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

Can Encryption be considered as a “Right of Self Defense” ?

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

Speaking on a program on BBC, Edward Snowden the well known security specialist who brought to open the US spying on Internet across the globe has  highlighted the risk of Smart Phone hacking through a simple SMS message. He says … Continue reading →

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E Commerce taxation.. a comment from an official from Andhra

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

In response to the previous post “Is Karnataka Government hitting NASSCOM through E Commerce taxation?”, the following comment has been received from Mr G.D, Thakur, Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Hyderabad. Since the response is exhaustive, it has been published here … Continue reading →

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Is Karnataka Government hitting NASSCOM through E Commerce taxation?

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

During the recent visit of Prime Minister Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Bengaluru, the Chief Minister Mr Siddaramaiah and more so his party was unhappy that NASSCOM did not invite him for the interaction with the industrialists. It … Continue reading →

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Safe harbor agreement struck down by EU Court..Is there an opportunity for India here?

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

In a development which has disturbed over 4500 companies in US doing business in EU region as data processors under the “Safe Harbor” agreement, the Court of Justice of the European Union has struck down the 15 year old agreement … Continue reading →

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This credit card fraud should be a lesson to Judges, Adjudicators and Banking Ombudsmen

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

The credit card fraud reported in media today involving use of 580 fake cards created by fraudsters resulting in withdrawals of Rs 2.84 crores from Kotak Mahindra Bank is a lesson to all those men in Judicial positions who have … Continue reading →

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WhatsApp Moment in Indian Financial Services

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

Happy to note that Mr Nandan Nilekani is back at what he is at best..the professional circles..after a brief brush with politics that too  with the Congress party. Naavi has been highly critical of his association with Congress party which … Continue reading →

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