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Google and Apple set up a new Nation A & A and opt to Govern it themselves

A few days back, Google and Apple , the owners of the Android and IoS systems and considered business rivals, came together to make a surprise joint collaboration arrangement. The collaboration appeared like an attempt to regulate the use of … Continue reading

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Naavi is conducting another online Crash Course on PDPA . This will be a 12 hour course spread over two week ends. There will be two sessions of 75-90 mts each day between 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm. Participants of … Continue reading

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WhatsApp and Fakenews

(This is a reproduction of the Article that appeared in India Legal Magazine on April 18,2020)  The spread of fake news through social media has been a cause of concern for quite some time. It was highlighted in the past … Continue reading

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Redefining “Personal Data” for the purpose of PDPA

I refer to an article today in Financial Express titled “Personal Data Protection Bll: Will it disrupt our data eco system? This article discusses the importance of the early passage of PDPB 2019 and at the same time highlights the … Continue reading

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The Joint Parliamentary Committee on PDPB 2019 needs to expedite passage of the Bill

The COVID 19 lock down has delayed the meetings of the JPC on PDPB 2019 giving room to speculation whether the Government of India is developing cold feet on the passage of the bill which would make it more accountable … Continue reading

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Belgian DPA finds conflict in CCO being designated as a DPO

In a decision that has somewhat shaken up the GDPR community, the Belgian DPA imposed a fine of Euro 50000/- on a Data Controller who had appointed the Chief of Legal compliance as a DPO. The DPA ruled that there … Continue reading

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