Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

About Vijayashankar Na

Naavi is a veteran Cyber Law specialist in India and is presently working from Bangalore as an Information Assurance Consultant. Pioneered concepts such as ITA 2008 compliance, Naavi is also the founder of Cyber Law College, a virtual Cyber Law Education institution. He now has been focusing on the projects such as Secure Digital India and Cyber Insurance

Supreme Court hearing on DPDPA on May 13 2026

Posted on May 9, 2026 by Vijayashankar Na

Honourable Supreme Court is set to hear the challenge against the constitutionality of DPDPA on May 13 2026. The Court is hearing five PILs filed in this regard some of which asking for complete scrapping of DPDPA 2023 and DPDPA … Continue reading →

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The Collateral Damage..not permitted in the Post Puttawamy scenario

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Vijayashankar Na

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The Old RTI Provision exposed Data Principals to an Unfair Risk

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Vijayashankar Na

When an RTI activist picks up information about a Government Scheme for Journalistic Research or Social Audit, it ay acquire sensitive personal information of a large number of public who have given permission to the Government to use the personal … Continue reading →

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Privacy vs. Transparency: Realities of India’s New Data Law

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Vijayashankar Na

FDPPI has raised some issues against the  Challenge filed in Supreme Court on the constitutional validity of DPDPA which is coming up for hearing on 13th May 2026. Introduction: The Post-Puttaswamy Era For decades, India’s transparency landscape operated on a … Continue reading →

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Hearing in Supreme Court on “Scrap DPDPA” demand to resume on 13th May 2026

Posted on May 6, 2026 by Vijayashankar Na

The petition of Mr Venkatesh Nayak Vs Union of India (WP-C-177/2026) along with the following writ petitions will come up for hearing on 13th May 2026 at the Honourable Supreme Court. W.P.(C) No. 212/2026 (PIL-W) (IA No. 51893/2026 – STAY … Continue reading →

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Identity determination from Identifiers…

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Vijayashankar Na
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