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

Telecom Bill and WhatsApp: Will the Court uphold the rights of 130 crore Indians for Security?

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Vijayashankar Na

WhatsApp has been in Supreme Court to test it’s Privacy Policy which it intends to impose on Indian users which is less protective of privacy compared to their EU policy and imposes the US jurisdiction on Indians. WhatsApp has also … Continue reading →

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ONDC could be the next Digital Revolution in India

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Vijayashankar Na

On September 30, 2022, beta testing of the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) started in 16 pin codes in Bangalore. This is a great initiative to bring the small merchants who were hitherto loosing their business to the E … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Digital Society Day 2022 has begun

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Vijayashankar Na

October 17th each year since 2000 has been a day to remember as the day when the Indian Digital Society was born. Just as India existed from time immemorial but we celebrate August 15 as the day of our independence, … Continue reading →

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Whats App Privacy Policy Issue.. Will the new Data Protection Act apply retrospectively?

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Vijayashankar Na

Most of the observers of Privacy and Data Protection in India are aware that when WhatsApp tried to introduce its new Privacy Policy in 2017 there was an exodus of users in opposition to the policy. Subsequently WhatsApp did not … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Could be forced to take a premature stand in the WhatsApp Privacy policy petition.

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Vijayashankar Na

A peculiar issue has emerged in the Supreme Court today where, the petition on the Privacy Policy of WhatsApp filed in 2017 is now forcing a new hearing on January 17, 2023. This is pushed to be the final hearing … Continue reading →

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The New Telecom Act-8: Right of Way

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Vijayashankar Na

Continued from previous article Another unique concept relevant to the Telecom Bill is the “Right of Way”. This is a right under which a telecom infrastructure provider will be facilitated the use of public property upon application. Rejection can be … Continue reading →

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