Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

The potential conflict between the implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA 2023) and the Right to Information Act has already been recognized and is currently under consideration before the Supreme Court. However, another important area of … Continue reading →

In continuation of our discussions on how to maintain independence of the “Independent  Data Auditors” in a DPDPA compliance scenario, we discussed the need for share holders to approve the appointment so that the auditor does not feel obligated to … Continue reading →

We are aware that one of the aspects that supports independence of a financial auditor is because the statutory financial auditor is appointed by the share holders of a company. Hence the Auditors are able to qualify the report if … Continue reading →

A recent news report indicates that Anthropic, the company behind Claude AI, has extended access to its highly restricted cybersecurity-focused AI model “Mythos” to a select group of organizations across several countries, including India. What makes this development noteworthy is … Continue reading →

Yesterday (June 6), FDPPI conducted the First Induction Training for those who had empanelled as Independent Data  Auditors.  The program went on very well and the participants enjoyed the first of its kind program. The Program started with an introductory … Continue reading →

Yesterday, in an order from the Chief Commissioner of the Central Consumer Protection Authority of India (CCPAI) passed an order fining “Physics Walla Limited”  and “McAfee Software India Private Limited“, imposed penalties for using “Dark Patterns” in their digital platform. … Continue reading →