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Views of Kris Gopalakrishna…on Privacy…2 Leveraging data for the benefit of the individuals

(This is in continuation of the previous article) The next two comments of Shri Kris Gopalakrishna that we would like to analyze is 2. “India has a huge opportunity to leverage data in every aspect: data will be very important … Continue reading

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List of Nodal Officer Contacts

Many times disputes that arise with service providers of various agencies are resolved easily when we are able to reach out to the right persons in the organization. ITA 2000/8 mandates that every online service organization (who is an intermediary) … Continue reading

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New Cyber Crime Act in the anvil?

Recently, Mr Amit Shah, the honourable Home Minister of India collected information from across the country on the amendments that are required to the law to effectively counter Cyber crimes. Information coming out of the ministry seems to suggest that … Continue reading

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The petition for Data Sovereignty

Mr Vinit Goenka, of the Center of Knowledge sovereignty has floated a petition on Data Sovereignty at change.org. The link to sign the petition can be found here: For immediate reference some of the salient features of the petition are … Continue reading

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Improving the Cyber Crime Prevention, Detection, Investigation and Prosecution

As soon as the new BJP Government has taken over and Mr Amit Shah became the Home Minister, an effort is being launched to examine the improvements that are required to be made for better Cyber Crime control. Essentially, the … Continue reading

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With Ravishankar Prasad back in IT ministry, PDPA will be a reality soon

The allocation of portfolios to the ministers in the Modi cabinet was delayed but finally fell into place. It was good to see Mr Amit Shah as Home Minister instead of the Finance Minister and Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman as the … Continue reading

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