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

Podcast on 365 days count down to DPDPA

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365 days count down for DPDPA to be fully effective

Today is 13th May 2026. Barring  unforeseen circumstances, DPDPA should be fully implemented on 13th May 2027 with the possibility of penalties being imposed for non compliance. Today is also the day when the important hearing takes place in the … Continue reading

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DPBI Constitution

The MeitY has initiated steps towards constitution of the Data Protection Board of India and the appointment of Chairman and Four members to the Board through an advertisement released on the website of  MeitY. The details of the terms etc … Continue reading

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Supreme Court hearing on DPDPA on May 13 2026

Honourable Supreme Court is set to hear the challenge against the constitutionality of DPDPA on May 13 2026. The Court is hearing five PILs filed in this regard some of which asking for complete scrapping of DPDPA 2023 and DPDPA … Continue reading

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The Collateral Damage..not permitted in the Post Puttawamy scenario

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The Old RTI Provision exposed Data Principals to an Unfair Risk

When an RTI activist picks up information about a Government Scheme for Journalistic Research or Social Audit, it ay acquire sensitive personal information of a large number of public who have given permission to the Government to use the personal … Continue reading

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