Monthly Archives: December 2017

Hacking of EVMs is Cyber Terrorism

It is unfortunate that many of the politicians are irresponsibly commenting on hacking of EVMs . If anybody has suggestions to improve the security of EVMs, it should be welcome. But making irresponsible statements and spreading rumours is an attempt … Continue reading

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Limited Liability on Electronic Banking Frauds also extends to Cooperative Banks

On July 6, 2017, RBI released the “Customer Protection-Limiting Liability of Customers in Unauthorized Electronic Banking Transactions”. The circular indicated that a customer is entitled to “Zero Liability” in case of loss arising out of frauds in E banking in … Continue reading

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“Compliance by Design” should be the motto of the Data Protection Act of India

[P.S: This is in continuation of the discussion of the proposed Data Protection Act in India and the public comments invited for the  Justice Srikrishna report.] “Privacy by Design” is a concept which GDPR expects from Data Controllers and Data Processors.  The … Continue reading

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We should forget the “Right to Forget” in Indian Data Protection Act

[P.S: This is in continuation of the discussion of the proposed Data Protection Act in India and the public comments invited for the  Justice Srikrishna report.] The EU law on Privacy under GDPR recognizes the “Right to Forget” which essentially means … Continue reading

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Personal Data should be considered a personal Property

[P.S: This is in continuation of the discussion of the proposed Data Protection Act in India and the public comments invited for the  Justice Srikrishna report.] Many of the issues connected with Privacy arise out of the complaint that “information collected … Continue reading

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Data Protection Act.. We should aim at Compliance with Pleasure not Compliance with Pain.

[P.S: This is in continuation of the discussion of the proposed Data Protection Act in India and the public comments invited for the  Justice Srikrishna report.] The Justice Srikrishna Committee (SKC) has propounded 7 key principles of the Data Protection Act … Continue reading

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