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

“Ignorance Creates New Law”.. After Section 66A it is now WhatsApp administrator’s liability

We are familiar with the words “Ignorance is no excuse in law”.  But when law is in a state of constant evolution and re-interpretation, it is difficult not to question how will “Ignorance” be tested. Just as many other principles … Continue reading

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“Fake Review” as a business

I refer to a report today in money.cnn.com, staing that Amazon has  sued over 1000 sellers of “fake product reviews”. It may surprise many that “Writing Fake Reviews” is a business model taken by many and it is being advertised … Continue reading

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Digital Society Day Initiatives from Naavi

Today is the 15th anniversary of the Digital Society Day which marked the beginning of the legal recognition of electronic documents in India. In order to mark the day, Naavi has been initiating new activities in different years basically to … Continue reading

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Rs 197 crores lost by ONGC to a silly Cyber Fraud

Two years back we wrote the following posts: RBI and ECGC should consider trade remittances to Hong Kong as Highly Risky : July 14, 2013 Syndicate Bank loses Rs 1.13 crores of customer’s money: November 26, 2013 Negligence of Export Promotion … Continue reading

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Cyber Appellate Tribunal may become active once again

Visitors to this site are aware of the several approaches the undersigned has made regarding the delayed appointment of the Chair person for Cyber Appellate Tribunal. (CAT) The CAT which is the body which has to adjudge appeals against the … Continue reading

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Is it a WhatsApp Moment or Napster Moment for Indian Financial System?

I refer to the earlier post on “WhatsApp moment in Indian Financial Services”  in which the views of Mr Nandan Nilekani on how the financial services market in India is transforming. One of the changes that the new mobile payment … Continue reading

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