MediaNama, October 3, 2018. Following his participation at MediaNama’s e-commerce policy event, Venkatesh Krishnamoorthy, BSA Country Manager for India, was featured in an article on MediaNama. This article was part of a series covering the events in Delhi and Bengaluru on India’s e-commerce policy. The story focuses on the data localisation mandate and extensively covers BSA’s views on the restriction and its consequences. The article also focuses on data ownership and highlights views on compartmentalising data sets. Read more

MediaNama, September 8, 2018. Following BSA Country Manager for India, Venkatesh Krishnamoorthy’s participation in MediaNama’s - India’s Data Protection Law Event, the article appeared on MediaNama as part of the series covering the events in Delhi and Bengaluru on India’s Data Protection Law. First in the series of upcoming articles, the story focuses on the data localisation mandate and extensively covers BSA’s views on the restriction and its consequences. The article also includes similar views from other industry experts including Vinayak Hegde, CTO of Zoomcar, Nehaa Chaudhari, Public Policy Lead, TRA Law, Nayantara Ranganathan, Internet Democracy Project, Vinay Kesari, Independent Lawyer, Rahul Matthan, Partner, Trilegal and others. Read more

Business Standard, September 7, 2018. Following BSA Country Manager for India, Venkatesh Krishnamoorthy’s participation in the roundtable entitled “Consumer Sovereignty in the times of Data Localisation”, organised by CUTS International (Consumer Unity & Trust Society), this article features BSA’s view as the lead for the story. The article also highlights other expert views on the data localisation mandate and its impact on consumer’s privacy. Read more

moneycontrol.com, August 1, 2018. The article begins with a BSA quote, welcoming India’s move to make a comprehensive data protection regime along with a quote on how data localisation requirement is contrary to the goals of promoting a Digital India. Read more