Category Archives: Privacy

Public Interest Litigation cannot be discussed without the real public having been given an opportunity to represent

(This is a continuation of the discussion on the seeking of scrapping of DPDPA and DPDPA rules by three petitioners in the Supreme Court) I refer to the PIL filed in the Supreme Court recently with prayers for scrapping of … Continue reading

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Whose Privacy are the Petitioners of DPDPA Challenge Brigade are protecting?

(This is a continuation of the discussion on the seeking of scrapping of DPDPA and DPDPA rules by three petitioners in the Supreme Court) The petitions filed in SupremeĀ  Court against DPDPA 2023 mainly revolves around Section 44(3) and thee … Continue reading

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CIO Prime features Naavi

CIO Prime has featured me as the most influential visionary leaders of the year. Reflecting on the past in the light of this article I recall 1) First book on Cyber Laws in India in 1999 before the law was … Continue reading

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Petitions against DPDPA are “Disproportionate”, Disproportionate” and “Disproportionate”

(This is a continuation of the discussion on the seeking of scrapping of DPDPA and DPDPA rules by three petitioners in the Supreme Court) The recent challenge mounted on DPDPA 2023 in the Supreme Court by a few PIL advocates … Continue reading

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New Aadhaar App to assist Age Verification for DPDPA

The UIDAI has launched a new Aadhaar App which according to the Secretary of MeitY , can be used for age verification under DPDPA. Necessary amendments have been made to SWIK rules or theĀ  Aadhaar authentication for goog governanceĀ  (Social … Continue reading

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PIL Filed in Madras High Court on Section 63 of BSA

Whenever an electronic document is to be presented as evidence in a Cour of law, the ITA 2000 expected a certificate to be produced about the reliability of the document for admission purpose. Earlier it was through Section 65B of … Continue reading

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