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

Effective Communication Skills for a DPO

Communication is an essential skill for all professionals and more so if one is in a senior position and has to discharge conflicting responsibilities. The Data Protection Officer is one such professional who requires a high level of communication skill … Continue reading

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Metamorphosis of PDPSI to DPSI 2021

When India adopted Information Technology Act 2000 as the law that first recognized electronic documents and also introduced the concept of “Vicarious liabilities/Due Diligence” for organizations, Naavi came up with the concept of “Cyber Law Compliance. Then when the amendments … Continue reading

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FDPPI celebrates International Data Privacy Day 2022

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Good Bye PDPB 2019, Welcome DPA 2021/2022

The 5th issue (first of 2022) of the Data Protection Journal of India has been released. Last year FDPPI started the Data Protection Journal of India as a quarterly journal. The journal has now completed one year of its existence. … Continue reading

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International Data Privacy Day is today

As the world rallies around the  International Privacy Day with activities of creating awareness about Privacy, India awaits the beginning of the budget session in the next couple of days with the hope that the long awaited Data Protection Act … Continue reading

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Data Privacy Day of India is today

We the Indians often forget our own history but remember the colonial history. This is true as much of the story of Indian independence as the story of India’ journey to the era of Privacy Protection and Data Protection. Today … Continue reading

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