Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

According to latest information,  the Government has completely withdrawn the draft Encryption policy announced last week and put up for public comments. A new policy may be drafted and released in due course. Hopefully, this time it will consult the … Continue reading →

After criticism that emanated over the week end on the draft National Encryption Policy that the Government released last week, Government has quickly made some clarifications. The original policy is available here We had provided our comments and suggestions on … Continue reading →

The Registration (Karnataka Amendment Bill 2015) was passed by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on 30th March 2015.  On the same day, it was also passed by the Legislative Council. Since the matter involved partial amendment of Indian Registration Act 1908, it has … Continue reading →

Today, Times of India has reported a Cyber Extortion attack on the Managing Director of a Company in Hyderabad. Typically in such cases, the data of the Company is hacked and encrypted. The authorized persons who try to access would … Continue reading →

The Government of Karnataka has recently passed an amendment to the Indian Registration Act 1908 through The Registration (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2015 which has been forwarded to the President of India for his assent. The bill has been drafted in … Continue reading →

The Government of India has announced a draft National Encryption Policy as an adjunct to the requirements under Section 84A of ITA 2008 which required a notification on the approved modes and methods and for encryption for use in e-Governance … Continue reading →