digital personal data protection

The government is likely to release the administrative rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules within the next fortnight and may notify the final version of the bill by the end of January 2024, sources said.A meeting of senior executives from social media and internet intermediaries was held with senior officials from the ministry of electronics and information technology on Wednesday during which important points such as child gating, the consent architecture to be framed as well as the rights and…

Altos India has entered into partnership with SISA, a forensics-driven enterprise cybersecurity. This collaboration paves the way for Altos India to offer the Data Discovery and classification solution, RADAR, to its customers.RADAR is designed to empower organisations to visualise and classify their data based on criticality, providing a comprehensive 360-degree view of sensitive data across all environments. With the new Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act making it mandatory for organisations collecting…

The technology industry has strongly opposed the creation of more laws or a statutory authority to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in the country. It has argued that “a disjointed and disproportionate” regulatory intervention can “impede the growth of the evolving AI ecosystem in India” and cause avoidable uncertainty.This comes after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a 138-page report with recommendation on 'Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Telecommunication Sector' on…

Generative AI tools are becoming popular all over the world, but with popularity they are also causing serious privacy concerns to people and policy-makers too. Now, it is being reported that generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Bard may face problems in India as they will not be able to process the personal data of Indian citizens available in the public domain.According to Economic Times. this is being surmised by experts from a leaked version of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2023. Although…

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms such as ChatGPT or Google’s Bard may not be able to process the personal data of Indians available in the public domain, as per the latest draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2023, which was approved by the cabinet earlier this month.To be sure, the draft of the final bill is not public as yet. Experts are relying on a leaked version of a draft that’s circulating in legal and policy circles to make this analysis. Most declined to be named due to this…

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 Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has emphasised that the data protection rules are critical to ensure that retail and e-commerce sectors are not negatively impacted by data collection and processing activities of big tech companies. CAIT said it is important to put restrictions on cross-border data flows to make sure "that user data is not misused, especially from the endless and unchecked processing of personal data by big tech companies..." "Limitations on cross-border data flows are essential for…

The government will declare only those geographies or countries as “trusted jurisdictions” where the rights of the data principal, as laid out in the draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill of 2022, are protected and respected, the minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. “There is a certain amount of reciprocity as we look to the future of digital trade and corridors of trust. In a post-Covid world, instead of globalisation and free for all, there will be…

NEW DELHI : Industry bodies and startups have been pushing the government for clarifications on cross-border data flow rules detailed under the new…

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)…