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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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Ad Blocking, Privacy Rights, Computer Contaminants, Spamming and Cyber Laws in India

India is presently in the process of re-writing some of the Cyber laws regarding a) Privacy… through the Supreme Court’s view on whether Privacy is a Fundamental Right? b) Data Protection Act under drafting c) Health Data Privacy Act under … Continue reading

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Proposed Amendments to ITA 2000 and Privacy Protection

Does ITA 2000/8 address “Privacy Protection”  and if so, does it do it effectively is a question that is lingering in the industry. It will continue to be a point of debate for the amended ITA 2017 (p). …This is … Continue reading

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Election Commission can draw lessons from Privacy Protection Principles for resolving black money issue

The Indian Election Commission has been suggesting that the Government should initiate measures to ensure that funding of election parties is properly accounted so that black money transactions are reduced. The present Government of Mr Modi has also shown a … Continue reading

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Online Registration System for Indian Hospitals.. No Privacy Policy?

As a part of the Digital India program, the Government of India is encouraging hospitals in India to make use of the “Online Registration System (ORS) framework to link various hospitals across the country for providing some services such as … Continue reading

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New Website on Healthcare Privacy in India activated

I am happy to announce that a new website www.hdpsa.in has been activated to present the news and views about the proposed “Healthcare Data Protection and Security Act”. (HDPSA). This HDPSA is similar to HIPAA of USA and is expected to … Continue reading

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