Data Protection Bill

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill frames out the rights and duties of the citizen on one hand and the Obligations to use collected data lawfully. The Digital Data Protection Bill, which the Central government is working on, is likely to be introduced in the upcoming Budget Session of 2023-24.The Bill is currently in its draft stage and has been placed in the public domain for consultation. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill is legislation that frames out the rights and duties of the citizen (Digital Nagrik)…

The government will not be able to violate the privacy of citizens under the proposed data protection law as it will get access to personal data only in exceptional circumstances like national security, pandemics, and natural disasters, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. Speaking during an online discussion, the minister said the National Data Governance Framework Policy has provisions for handling anonymised data, which are not part of the draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP)…

A new bill considered by the Center proposes penalties for the data processor in the event of a data breach. The Center is framing a new data protection bill that will do something about personal data breach. Ignored for a long time, the new data protection bill will fine the data processor or data fiduciary a sum of up to ₹250 crores in case it fails to have security safeguards to prevent such personal data breaches, say sources.The new bill is currently in the drafting stage as part of the Digital Data Protection…

The government on Friday proposed a new data privacy law that will allow companies to transfer users' personal data to certain countries abroad, the latest regulation that will have an impact on how tech giants such as Facebook and Google operate in the market. The draft bill comes after the government in August withdrew a 2019 proposal that had alarmed big technology companies by proposing stringent regulations on cross-border data flows.In the new draft released on Friday, the government said it could specify countries…

The government’s move to relax data localization requirements in the proposed data protection law is set to help companies maintain parity in the cost of running their businesses in India, said industry stakeholders. The draft of the new bill,…

The proposed data protection bill will put an end to misuse of customer data, and violators will face punitive action under the rule, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. The minister shared his reaction in response to Google's settlement of an investigation in the US which outlines that the internet giant misled users and continued tracking their location even after they opted out of the location tracking system. Google has agreed to settle the lawsuit for which it will pay around USD 392…

The Centre said that the new draft of the data protection bill is being prepared to augment efficient usage of data since it would largely be used by the industry.Speaking at the CII 'International Technology Summit 2022,' Dr Rajendra Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), noted that the government has put in place a proactive approach to deal with emerging technologies and subsequent threat levels."The new Data Protection Bill is being prepared to augment efficient usage…

India will get a new data privacy bill "soon", Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed on Wednesday. The Information Technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is working on it, said the minister, adding that the new Bill would address every such concern most of the people had on the privacy Bill. Last month, the government withdrew the controversial Personal Data Protection Bill announcing it was working on a new comprehensive law. The 2019 Bill proposed stringent regulations on cross-border data flows and suggested…

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