Data Protection Law

The committee to appoint the chairperson of data protection board and its members may also include secretaries in Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Department of Legal Affairs.

New DPDP rules may mandate immediate reporting of data breaches to Data Protection Board

The details that a platform will need to communicate to the DPB, on a best-effort basis, should include a description of the breach, the date and time when the platform became aware of the breach, the location of the breach, its extent, and potential impact.

Govt to notify rules for DPDP Act by January end, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Rajeev Chandrasekhar also said that the much awaited Digital India Act is unlikely to be tabled for legislation before the 2024 general elections

Govt to notify Data Protection Board, release rules of DPDP Act in a month

Apart from exemptions to certain classes of data fiduciaries from immediately complying with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, the government expects entities to comply with the law within a year, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.

India gets a data protection law

The long-awaited law was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 7 and by the Rajya Sabha on August 9.

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Spain privacy watchdog fines Google for breaking data law

Last month, the Dutch Data Protection Authority also said Google was in breach of the national data privacy law for the same practices while France moved closer to fining the US internet giant in September.