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Sprinklr Kerala Government contract: Personal Data Protection under test

It is reported today that the Kerala High Court has ordered that Kerala Government was wrong in getting the personal data of Covid patients processed with Sprinklr, without de-identifying the personal data. It has also ordered that the patients are … Continue reading

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The Visakha Industries judgement on Section 79 of ITA 2000

On December 10, 2019, an important judgement of the Supreme Court was published in the case of Google India Vs Visakha Industries Ltd. The judgement was delivered by Justices K.M.Joseph and Ashok Bhushan. The most important take from the judgement … Continue reading

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No Protection for Intermediaries under Section 79 prior to 2009

The Supreme court of India made a fine distinction between Section 79 of ITA 2000 as it existed  before the amendment on 27th October 2009 and earlier. In an appeal from Google contending that it cannot be made liable for … Continue reading

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TRAI Consultation Paper on Privacy

TRAI has released a consultation paper on Privacy for comments from Stake holders. A Copy of the Consultation paper is available here:  Comments from stake holders have been invited by 8th September 2017 and counter comments can be submitted by … Continue reading

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Peer to Peer Lending Platforms and Regulatory Compliance

Peer to Peer Lending (P2P lending) is a relatively recent innovation in the “FinTech” business space. It is an interesting development enabled by the development of technology platforms which can bring together people with complimentary needs instantly. The Uber, Ola … Continue reading

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A Lesson in Section 65(ITA) Compliance and use of Section 65B (IEA) certification emerges out of MCX issue

Recently, I had raised an objection about a comment posted by MCX of India limited on the Discussion forum of MyGov.in regarding Bitcoin regulation. The Government had asked for public opinion on the forum which was expected to be used … Continue reading

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