Monthly Archives: November 2020

The “Yes…But” game of the business houses on Data Protection Bill

When we discuss implementation of data protection particularly in a country like India, we often speak about the need to change the “Culture” and “Attitude”. Hence a lot of emphasis is placed on training, building awareness etc. While there is … Continue reading

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Beware of this Bal Aadhaar Phishing

There is an email in circulation about Bal Aadhaar which looks as follows: The hyper link leads to a website www.yojanakhabar.com looking as follows: The website is registered by an Arizona resident as indicated below: This appears to be a … Continue reading

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First Objections, Next Suggestions and now change of goalpost… a conspiracy to delay PDPA?

“Person Who Knows”  (PWK) “Nothing Personal about Data Protection Bill as JPC proposes to expand scope”… so says an article today in livemint.com It is well known that there is a lobby of opponents to the PDPB and this media … Continue reading

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Summit within a Summit

Bengaluru Tech Summit 2020 (BTS 2020), was successfully conducted by the Karnataka Government on November 19, 20 and 21st. The summit was inaugurated by the honourable Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi and several dignitaries from India and abroad were part … Continue reading

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A Constitutional Crisis is being triggered by the Kerala Ordinance on Defamation

When Section 66A of ITA 2000/8 was scrapped, by the Supreme Court in 2015, most people hailed the decision of the Supreme Court as a torch bearer of “Freedom of Speech”. Naavi.org had its reservations on the scrapping since it … Continue reading

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Indian Data Protection Summit 2020: Day 3 of 3

The second day of IDPS 2020 was successfully concluded with two panel discussions namely one on Data Protection Officers and another on Cross Border Transfer of Data. The  summit will conclude tomorrow with a discussion on Data Trust Score and … Continue reading

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