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Interview with Vijayashankar Nagarajarao (Naavi), Founder of FDPPI, Sharing Insights on Cyber Law, Data Privacy, and DPDPA

In this insightful interview, Vijayashankar Nagarajarao, popularly known as Naavi, shares his extensive expertise in cyber law, data privacy, and India’s evolving data protection landscape. As the Founder of the Foundation of Data Protection Professionals in India (FDPPI), Naavi has been a pioneer in shaping privacy standards and compliance frameworks like the Digital Personal Data […]

Jai Prakash

Draft DPDP Rules: Banks Prepare to Tackle Operational Challenges

The draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) rules require banks to get clear, explicit consent from customers before using their data for anything beyond the original purpose. While many banks already follow this principle, experts say these formal rules leave no room for regulatory shortcuts or loopholes. Experts also say it’s still too early to […]

Vipul Mishra

Interview with Tirumalesh Chalamarla, Co-Founder & CEO of Induz, Expert in Data Security, Engineering & AI

In this insightful conversation, Tirumalesh Chalamarla shares his expertise as a data engineering and AI leader, bringing years of experience in hardware and software architecture to his role as Co-Founder and CEO of Induz. Based in Hyderabad, Tirumalesh drives innovation in data security and confidential computing, focusing on developing cutting-edge solutions like YSafe, a zero-trust […]

Jai Prakash

TechCrunch Founder Warns Coinbase Data Breach Could ‘Lead to Fatal Consequences’

TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington has raised alarm over a recent data breach at Coinbase, warning that it “will lead to people dying.” The breach exposed sensitive customer information including home addresses and account balances. Arrington called for regulators to reconsider the effectiveness of know-your-customer (KYC) policies and demanded jail time for executives who fail to […]

Jai Prakash

Microsoft Teams Collects Students’ Biometric Data for Weeks, NSW Education Unaware

A significant data mishap led to the collection of biometric data from NSW school students through a new Microsoft Teams feature, which the Department of Education did not notice for weeks. Microsoft introduced the feature in mid-March, enabling biometric data collection via school-issued computers. The Department only realized the issue in early April and disabled […]

Jai Prakash

Australian Human Rights Commission(AHRC) Reports Data Breach

The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) disclosed a data breach involving attachments from its online complaint form. Search engines accidentally indexed these attachments, making them publicly accessible. An independent investigator said the breach occurred between April 3 and April 10, 2025. Attachments uploaded from March 24 to April 10, 2025, were affected. The breach also […]

Vipul Mishra

Interview with Aditi Sharma, Senior Consultant (Data Privacy) – Cyber & IT Risk at Grant Thornton

In this insightful conversation, Aditi Sharma shares her experience as a legal and data privacy expert working at the intersection of law, technology, and compliance. As a Senior Consultant (Data Privacy) at Grant Thornton Bharat LLP, Aditi brings a rare combination of legal acumen and deep technical understanding. She plays a key role in advising […]

Jai Prakash

FTC and DOJ push for data protection in Google antitrust case

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has backed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) proposal requiring Google to share its search data with competitors. The FTC emphasized that the proposal includes necessary privacy protections. The effort aims to address Google’s monopolistic dominance in the online search market, which, as of April 2025, accounts for 90% of global […]

Jai Prakash

European Data Protection Supervisor issues new guidance on EU privacy policies

Brussels – The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) released new guidance to make personal data protection a concrete part of European policy-making. The guidance, aimed at the EU’s co-legislators—the Commission, Parliament, and Council—seeks to improve the regulatory framework for privacy laws. It ensures that legislative acts involving personal data processing align with the fundamental rights […]

Jai Prakash