Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

From the 1st of August 2016, the new Privacy Shield regime in  US-EU  data market space has come into operation. This has replaced the “Safe Harbor” regime that was declared as ineffective by the Court of Justice of EU (CJEU) … Continue reading →

One of the concerns of arbitrators intending to use ODR facilities provided by www.odrglobal.in is the doubt about how the Courts may interpret the “Seat of Arbitration” and apply relevant laws. The applicable law in the case of an arbitration … Continue reading →

The unfortunate terror attack in Uri in which about 20 Indian soldiers were martyred should open the eyes of our defense strategists to plug our weaknesses and strengthen our defenses.  There is no doubt that the incident highlights negligence on … Continue reading →

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) which fights for the rights of Netizens has opened up an interesting debate on evidence collected during FBI’s investigation of a Child Pornography operation. (Refer Article here for details on the case) To explain the … Continue reading →

In a significant departure from the “Make in India” posture, India which can compete with the world for global IT super power status has adopted a surprisingly  approach to hosting Government data on the cloud which is both a concern … Continue reading →

In recent days, “Ransomware” has become a global threat to IT and requires some strong counter measures to be undertaken. A few months back, ransomware attack had been reported in Hyderabad and more recently, I came across an incident in … Continue reading →