Building Harmony in Privacy Space
Imagine you have constructed a house and let Mr X live there and use the address for his activities for which you have authorized him to. Does the house belong to you or Mr X? When Mr X’s authorization to use the house ends, can he keep the house to himself? Can he ask you …
Read More The dilemma of interpreting Business Contact Data under GDPRThe recent fight between ICANN with the German judiciary on what is the “legitimate interest” in ICANN collecting and making available to public the domain name registration details is an indication of the war that is going on between EU and US for economic supremacy on the global platform. EU wants to snatch away the …
Read More It is now ICANN Vs GDPR and the Winner is…..the Cyber Stone PelterThe difficulties created by GDPR to the global business system has now escalated into a legal battle between ICANN and a German registrar regarding the implications of GDPR. A German Court has recently rejected a suit filed by ICANN against the domain registrar EPGA asking for injunction against stopping of collection of information from the …
Read More GDPR may convert entire Internet into DeepWebThere is a mis-perception prevailing in some sections of IT industry in India that “GDPR is applicable to India” without recognizing that its applicability is subject to certain conditions. This needs to be dispensed with at the earliest. One of the frequent questions asked is if we encounter an EU Citizen in India and its …
Read More Territorial Applicability clarified..for GDPR and UK DPA 2018GDPR which is coming into full force on 25th May 2018 is aimed at protecting the Privacy interests of EU citizens under the EU constitution. However, the EU Commission believes that it has a role in protecting the privacy of the global community and uses its commercial clout as a collective economic entity to project …
Read More The Role of DPOs under GDPR and the need for Indian Association of Data Protection ProfessionalsWe 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 by EU Companies and EU data protection regime. As we approach the D-Day, 25th May …
Read More Is GDPR the Vasco Da Gama moment for India?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 Data Portability as envisaged in GDPR. Article 20 of GDPR states as follows: Article 20: …
Read More Data Porting under GDPR is good in theory but challenging in practiceGDPR 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 GDPR does not apply to them. Even the Whitepaper on Data Protection Law which the …
Read More Definition of “Undertaking” under GDPR needs to be DebatedCurrently 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 Privacy Protection legislation. Aadhaar on the other hand is at the other end of the …
Read More GDPR and AadhaarAs the D-day for GDPR (25th May 2018) approaches, many of the Indian companies are busy with their preparation for implementing GDPR in their processing activities. At the same time, there is also a question in the minds of most of the Indian companies about how the GDPR provisions would be made applicable to them by …
Read More Disclosure of GDPR Risk impact on Indian Companies is part of Corporate Governance