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

BJP goes for Risk Mitigation and Congress goes for Risk Avoidance

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

Suddenly politicians have become experts in data protection and how mobile apps may collect data without your consent. Mr Rahul Gandhi who once gave us the “Gyan” about “Jupiter Escape Velocity” is about to give us “Gyan” about “Privacy and Data … Continue reading →

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Smart Cities in India and ITA 2008

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

When ITA 2000 was drafted, the concept of “Smart Cities”, “Driver less cars” or “Artificial intelligence” or “Humanoid Robots” were not very much in the realm of the vision of the law makers. The main objective was to provide facilitation … Continue reading →

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CCTV footages.. Whose property is it any way?

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

Dr Pratap Reddy, Executive Chairman of Apollo Hosiptal has stated that  Apollo Hospital had turned off CCTV cameras placed in the ICU when the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha was undergoing treatment. (Refer report here). In the light of … Continue reading →

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Cambridge Analytica and Indian Cyber Laws

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

The news report that Personal profiles of 50 million Face Book users was collected and unauthorizedly used to help Trump win an election has opened  a new debate on Privacy and Data Protection in India. BJP and Congress parties are … Continue reading →

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Can Maharashtra Government Amend IT Act?

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

A news report from UNI states that the Minister of State for Home (Urban) in Maharashtra, Mr Ranjit Patil has made a statement in the legislative Council of Maharashtra that “Maharashtra Government will amend Information Technology Act to regulate illegal … Continue reading →

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Autonomous Car Accident opens debate on legal responsibility

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Vijayashankar Na

An unfortunate but historic event occurred in Arizona on 19th March 2018 when a Self Driving Uber Car hit and killed a woman crossing the street in Arizona. (Refer Reuter article here). The pedestrian who lost her life was a … Continue reading →

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