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

Movie “45” holds arrest threat for negative rating

In a move which matches the Karnataka Hate Speech  Bill the producers of the Kannada Movie “45” directed by Mr Arjun Janya with actors such as Shivarajkumar and Sudeep has released a notification that it has obtained an interim order … Continue reading

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Digital Arrest Scam…. The Challenges and Remedies

I recall the earlier article on this issue published on December 6, 2024 The digital arrest scam has now caught the attention of the Supreme Court (Refer the status of the case here:) which has taken Suo Moto cognizance of … Continue reading

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Data Processors… Be Enlightened, Empowered and Emancipated.

After the notification of DPDPA rules on November 13, 2025, there is a new awareness flowing through the industry on the need to be compliant with DPDPA 2023. The potential fine  of upto and  beyond Rs 250 crores is motivating … Continue reading

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Beware of the moves of Donald Trump on Stable coins

In the recent days, the raise in the Gold prices in India has attracted attention on the reasons behind the unprecedented raise in the price of Gold and Silver. It is clear that many Governments including India, China and Russia … Continue reading

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GDPR implementation some times can be crazy

Recently there was an interesting Austrian Supervisory authority decision imposing a fine of Euro 600 on a owner of Tesla Car . The car owner had installed seven cameras which could film when the car was parked recognizing possible threats. … Continue reading

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Governing AI-Generated Content: Intermediary Compliance, Free Speech, and Regulatory Prudence

Mr. M. G. Kodandaram, IRS., Assistant Director (Retd), ADVOCATE and CONSULTANT, decodes the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2025 A Constitutional Moment in India’s Digital Governance The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) … Continue reading

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