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

India is a sovereign Country for 75 years. But we are still a Colony..now of the Big Tech Companies

The withdrawal of the PDPB 2019 with a cryptic statement by the honourable Minister of Railways and IT, Sri Ashwini Vaishnaw indicates that India does not want to do anything which the Big Tech companies of the west does not … Continue reading

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The New deadline for Data Protection Act is Budget Session 2023

According to this news report in NDTV profit, the Minister of IT Mr Ashwini Vaishnaw has stated that he is hopeful of the new data protection bill to be passed in the next budget session. It is stated that the … Continue reading

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Government succumbs to threats from Big Tech and withdraws Data Protection Bill

Yesterday, in a surprise move, the Government of India withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 in the Parliament. It was a huge embarrassment for the Government as it is clear that the withdrawal was because of the opposition from … Continue reading

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“Human Firewall” …Data Protection Journal of India -July issue explores the concept

Foundation of Data Protection Professionals in India, which is the premier organisation in India dedicated to Privacy and Data Protection has come out with its latest issue of Data Protection Journal of India (www.dpji.in). DPJI is presently a journal published … Continue reading

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For Cyber Crime Complaints… Call 112

I often receive enquiries about how to respond when there is a cyber crime. I advise you to contact 112 and file the complaint as soon as you notice the crime. In case of financial frauds through bank account, credit … Continue reading

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Augmented GDPR Compliance Audit

Ujvala Consultants Private Limited has now introduced a GDPR Compliance audit service which incorporates Data Importer’s Assurance Certification and DTS evaluation. This “Augmented GDPR Compliance Audit” is being conducted on the DPCSI framework (Data Protection Compliance Framework). DPCSI framework consists … Continue reading

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