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Cellebrite Vs Signal.. Who will win?

In December, Cellebrite, a noted Mobile forensic company announced that Signal App Crypto had been cracked and Cellebrite is assisting the Law enforcement to view messages which Signal claims to be encrypted end-to end. (See article here) Obviously, this was … Continue reading

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Digital Assets of the Deceased… Need for a legislative change

We have in the past discussed the issue of “Digital Wills”.  (Refer here: Inheritance of Virtual Assets) ITA 2000 has kept “Wills” in electronic form outside the provisions of ITA 2000. Hence “Digital Wills” are not valid like written documents … Continue reading

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Personal Data Protection Guidance Board

FDPPI (Foundation of Data Protection Professionals in India) is an organization dedicated to the empowerment of the Data Processing community in India. The four dimensions in which FDPPI is working today are a) Knowledge enhancement b) Implementation Support c) Advisory … Continue reading

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IS 17428 follows its big brother- PDPSI, but lags behind ..by far

This is a continuation of the series of articles IS 17428-I under para 5.12  states, Staff handling personal information or activities related to processing personal information shall: a) Be trained and kept aware about developments depending on their role; b) … Continue reading

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Why IS 17428 : 2020 looks alien

(This is in continuation of the previous article on PDPSI and IS 17428) IS 17428 has been released as an “Indian Standard” and is the second such standard to be released in India behind PDPSI (Personal Data Protection Standard of … Continue reading

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Delhi High Court guidelines on Section 79 of ITA 2000

In a comprehensive speaking order , Honourable Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani of the Delhi High Court has issued a judgement dated 20th April 2021 in the case WP (CRL) 1082/2020 and other petitions, holding light on the rules under Section … Continue reading

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