Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

Under the proposed draft rules, the DPB consists of a Chairman and several members to be appointed by two Search Committees which will be set up after the notification of the Draft Rules. One Committee will select the Chairman and … Continue reading →

While deliberating on the DPDPA rules, I have been suggesting that the Government needs to set up a “National Personal Data Archive” so that “unclaimed personal data” and “personal data under dispute” may be shifted out of the custody of … Continue reading →

Rule 7 of the draft DPDPA Rules prescribe that on “becoming aware of any “Personal Data Breach” , the Data Fiduciary shall to the best of its knowledge intimate to each affected Data Principal the information of the breach. Similarly … Continue reading →

The Privacy Mitra Yojana of FDPPI intends to work on both dimensions of creating a Privacy Culture amongst the Indian Citizens and Compliance Culture amongst the Data Fiduciaries. In India Privacy is a new concept. At present only the elite … Continue reading →

Recognizing the need for a nationwide movement on creation of awareness about Privacy and DPDPA Compliance, FDPPI has initiated a new project called Privacy Mitra Yojana (Friends of Privacy Project) to build an army of young volunteers to spread the … Continue reading →