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

Government of Karnataka undertakes a massive Personal Data Collection exercise

In what appears like a bid to proliferate the caste differences  and divide the society for its political benefits, the party in power in Karnataka has launched a massive personal data collection exercise of the residents of Karnataka in the … Continue reading

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AG clears DPDPA Rules

The Attorney General of India to whom a reference had been made by the MeitY about Section 44(3) appears to have provided an opinion in favour of the Government that the proposed amendment does not weaken the RTI. This was … Continue reading

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“Indian Users are Cash cows.. Bypass their DPDPA Rights”

While announcing that DPDPA Rules would be notified before September 28, during the  pre-event conference for the forthcoming AI Summit in February 2026, Mr Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of IT also announced many measures for promoting AI. Around the same time, … Continue reading

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IDPS 2025 at Chennai: Curtain Raiser workshop on 22nd September 2025 in the shadow of the DPDPA Rules

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IDPS 2025 at Bengaluru successfully conducted

The IDPS 2025, Bengaluru was successfully concluded yesterday, on September 17, 2025. Some pictures of the event are found below. Vice Chancellors of Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Mr Raina and  Ex Vice Chancellor of Bengaluru University Mr Venugopal, watering … Continue reading

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PRESS RELEASE

Data Protection Experts discuss the impact of DPDPA and Artificial Intelligence at Bengaluru M S Ramiah Campus in Mathikere-Yashwantpura will be a witness to an interesting one day seminar on 17th September 2025 under the theme “Bracing the Impact of … Continue reading

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