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Encryption is the Key to Information Security

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

The recent faux pas committed by the Department of IT, Government of India in publishing a half-baked policy as the “Draft National Encryption Policy” created a needless controversy on the topic of “Encryption Policy” itself and whether it was required or … Continue reading →

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Clarification on National Encryption Policy.. Does not mean E Banking is exempted from security

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

After criticism that emanated over the week end on the draft National Encryption Policy that the Government released last week, Government has quickly made some clarifications. The original policy is available here We had provided our comments and suggestions on … Continue reading →

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Will the Supreme Court now strike down Section 124A of IPC?

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

The recent circular from the Maharashtra Government explaining the law of “Sedition” as mentioned in Section 124A of IPC has opened up a debate rightly in how the law can be misused. Refer here for more information For records the … Continue reading →

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Cyber Cafe Owner punished under Section 67C.. Now CISOs/CEOs beware!

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

In a first of the kind verdict in JMFC Court, in District Pune, Khed, a Cyber Cafe owner was punished for not keeping the visiting register with an imprisonment of 15 days and a fine of Rs 10000/- The conviction … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court on Section 79(3) and 69A of ITA 2008

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

In the din created by the striking down of Section 66A, the part of the judgement that related to Sections 79(3) and 69A have been submerged. Let’s now see what the judgement says about these two sections. Section 79 provides … Continue reading →

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Aadhaar must be preserved with safeguards…. The root cause for Privacy breach is elsewhere

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

An interesting debate is happening in the Supreme Court on whether “Aadhaar is Constitutional” and whether it should be scrapped. We are informed that the Anti Aadhaar advocates have started putting through their view points to convince the Court that … Continue reading →

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