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

Black Money gets a Boost from SEBI. Mr Thaygi should be removed as SEBI Chairman

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Vijayashankar Na

  In a surprising but disgusting news report, Mr Ajay Thyagi, the Chairman of SEBI has come up with a public statement that is intended or likely to move the price of Bitcoin in the Exchanges. Contrary to the popular … Continue reading →

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Hacking of EVMs is Cyber Terrorism

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Vijayashankar Na

It is unfortunate that many of the politicians are irresponsibly commenting on hacking of EVMs . If anybody has suggestions to improve the security of EVMs, it should be welcome. But making irresponsible statements and spreading rumours is an attempt … Continue reading →

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Limited Liability on Electronic Banking Frauds also extends to Cooperative Banks

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Vijayashankar Na

On July 6, 2017, RBI released the “Customer Protection-Limiting Liability of Customers in Unauthorized Electronic Banking Transactions”. The circular indicated that a customer is entitled to “Zero Liability” in case of loss arising out of frauds in E banking in … Continue reading →

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“Compliance by Design” should be the motto of the Data Protection Act of India

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Vijayashankar Na

[P.S: This is in continuation of the discussion of the proposed Data Protection Act in India and the public comments invited for the  Justice Srikrishna report.] “Privacy by Design” is a concept which GDPR expects from Data Controllers and Data Processors.  The … Continue reading →

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We should forget the “Right to Forget” in Indian Data Protection Act

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Vijayashankar Na

[P.S: This is in continuation of the discussion of the proposed Data Protection Act in India and the public comments invited for the  Justice Srikrishna report.] The EU law on Privacy under GDPR recognizes the “Right to Forget” which essentially means … Continue reading →

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Personal Data should be considered a personal Property

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Vijayashankar Na

[P.S: This is in continuation of the discussion of the proposed Data Protection Act in India and the public comments invited for the  Justice Srikrishna report.] Many of the issues connected with Privacy arise out of the complaint that “information collected … Continue reading →

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