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

Kapil Sibal on Headlines Today with Rahul Kanwal

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

On 26th and 27th of this month, Headlines Today broadcast an interesting discussion  with Mr Kapil Sibal, the minister of Communications and IT. The discussion put Mr Sibal in the center stage and direct questions were put to him by … Continue reading →

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Mobile Apps.. Guidelines on Privacy

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

California Department of Justice has released a set of guidelines for Mobile Apps developers which act as “privacy Practice Recommendations”. The practices recommended here are expected to help in the compliance of the California Online privacy protection Act (COPPA) Being … Continue reading →

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Mis-perceptions about Section 66A

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Section 66A of ITA 2008 has been one of the most abused sections of the Act in recent days. There is also a discussion about the constitutional validity of this section on  whether this section infringes on the constitutional “Right … Continue reading →

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Silicon India interview

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Naavi was recently interviewed by Silicon India. The interview is available in the community page of Silicon India. A link is available here.  The interview is presented in the physical society identity of Naavi. The theme of the interview is basically … Continue reading →

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RBI’s responsibility in preventing Aadhar Misuse for Bank Frauds

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

I refer to the news report in Midday indicating a new modus operandi in the commission of a Bank fraud in India. This fraud has been committed as a combination of “Phishing”, “Security lapses at the victim’s Bank”, “Compromise of KYC by … Continue reading →

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Donot link Aadhar to your Bank account

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

I observed during the Aadhar registration process in Bangalore that by default the registrar was encouraging registrants to link their Bank accounts to the Aadhar application. Risk associated with such process has been highlighted by the fraud reported in Midday … Continue reading →

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