Monthly Archives: September 2025

Section 43A of ITA 2000 replaced by DPDPA.. Makes Karnataka caste Survey an offence

Section 43A of ITA 2000 had imposed “Reasonable Security Practices” on any organization handling “Sensitive Personal Data”. Simultaneously Section 43 created a civil liability for unauthorized “Diminishing of the value of information inside a computer resource”, or “Unauthorized access, modification … Continue reading

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IDPS 2025 at Chennai on September 27

The second leg of IDPS 2025 will take place at Chennai on 27th September 2025 at MMA auditorium in Thousand Lights. It will be a day long program from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm. Yesterday on 22nd, a Masterclass on … Continue reading

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Introduce Cross Border Data Transfer Restrictions along with duty on data exports

The irrational and abnormal increase in Visa cost to USA has generated a stock market crash in India. The market has perceived that the profitability of Indian companies would be adversely affected due to the increased VISA expense assuming that … Continue reading

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Government of Karnataka undertakes a massive Personal Data Collection exercise

In what appears like a bid to proliferate the caste differences  and divide the society for its political benefits, the party in power in Karnataka has launched a massive personal data collection exercise of the residents of Karnataka in the … Continue reading

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AG clears DPDPA Rules

The Attorney General of India to whom a reference had been made by the MeitY about Section 44(3) appears to have provided an opinion in favour of the Government that the proposed amendment does not weaken the RTI. This was … Continue reading

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“Indian Users are Cash cows.. Bypass their DPDPA Rights”

While announcing that DPDPA Rules would be notified before September 28, during the  pre-event conference for the forthcoming AI Summit in February 2026, Mr Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of IT also announced many measures for promoting AI. Around the same time, … Continue reading

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