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

Elon Musk Petition on section 79 of ITA 2000

I started writing this blog based on the news reports that appeared mainly on TV channels and the digital copies of the preint media. The reports suggested that “X” (formerly Twitter) had filed a petition in Karnataka High Court against … Continue reading

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Trump Disrupts US-EU Data Protection Regime

After Mr Trump took over as President of USA, we have been anticipating some changes in the Data Protection regime specially related to HIPAA/HITECH Act and the EU-US Data transfer. The DOGE activity will sooner or later catch up with … Continue reading

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States of a Human Being in Cyber Context

The discussions in Chennai on why Cyber Crimes are increasing in the current days with individuals transforming themselves into a different mental state when on Internet has given thought to a comparison of the “Mental States of Cyber Individuals” with … Continue reading

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Suspected Scam at HESCOM?

HESCOM is the Hubli Electricity Supply Company responsible for managing the electricity supply activities on behalf of the Government of Karnataka including management of electricity connections, metering, collection of usage charges etc. The organization is headed by an Ex-MLA of … Continue reading

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Raise of the Planet of Cyborgs

Yesterday there was an event in Chennai organized by CYSI in which FDPPI was also a partner. It was a well attended program at Anna University Centenary Library auditorium and graced by two Judges namely honourable Justice N Ananda Venkatesan … Continue reading

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Shared Brand and Impact of DPDPA

It is a common practice in business that a successful “Brand” tries to monetize its brand value by extending it to other products of the brand owner. The brand owner may operate multiple entities in different locations which will all … Continue reading

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