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“Yes..But” game indulged in by NGOs opposing PDPA
On 7th march 2020, Deccan Herald, Bangalore carried an article by the title “Data Protection or Surveillance”?. The online version of the article included a powerful video presentation from the Center of Internet and Society(CIS). Earlier in another article the … Continue reading
The Consortium of “PDPA opposing companies” puts Kris Gopalakrishna under radar
The Press release by the consortium of foreign companies including the Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook etc opposing several provisions of the proposed PDPA 2019, have thrown a googly at Mr Kris Gopalakrishna, the chairperson of the committee on Data … Continue reading
Hypocrisy of the “Global Trade Bodies” who oppose PDPA
There have been a flash of Press release from a consortium of MNCs namely Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and IBM expressing “Concern” over the “Privacy Protection of Indian Citizens” and how the Indian Government is trying to create an … Continue reading
Comments on Nasscom Observations on PDPA
(This is a continuation of the previous article) Nasscom has indicated 25 recommendations which are listed below with our brief comments. Some preliminary observations on the Nasscom comments are provided in the table below. Recommendations on PDPA 2019 by NASSCOM-DSCI … Continue reading
What is Nasscom upto?
The comments submitted by Nasscom-DSCI on the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 makes an interesting reading. The copy of the submission is here So far, whenever a law related to IT industry was drafted, NASSCOM was a close confidant of … Continue reading
Justice Srikrishna is needlessly harsh
Justice Srikrishna calls new Data Protection Bill a blank cheque to the state..https://in.finance.yahoo.com/ This picture appeared in an article in Yahoo.com yesterday and quotes Justice B N Srikrishna who authored the famous report on Data Protection which finally led to … Continue reading