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

Git Hub is a Social Media Intermediary and Platform

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Vijayashankar Na

The recent issue of Sulli deal and Bulli Bai apps being hosted on GitHub has exposed GitHub to liabilities under ITA 2000 as a Significant Social Media Intermediary (It is estimated that there are 5.8 million users from India). According … Continue reading →

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Avoid Norton 360 : CERT IN should send an advisory

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Vijayashankar Na

It appears that the power of corruption and the criminals have now invaded the security guardians. As per the news report, Norton a well known company in the Anti Virus software business is added to the download of Norton 360. … Continue reading →

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FDPPI to introduce CPE system

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Vijayashankar Na

The year 2022 is unfolding before us and I wish all of you a happy new year. The year 2022 is more likely than ever before to see the passing of the Indian Data Protection Act. Since September 2018 when … Continue reading →

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Google is Inefficient: Cannot distinguish Naavi from Navi

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Vijayashankar Na

When I first entered the web space with an email and my first website, I took upon the recognition as “Naavi”. My first book in 1998 was authored under the name Naavi. (Cyber Laws for Every Netizen in India). My … Continue reading →

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At last some credible organization agrees with Naavi that Crypto currencies have to be out right banned

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Vijayashankar Na

Over the last several years, Naavi’s has been the sole voice that Crypto Currencies need to be banned outright. But the corrupt lobby everywhere have been advancing different arguments including the importance of Block chain as a technology, collection of … Continue reading →

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PDPA 2021: Concept of Discovery Consent

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Vijayashankar Na

The PDPB2019/DPA 2021 addresses several pro-active compliance requirements aimed at managing personal data by data fiduciaries and data processors with the intention of protecting the “Privacy” of an individual. Contraventions  result in civil penalties upto a maximum of 4% of … Continue reading →

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