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Bitcoin gets the Boot

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

Naavi.org has been consistently voicing its demand that Bitcoins should be banned in India and instead RBI should consider floating a crypto currency regulated by RBI. At last RBI seems to have taken one decisive step which has been interpreted … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court cannot ignore the Virtual ID development regarding Aadhaar

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

Supreme Court has now come to the end of hearing the PIL on the Aadhaar. Whatever be the actual petition it is clear that the opposition to Aadhaar stems mainly from the Black Money holders and Benami property holders who … Continue reading →

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Theory of Dynamic Personal Data

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

“Personal Data” is the object of data protection regulations such as the upcoming Data Protection Act of India, the DISHA 2018, as well as other laws such as GDPR and ITA 2008. “Protecting Personal Data” is considered “Information Privacy” by … Continue reading →

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If India was in EU, Aadhaar would have been exempted from GDPR.. Supreme Court needs to ponder..

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

Currently GDPR and Aadhaar are both hot subjects for discussion amongst professionals whether they are Privacy activists, Information Security professionals or Lawyers. GDPR is at one end of the spectrum often looked upon by Privacy activists as the ultimate in … Continue reading →

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Quantum Computing and Emerging Cyber Law Challenges..Are we ready?

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

Cyber Laws have been in discussion in India since around 1998 when the first draft was published. After the passage of Information Technology Act 2000, the laws came into existence and started affecting every one of our activities on computer … Continue reading →

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Cyber Insurance may not be available if you are “Negligent”

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

In the context of huge regulatory fines envisaged under GDPR, there is a renewed interest in Cyber Insurance among Data Processors everywhere. Since liability under GDPR may arise not only for payment of compensation to data owners but also for … Continue reading →

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