Tag Archives: GDPR

Calling attention of Justice Srikrishna Committee on Data Protection; Don’t let GDPR be the new Vasco Da Gama

We have many times through these columns urged the Justice Srikrishna Committee which is drafting the new Data Protection law for India to ensure that an “Umbrella Protection” is provided to Indian Companies from being unfairly targeted under EU GDPR … Continue reading

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The GDPR dilemma… Am I a Data Controller? or a Data Processor?

The European Union data protection regulation namely the EU GDPR  which has attracted global attention due to the twin provisions of “Applicable to a controller or processor not established in the union” (ed: in some circumstances) and the obnoxiously huge administrative … Continue reading

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Is Business Contact Data, Personal Data under GDPR?

One of the questions that is bugging Companies engaged in some kind of marketing to corporate executives is whether a “Work E-Mail”or “Work Phone number” , which is the “Business Contact Information” (BCI) qualifies itself as “Personal Information” (PI) under … Continue reading

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Data Portability under GDPR… Is it Your Data to be ported or My Data?

Data Portability is one of the contentious issues of the GDPR from the compliance angle. We had discussed the “Theory of Dynamic Personal Data” in one of our previous articles. That concept would be relevant to address the issue of … Continue reading

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Definition of Undertaking under GDPR and its impact

GDPR is liked by some as a good law to protect privacy of individuals and is often looked upon as an “Emerging Standard”.  Many companies are working towards calling themselves “GDPR Compliant” since it makes a good marketing sense though … Continue reading

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If India was in EU, Aadhaar would have been exempted from GDPR.. Supreme Court needs to ponder..

Currently GDPR and Aadhaar are both hot subjects for discussion amongst professionals whether they are Privacy activists, Information Security professionals or Lawyers. GDPR is at one end of the spectrum often looked upon by Privacy activists as the ultimate in … Continue reading

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