Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

The JPC report on PDPB 2019 contains 91 recommendations many of which are included in the main bill as amendments to PDPB 2019. The main amendments have been already discussed in several of our earlier articles. There are many small … Continue reading →

Since the release of the draft PDPB 2021, there have been many views expressed by different organizations and some of them are listed below: Comparing the Draft Data Protection Bill 2021 with its predecessors: thequint.com Data Protection Bill: Hits and … Continue reading →

If we follow the discussions around the DPA 2021, it appears that there is a confusion regarding the term “Anonymization” and its effect on Personal Data. It is strange that after so much of discussions on the GDPR and the … Continue reading →

Naavi has been in the forefront of creating awareness of Cyber Laws in India since 1998. Over the last two decades, Naavi.org has emerged as a treasure house of awareness about Cyber Laws. Additionally Naavi has promoted Cyber Law College … Continue reading →

In the new version of PDPA 2021 (We can start calling this DPA 2021 from now onwards) that is replacing PDPB 2019 has indicated under Section 57 that “Obligation to take prompt and appropriate action in response to a data … Continue reading →

[Indian Economy being killed for the sake of Crypto Currency survival] According to earlier reports, the Crypto Bill was expected to be discussed by the Cabinet on 15th/16th December 2021.  So far there is no information and it appears that, … Continue reading →