Category Archives: Cyber Law

Free DPDPA Evaluation for Select Companies

DPDPA Compliance is a complex process which requires discovery of personal data to which the act is applicable, Classifying it appropriately, understanding how the different sections of the Act apply to the data and determining what risks of non compliance … Continue reading

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Name “Air India” attracts Risks of its own

The Air India crash has a distinct signature of what experts call as a near improbable total two engine failure. However this also significantly increases the possibility of an “Electronic Sabotage” which could have caused the fuel cut-off or hydraulic … Continue reading

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Valuation of Data upheld by a Court

In an interesting decision of the UP State Consumer disputes redressal Commission, WhatsApp has been considered as a “Paid Service” with the payment having been received in the form of personal data shared by the account holder. (Refer: article the420.in) … Continue reading

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Is Ahmedabad Crash an act of hacking?

For a long time there has been a discussion on whether the computer systems of an aircraft can be manipulated through external interference. The tragic Ahmedabad plane crash will revive this discussion since there are certain indications of the possibility … Continue reading

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When Do Cookies become an issue under DPDPA?

We are all aware that Cookies are hosted on websites and they collect some technical information from visitors. Normally cookies are implanted in the user’s system through at a location assigned by the browser. It is a text file and … Continue reading

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The Nature of Business Requirement Document released by Meity for Consent Management

Medianama, a well known website has commented on the Business Requirement Document (BRD) released by MeitY with the following caption. “MeitY Explains How an Ideal Consent Management System Should Work Under DPDPA” The perception has been that MeitY has actually … Continue reading

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