Monthly Archives: October 2016

Consumer Protection Bill 2015..some thoughts..1

(This is part of a series of articles on this subject) Article1 : Article 2 : Article 3: Article 4 : Article 5 (Easy to Read copy of the Bill) The Government of India has introduced the Consumer Protection Bill 2015 (CPB2015) in … Continue reading

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New Website on Healthcare Privacy in India activated

I am happy to announce that a new website www.hdpsa.in has been activated to present the news and views about the proposed “Healthcare Data Protection and Security Act”. (HDPSA). This HDPSA is similar to HIPAA of USA and is expected to … Continue reading

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Will Aadhaar based POS reduce credit card frauds?

The RBI directions of September 29, 2016 on Aadhaar based authentication for Card Present Transactions is yet another intiative taken by RBI to improve the security of Card transactions and reducing the fraud possibilities. The policy reiterates and sets a … Continue reading

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UID will become the ID for Healthcare privacy control

The UID or the Aadhar started as an ID that could separate Indian Citizens in border areas from illegal migrants and serve the national security purpose. Subsequently, it has become a project to provide a control mechanism to reduce pilferage in … Continue reading

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Indian Version of HIPAA is in the making

The proposed  HDPSA (Health Data Privacy and Security Act) which is being worked on by the Health and Family Welfare department of the Union Government is likely to draw a lot from the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) … Continue reading

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First Sector Specific Privacy Law likely on Health Information in India

At a time when there is a raging debate on whether the health status of a leader like Ms Jayalalitha should be made public or held confidential and whether unnecessary secrecy breeds rumours or confidentiality is essential for public peace, … Continue reading

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