Category Archives: Cyber Law

As the world rallies around the  International Privacy Day with activities of creating awareness about Privacy, India awaits the beginning of the budget session in the next couple of days with the hope that the long awaited Data Protection Act … Continue reading →

We the Indians often forget our own history but remember the colonial history. This is true as much of the story of Indian independence as the story of India’ journey to the era of Privacy Protection and Data Protection. Today … Continue reading →

Recently when the JPC submitted its report on PDPB 2019 dissent notes were  presented by a few members of the committee belonging to opposition parties . Some of these were related to “Excessive powers” to the law enforcement and “Lack … Continue reading →

We are all aware that insurance companies are aggressive in marketing their policies and are in the forefront of misusing the provisions of law regarding infringing the privacy of individuals. Bigger the company, bigger are the violations. I recently had … Continue reading →

It is well known that pensioners are dependent on Banks for disbursal of their pensions. Once the pension is approved by the relevant Government department, the instructions are passed on to the Bank and periodical payments are initiated by the … Continue reading →

The recent issue of Sulli deal and Bulli Bai apps being hosted on GitHub has exposed GitHub to liabilities under ITA 2000 as a Significant Social Media Intermediary (It is estimated that there are 5.8 million users from India). According … Continue reading →