Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

China has announced a law called “Personal Information Protection Law” (PIPL) on 20th August 2021, coming into effect on 1st November 2021. The PIPL is having 74 articles divided into 8 chapters as follows: General Provisions; Personal Information Processing Rules; … Continue reading →

The GH Raisoni Law College is organizing its 16th KSHAN Moot Court which will be held on the 4th and 5th of September, 2021 on a virtual platform. As a part of the FDPPI’s activities under the P& Y Program to involve the … Continue reading →

FDPPI pioneered the Indian Data Protection Summit in 2020 and conducted a three day virtual summit on November 19th, 20th and 21st. This year again on November 19th, 20th and 21st, FDPPI will have a virtual summit Indian Data Protection … Continue reading →

A new line of argument is surfacing in India in support of the Currency of the Criminals and Terrorists namely the “Bitcoins” and Crypto currencies”. …that “The space has become too large to ignore” Well, whether it is the Taliban … Continue reading →

The demand for “Transparency” in processing of personal data is part of every data protection laws. As an associated concept, most data protection laws also mandate that there  shall be no automated decision making. As the technology develops, many organizations … Continue reading →

The human tragedy in Afghanistan is well captured by the above picture where people are desperately trying to enter an aircraft which can take them to a land where they can survive and hopefully prosper. Unfortunately the developments in Afghanistan … Continue reading →