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With the launching of AIDAI, (Association of Independent Data Auditors of India),  FDPPI is turning its attention more towards a) Creation of Standards for DPDPA Compliance b) Developing the educational activities under “FDPPI Academy” with various collaborations. The development of … Continue reading →

The Association of Independent Data Auditors of India (AIDAI) was launched in Bengaluru on 11th April 2026 at WoodRose Club, JP Nagar, Bengaluru, 2026. Though the live broadcast on the YouTube could not be organized as planned, the rest of … Continue reading →

FDPPI has been in the forefront of being a “Guardian of Privacy”. The DGPSI framework provided the “Jurisprudential interpretation” of DPDPA 2023 for Data Fiduciaries to work on “Compliance By Design”. During this phase we started creating the  skills of … Continue reading →

The Foundation of Data Protection Professionals in India (FDPPI) proposes to establish FDPPI Study Centres across different cities in India as part of its capacity-building and community-development initiatives in the field of data protection, privacy, and digital governance. These Study … Continue reading →

From April 2026, FDPPI is making some changes to its main stream of training Programs. CDPP-I First Certification would be directed towards those who focus on the legal aspects of Data protection in India. This would cover ITA 2000 with … Continue reading →

On February 16, 2026 , the honourable Supreme Court preliminarily heard admission request of three petitions challenging the different provisions of DPDPA 2023 and the Rules and finally requesting the Court to declare the Act and the rules void because … Continue reading →

As India prepares for the DPDPA Era, it has become necessary for organizations to explore the technical tools required to work towards compliance. FDPPI has already unveiled the Compliance frameworks, conducted many awareness sessions and also created many certified professionals. … Continue reading →

FDPPI in association with Cyber Law College intends to expand  its certification programs with the introduction of the following new activities. Master of GDPR Compliance Certified Independent Data Auditor Master of GDPR Compliance  is an upgradation of the current Module … Continue reading →

DGPSI (Digital Governance and Protection Standard of India) was developed as a guidance framework for compliance of DPDPA. It is a useful framework today for implementation of the DPDPA 2023 in an organization as well as for audit and assessment. … Continue reading →

This is in continuation of my response to the question raised by a professional on why anybody should chose FDPPI Certification instead of other certifications available at a  lesser cost. Naavi’s views on the commoditization of ” CDPO” as a  … Continue reading →