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

Why ECI is hesitant to allow E Voting for NRIs?

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

Way back in 2010, voting rights were granted to NRIs in India. However it is required for NRIs to physically be present in India to cast their votes. This is practically impossible and hence the so called voting rights to … Continue reading →

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Apple removes Bitcoin apps from the appstore

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

In a telling blow to the Bitcoin community, Apple has taken a policy stand to remove all applications from the app store stating that “they may not include content that enables, facilitates or encourages an activity that some countries deem … Continue reading →

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RBI’s silence on Bitcoins

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

A Canadian resident Venugopal Badarawada has sent a notice to RBI seeking clarifications on RBI’s stand on Bitcoins, and opened a window of opportunity for RBI to come out with a clarification on its stand on Bitcons. The earlier press … Continue reading →

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Should Bitcoin be regulated?

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

The ongoing discussions in USA on Bitcoins has reopened the debate on how much the community needs to do to get the acceptance of Bitcoins by the main stream currency regulators. There is one section of the community who profess … Continue reading →

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Bitcoin Fan demands RBI to be transparent

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

A Canada based NRI has demanded that RBI cannot be ambiguous on its policy on Bitcoins. Mr Venugopal, an NRI has caused a notice to be issued to RBI that the RBI circular on Bitcoins is vague and creates confusion … Continue reading →

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Bitcoin discussed in the Davos Meet

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Vijayashankar Na

The global economic forum seems to have found time to discuss the emergence of Bitcoins. It is reported that Mr Uday Kotak of the Kotak group in India has suggested that crypto currencies need to be taken note of. A … Continue reading →

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