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

5 Indians in US$ 200 million Credit Card fraud

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

5 Indians are amongst the persons charged in US in a massive credit card fraud said to involve US $ 200 million loss to various credit card holders. Details in TOI Among those charged are Babar Quereshi (59), Ijaz Butt … Continue reading →

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Mobile Apps Company fined $800,000

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of USA has fined a two year old Mobile Apps manufacturing company “Path” a sum of US$ 800,000 for violating the privacy of US Citizens. In particular the Social Networking Apps manufacturer was charged with … Continue reading →

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Women’s protection Ordinance clashes with ITA 2008

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Government of India has promulgated an ordinance titled “The Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013” following the public outrage on the the recent incident in which a girl was gangraped in a Delhi bus. The Ordinance has initiated some provisions to … Continue reading →

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Advisory on Section 66A

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

A copy of the advisory sent by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to State Governments following the recent controversies on arrest of Palghar ladies is now available here The advisory is issued by the Group Coordinator & Director … Continue reading →

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Dont be confused with iaadhaar.com or iaadhar.com

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Cyber Squatting is a practice where some people register popular domain names or small typographic variations thereof with the object of attracting visitors. Some times it may be harmless to the visitor since the purpose may be to only generate … Continue reading →

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2.5 lakh Twitter passwords compromised

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

It is reported that about 2.5 lakh Twitter IDs with passwords have been compromised. It is also reported that Twitter has informed the affected users and asked them to change passwords. Details in TOI

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