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GDPR Penalties in the last one year

When GDPR came into effect on 25th May 2018, the most notable aspect of GDPR was the level of penalties for non compliance which could be as high as 4% of the global turnover of a company or Euro 20 … Continue reading

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Maximum penalties under HIPAA Revised

Under HIPAA-HITECH Act, penalties for violation of the Privacy rules were pegged at a maximum of US Dollars 1.5 million per type of violation. The caps would apply to violations of each specific HIPAA requirement or prohibition in a given … Continue reading

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Bitcoin Ban-Unfinished Agenda of Modi 1.0

On December 31, 2017, we posed a question to Mr Modi. ” Modi is yet to open his third eye on Bitcoin, the new alternative to Black Money…Will he wake up in 2018?” Now that Mr Modi has the mandate … Continue reading

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Unfinished Agenda of Modi 1.0

There is a big relief for people like us that Mr Modi is back. The relief is more because the alternative was a sure recipe for disaster. But we the people of India are not content with the relief. We … Continue reading

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Dark Web… The Need to Regulate

Dark web is an aberration in the world of technology.It is a tragedy that Dark Web has spoiled the beauty of a concept called Internet.  Most security people talk of the impossibility of regulating the dark web. But just because … Continue reading

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First Anniversary of GDPR. What is the task ahead for the second year?

Today is 25th May 2019, an year after the GDPR came into effect. During this one year, Indian Companies and the professionals in the Data Protection domain have discussed the impact of GDPR in great detail. When we started the … Continue reading

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