Schedule I of ITA 2000 -Conflicts with NI Act and New Fraud Risks

At a time there are discussions about ITA 2000 being revamped and replaced with a new version of a Digital India Act, a major amendment has been made to the ITA 2000 through a Gazette Notification Though this appears to … Continue reading

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Non Material Damage under GDPR..Munich Court awards compensation

We are  mostly informed from time to time about the GDPR fines imposed by supervisory authorities on different companies for non compliance. However GDPR also provides that a data subject may claim compensation on account of GDPR data breach through … Continue reading

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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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