Category Archives: Privacy

DPDPA liability for HR operations

It is well known that every organization that has employees, is exposed to DPDPA non compliance risk. Though “For Employment” is considered a reason for bringing a personal data processing situation under “Legitimate Use” basis, it only covers the exemption … Continue reading

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“Arnab Vs AI” an interesting conversation

Yesterday there was an interesting TV program where Mr Arnab Goswami, of the Republic TV had a long live conversation with the “Blue Machine” an enterprise AI developed in India. It was an exploration of how the AI would respond  … Continue reading

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Tax Professionals in the Age of Personal Data Protection: Operational and Legal Impacts of DPDP Act

Article Contributed by: Mr. M. G. Kodandaram Introduction The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023[i] (DPDP Act), read with the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025[ii](DPDP Rules), marks a structural shift in India’s regulatory approach to personal data in digital form. … Continue reading

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Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA)

We refer to the DGPSI-AI framework which is an extension of DGPSI framework for DPDPA compliance. DGPSI-AI covers the requirements of a AI deployer who is a data fiduciary and has obligations  under the DPDPA. This framework which is a … Continue reading

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Business Model Maturity Index Method of Data Valuation

In continuing our discussion on Data Valuation methods, we have come across an interesting discussion called “Business Model Maturity Index method”. This method tries to assess the organization’s Capability focussing on data and analytics by progressing through defined levels such … Continue reading

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Data Valuation Methods-3

Continued We have discussed the different data valuation methods which were discussed by the Australian economists Moody and Walsh in our previous post. The first step in data valuation in an organization starts with creation of the Data Inventory. Then … Continue reading

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