CNBC TV18, February 26, 2020. The Software Alliance, also known as BSA, a trade group which includes tech giants such as Microsoft, IBM and Adobe, among others said that the current version of the privacy bill poses substantial challenges, including the sweeping new powers for the government to acquire non-personal data, restrictions on data transfers, and local storage requirements. Read more

Business Insider India, January 23, 2020. BSA, the Software Alliance has launched an international coalition to advocate for the ability to move data across borders. Read more

Forbes India, December 13, 2019. India’s data protection law is a step closer to being enacted after Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, in Parliament on December 11. The Bill provides a framework for protecting individuals’ privacy, the ways in which their data can be processed with consent, and the obligations of the processing individuals and organisations. Read more

Mint, August 13, 2018. The article is an interview feature with BSA President and CEO, Victoria A. Espinel from her visit to India to meet government officials on policy issues. The Q&A format article focuses on India’s ranking in 2018 BSA Cloud Computing Scorecard and Victoria’s view on the future of the software industry. As part of the conversation, Victoria highlighted India’s position and the importance of privacy laws and broadband infrastructure for cloud adoption. The article also includes BSA’s views on open source software versus licensed software. Read more