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

Clarification on Section 65B… Who should sign the Certificate?

Section 65B of Indian Evidence Act (IEA)is one of the hot topics discussed in Techno Legal Circles today. Though Naavi has clarified his view on the section many times on this site and in workshops and conferences, there are continued … Continue reading

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Proposed Amendments to ITA 2000 and Privacy Protection

Does ITA 2000/8 address “Privacy Protection”  and if so, does it do it effectively is a question that is lingering in the industry. It will continue to be a point of debate for the amended ITA 2017 (p). …This is … Continue reading

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Redefining the scope of ITA 2008.. in the amendments..

This is the continuation of the discussions on the proposed amendments to ITA 2008 being considered by the T K Vishwanathan Committee.. Naavi The proposed amendments to ITA 2000/8 which may come out in the form of Information Technology Amendment … Continue reading

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Domain Name Regulation in ITA 2000..to be amended

This is a continuation of our discussions on proposed amendments to ITA 2000 presently under consideration by the T.K.Vishwanathan Committee. For further discussions henceforth we shall refer to the proposed amendments as ITAA2017(p) and the new Act as ITA2017(p). The … Continue reading

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Need for a Regulatory Gateway

Thinking about the proposed amendments to ITA 2008, my attention was today drawn to the “General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)” which is the new Data Protection Regime being promoted by the European Union. Europe is known to be in the … Continue reading

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Drawing the attention of T K Vishwanathan Committee on ITA 2000 amendments

The T K Vishwanathan Committee on ITA 2000 amendments is presently working on amendments to the ITA 2000. ITA 2000 was notified with an intention to “Enable and Promote E Commerce”. However, the amendments of 2008 shifted the focus from … Continue reading

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