Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

On July 27 a data breach was reported at Bank of Baroda. News papers reported that nearly 1 terabyte of Bank of Baroda data had been published on the darkweb. Security analysts who had examined the files stated that it … Continue reading →

P.S: This is a voluntarily presented guest post from Advocate M G Kodandaram, IRS. The article has not been edited by Naavi.org  Abstract The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDPA” or “the Act”) marks a significant transformation in India’s … Continue reading →

Amongst the various sectors which FDPPI is targetting for development of DGPSI sectoral frameworks, “Global Capability Centers” or GCCs present a specific challnge. DGPSI already have a framework DGPSI-HR for HR operations and DGPSI-DP for Processor platforms which  have some … Continue reading →

Today We came across this post in a Linked in account which states that Canara Bank has taken a trend setting decision to start their DPDPA compliance with a Rs 52.19 crore contract to a IT solutions provider along with … Continue reading →

The Data Processors under DPDPA are those who process the personal data on behalf of a Data Fiducairy. Such Data Processors are not directly liable under DPDPA for penalties. However Data Fiduciaries are required to execute appropriate contracts so that … Continue reading →

It is interesting to observe how DGPSI (Data Governance and Protection Standard of India) has emerged as an innovative “Standard” for DPDPA compliance distinguishing itself from any other available compliance frameworks. One of the Cardinal Principles that has driven DGPSI … Continue reading →