Data Protection Bill

Image Source : FILE Representational Image The centre is considering laying down some ground rules for big social media players like Facebook, Twitter (now X), and Instagram. One of the ideas on the table is to make these platforms delete the personal information of users who've been MIA (Missing in Action) for three years straight. Digital Personal Data…

By Sandeep Gupta, Managing Director, Protiviti Member Firm for IndiaIn the era of digitalization, data has become the bedrock of modern economies, propelling technological advancements and reshaping industries on a global scale. With its growing population and rapidly expanding digital infrastructure, India stands at the forefront of this data-driven revolution. However, as the country embraces the opportunities presented by data-driven technologies, addressing data privacy concerns has become paramount. Data privacy…

On Wednesday, July 27, a report on the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDP or PDP) was adopted by a 31-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, headed by MP Prataprao Jadhav. This comes after the Union cabinet, headed by PM Narendra Modi, had cleared the draft of the 2023 version of the bill on July 5. The bill is yet to be tabled in the Parliament itself. The bill aims to safeguard personal data and improve overall data security in India. Let us take a look at basic…

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill today, multiple reports have confirmed. The aim of the bill is to protect the data of citizens and hold accountable business entities handling the same.Notably, personal data protection in India has been neglected for too long. My personal data was leaked in Domino's Pizza breach as well as Big Basket Breach back in 2020, but in the absence of a personal data protection bill, these organizations could not be held to account for…

The Personal Data Protection Bill has been cleared by the PM Narendra Modi-led Union Cabinet today. The next step towards passing it into law will be taken when it is tabled in the Monsoon session of Parliament. This was reported by CNBC Awaaz quoting its own sources.The data protection bill is the same as the one revealed by the BJP-led NDA government in November, 2022 barring minor alterations. The Bill had been put out for public consultation. The Bill is directed at protecting the privacy of an individual in the…

The upcoming Digital Personal Data Protection Bill will drive "deep behavioural changes" among those platforms in India that have for long exploited or misused personal data, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has asserted. In an interview to PTI, the minister of state for IT and electronics also sought to allay concerns around the issue of government-appointed fact check body, saying the move is not about censorship at all, rather it gives the Centre an opportunity to clarify and respond to any misinformation related to…

A Parliamentary panel has held that the delay in the enactment of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 - which was withdrawn by the government in August 2022 for further scrutiny amid concerns raised by stakeholders and political parties owing to several loopholes in it - will have an adverse impact on the economy.It has asked the government to formulate a separate policy for personal and non-personal data.The Rajya Sabha's Standing Committee on Commerce, in its report on "Promotion and Regulation of E-commerce", which…

Several members of a Parliamentary panel have raised concerns over the draft Digital Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2022, and have mooted close to 40 amendments, ET has learnt.Some of the concerns raised by Opposition party MPs of the Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) include excessive centralisation of power, a lack of independence of the Data Protection Board, blanket exemptions to some data fiduciaries and unchecked exceptions provided to the government in the draft Bill.Members have also expressed…

Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday held the first-ever consultation on the proposed Digital India Act and discussed rules to handle data captured by invasive gadgets like spy glasses and wearable devices. The draft of the Digital India Act will be firmed up after two more rounds of discussion with stakeholders, the minister told PTI in a virtual interview after the first consultation in Bengaluru. He said that the draft is likely to be issued in April and it will be followed up with…

The parliamentary standing committee has given its go-ahead to the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, which will now be introduced in the upcoming second half of the budget session of Parliament, electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.“Want to share some good news that the parliamentary standing committee on IT and communications, which is the committee that deals with this subject. Before this is introduced to Parliament, they have in advance examined it and they have…