Monthly Archives: December 2020

National Digital health Mission shows the way.. Be Ready before PDPA becomes effective

India is entering the global order of Privacy Protection with the enactment of “Personal Data Protection Act” some time in 2021 when the Bill (PDPB 2019) will be presented to the Parliament. Even while a section of the industry is … Continue reading

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Making Corruption Easy

For any financial crime to prosper, there has to be a means of benefitting from the crime. This means that the proceeds of the crime should be converted into legit wealth of the criminal. This is precisely what we call … Continue reading

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Software and Business Method Patent in India is possible

Software companies in India have been trying to get the Indian Patent law changed to allow patents for Computer Software and Business Methods. Such patents are available in USA but were so far considered not patentable in India because Indian … Continue reading

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Bitcoin is Fascinating but Dangerous

It is unfortunate that there is a need to fight and continue fighting on the Bitcoin which is an obvious evil to the country, because there is such an overwhelming support to the system which is a wonderful tool of … Continue reading

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Another Open Letter to Mr Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India.. On Bitcoin

To Sri Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India New Delhi Sub: Why we should eliminate the Digital Black Money called Bitcoins from the face of India Dear Sir I am one of the admirers of your leadership and believe that … Continue reading

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Data Trust Score – thoughts on legal framework (Part 3)

Data Trust Score is an innovative mandatory provision in Indian Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 which introduces measurability an accountability to the compliance initiatives of a Data Fiduciary. In this three part article, Mr M.G. Kodandaram, IRS, retired Assistant Director … Continue reading

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