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

Queries on DGPSI-AI explained

The DGPSI-AI is a framework conceived for use by deployers of AI who are “Data Fiduciaries” under DPDPA 2023. An interesting set of observations have been received recently from a professional regarding the framework. We welcome the comments as an … Continue reading

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Vinod Sreedharan puts a creative touch to DGPSI-AI

Mr Vinod  Sreedharan is a AI expert with a creative bent of mind. He has applied his creative thoughts to give a visual imagery touch to “Taming of DPDPA and AI with DGPSI-AI” The complete document above in PDF format … Continue reading

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Corrigendum to DPDPA Rules

The Meity has released some corrections in DPDPA Rules through a Gazette notification It essentially consists of some typo corrections.  as follows Necessary corrections are being made at dpdpa.in and the rules posted at the dpdpa rules  Naavi

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Karnataka Hate Speech Bill is unconstitutional and Ultra-vires ITA 2000

The Government of Karnataka has recently passed a bill titled “The Karnataka Hate Speech and hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill 2025 (LA Bill No 79 of2025) . It is currently  pending Governor’s assent. The first thing we note in this bill … Continue reading

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DGPSI-GDPR could be a symbol of Indian Data Protection industry coming of age

The launch of DGPSI-GDPR is not  just another event. It is a symbol of Indian Data Protection eco system coming of age not only to be compliant with  DPDPA 2023 but also provide the guidance to the compliance of other … Continue reading

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A Symbol of Skill: Take a Direct shot at the coveted examination.

FDPPI’s Certification program for developing DPOs and Data Auditors in India offers an online  examination for professionals to validate their knowledge and skills to be a good DPO in the Indian scenario. While trainings are conducted by the  training partners … Continue reading

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