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

Certified DPDPA Trainers program from FDPPI

FDPPI, (www.fdppi.in) in association with Cyber Law College (www.cyberlawcollege.in) of Naavi (www.naavi.org) is launching a program for “Training the Trainers for DPDPA”. Interested persons may contact Naavi. The curriculum, the fees, mode of conduct etc will be announced as and … Continue reading →

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Free online DPIA offer for Corporate Members

We are now around 213 days from 13th May 2027 when DPDPA will be fully effective. Many organizations have already started implementation. Action has started on three fronts Engagement of consultants for implementation Conducting Awareness Training Create a Governance Structure … Continue reading →

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Gramina Banks getting ready for DPDPA

It has been an interesting last week when I visited two major Gramina Banks namely Rajashthan Gramina Bank in Jodhpur and Madhya Pradesh Gramina Bank in Indore to discuss with their senior staff such as General managers and Regional managers … Continue reading →

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Minor Corrections in DPDPA

Meity has issued a Gazette Notification on some minor corrections in DPDPA 2026. The notification is available here. The corrections are as follows: 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Order may be called the Digital Personal Data Protection (Removal … Continue reading →

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Can there be a separate version of DGPSI for “Start Ups”?

The DGPSI System which started as a model DPDPA Compliance system in 2023 has come a long way in the last 3 years. What started with DGPSI-Full Version later was modified as DGPSI-Lite version which we are now calling as … Continue reading →

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How the Objectives of FDPPI look eight year later

As FDPPI completes eight years of its existence, it is appropriate to look back not only at what the organization has accomplished, but also at why FDPPI was created in the first place. Organizations often evolve considerably from the time … Continue reading →

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