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

“Unknown Risk” is “Significant Risk”

Data Fiduciaries who are deploying AI products for Personal Data Processing needs to take note that DPDPA Rule (no 12) expects that “(3) A Significant Data Fiduciary shall observe due diligence to verify that algorithmic software deployed by it for … Continue reading

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Date for filing Comments on DPDPA Rules Extended

As expected, MeitY has yielded to the pressure from the industry and granted extension for submission of comments on DPDPA Rules from February 18 to march 5. It is reported that by this time more than 10000 comments have already … Continue reading

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TRAI Amendments to TCCCPR

DPDPA 2023 is a special law for protecting the “Privacy” of individuals in the digital space. It works closely with ITA 2000 in terms of Sections 43, 46 (Adjudication), 72A (Processors), 67C (Retention) and several other sections where “Personal Data” … Continue reading

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RBI to introduce a new TLD bank.in

In a move which should be very useful in fortifying the security of Bank domains, RBI is expected to launch a new TLD bank.in from April 2025. RBI is also introducing another TLD fin.in to cater to the requirements of … Continue reading

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CIBIL is back in the Legal Radar again

Naavi.org had been one of the first to flag the “Data Laundering” of sensitive personal information that happened through CIBIL transferring its share holding from Indian Banks to Trans Union. I draw attention to the article “CBI Enquiry is required … Continue reading

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Innovate for Compliance… not how to beat Compliance

Now that the DPDPA 2023 is on the verge of being implemented, the industry is discussing on how to be “DPDPA Compliant”. While discussing the draft rules with the professional community, I often get a feeling that the industry experts … Continue reading

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