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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…

The sudden collapse of California-based Silicon Valley Bank has impacted several Indian startups. Now the central government is planning to meet representatives from these startups after the firms had requested for an intervention, top officials told ET.This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.Also in this letter: ■ EV makers meet Govt officials over mispricing allegations■ Stakeholders in favour of keeping the safe harbour in Digital India Bill■ How Indian IT firms are leveraging Generative AIIndian government to…

The draft Digital India Bill, which will replace the Information Technology Act, 2000, is likely to be ready by early July, sources told ET.There will be at least two more consultations on the principles of the Bill by March 20, and the draft consultation will last 90 days, they added. The first consultation meeting on the Bill was held in Bengaluru on Thursday. It was attended by as many as 300 stakeholders, of whom more than 200 attended virtually.The stakeholders consisted of law firms, technology companies, technology…

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 Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will on Thursday conduct the first stakeholder consultation meeting on the Digital India Bill to replace the 23-year-old Information Technology Act of 2000.Minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar will be in Bengaluru on Thursday to meet industry representatives, lawyers, intermediaries and consumer groups among others to discuss the principles the proposed law will be based on and invite their inputs."The…

Digital intermediaries are hoping for a nuanced definition of their category while being classified under the proposed Digital India Act, industry insiders told ET. They say the classification must factor in features and services that platforms provide rather than focus only on their user base. This, they say, can potentially help reduce their compliance burden under the proposed Act. Digital intermediaries currently include internet service providers, cloud service providers, consumer-facing social media platforms, and…

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Centre would come out with a proper policy or a new law on online gaming given the impact it has on society. During an interaction with reporters here, Vaishnaw, who holds the Railways, Communication and Information Technology portfolio, recalled that recently he had a meeting with the Information Technology Ministers of all the States, who were concerned over the effect of online gaming. "Every State has shown serious concern about the impact online gaming is having on society,…