The inaugural conclave of the discussion board was organised by alumni of Cyber Law & Cyber Forensics Programme, NLSIU.
“Even the senior-most felony legal professionals are discovering it onerous to maintain tempo with know-how and perceive the nuances of cybercrimes. There are real-life conditions the place the present regulation itself doesn’t present readability. When it involves privateness regulation, the business is dealing with challenges by way of implementation as a result of the rules aren’t clear. There are a number of such gaps, and therefore we thought it could be ultimate to create a discussion board or a group which might bridge these gaps collectively,” mentioned one of many organisers, who can also be an NLSIU alumnus.
Nigam Nuggehalli, Registrar-in-Charge and Professor of Law, NLSIU, delivered the keynote handle.
Noting that authorized frameworks typically lag behind technological advances he prompt that regulation wants to maneuver from consent-based approaches to ‘privateness paternalism.’
He additionally identified that given many cyber-attacks are worldwide and cross-border in nature, a prepared authorized resolution was nonetheless not within the image.
“Signing of the UN Convention towards Cybercrime is one instance of making an attempt to handle that downside. The complete concept is to encourage states to cooperate with one another for investigations, proof assortment and processing, and so forth,” he mentioned.
However, Mr. Nuggehalli famous that nations like India and the US are but to signal the conference.
“We want a world authorized resolution to the issue. It’s not obvious how that’s going to occur past the worldwide conference,” he mentioned.
Published – October 25, 2025 03:11 am IST








