Job frauds: lost money online?
Job frauds? You mean these days? Who falls victims to these frauds, It is so careless and stupid to fall prey to such a fraud. Well, I am not of this opinion. Fake job frauds are on the rise with … Read More
30 days in Mumbai
This summer we (Nitish and I) got lucky enough to grab an opportunity to work with Advocate Prashant Mali, an eminent cyber law expert for a month at his prestigious law firm Cyber Law Consulting (Advocates & Attorneys) which is … Read More
The Indian Data Protection & Privacy Law: Rights I should have
The Advocate-General of India, Mr. Mukul Rohatgi has recently stated in his submissions to the honorable Supreme Court that the Government is working on a Data Protection & Privacy Law. The AG also said that TRAI has already started drafting … Read More
Are clickwrap agreements valid in India?
There have been many international decisions on this point and the legal situation is pretty clear. Clickwrap agreements can be looked at as those where you click on I agree, under the T&C, be it Facebook, Gmail or any such … Read More
Madras High Court says electronic evidence is admissible under Sec 62 without 65B certificate
At this stage itself, I find it imperative to direct our readers to this post about Digital Evidence Law in India. Before talking about the recent order of the Madurai Bench of the High Court, we must take a look at … Read More
How to protect yourself from ransomware data loss?
No, anti-ransomware is not going to protect you. Neither is a high end firewall, nor a sophisticated software. I know of cases of theft of data where victims have been across all possible domains. Defense personnel, Techies, Lawyers and Security … Read More
We need to spread risk – Naavi on Cyber Security
Technology is evolving expeditiously. The technology that you bought today may seem obsolete 6 months down the line. It has become a struggle keep up with the pace of evolution even for tech enthusiasts. In an effort to keep up, … Read More
Sent an obscene photo on a WhatsApp group?
I’ve been struck with question about obscene content so many times that I feel writing about it is the best solution. I want to analyze this question on two different levels: Moral and Legal. We’ve come across cases where girls … Read More
IT Act is a special provision, so special effect
On December 12th 2016, In Sharat Babu Digumarti vs. Govt. of NCT [Judgment from LiveLaw], the Supreme Court heard claims of both the parties regarding a wide variety of issues. The main portion relevant for this post is with reference … Read More