Digital Personal Data Protection Bill

The actual transition time will be decided after consultation with stakeholders, he added.

DPDP Act | No delay in rule-making due to general elections: Union Min Ashwini Vaishnaw

The minister said the consultation process required for rulemaking is lesser compared to the law, as the rules will be framed within the boundaries of the law.

Rights groups deliberate legal challenge to India's data protection law amid privacy concerns

Significant concerns have been raised against provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act that give wide exemptions to the government from its provisions, permit processing of personal data without a user's consent, and "weakens" the RTI Act.

Companies face tall task in complying with new data protection law

Consulting firm Deloitte urged organisations to conduct gap assessments to evaluate their readiness for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act.

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.

Tech industry seeks clarity from MeitY on DPDP Bill's interplay with sectoral laws

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill is set to become a law after it was passed by both houses of the Parliament

Flipkart terms passage of data protection bill 'good move'

Parliament on Wednesday approved the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill that introduces several compliance requirements for the collection and processing of personal data and provisions for up to Rs 250 crore penalty for any data breach.

Legal experts divided on citizen privacy, other provisions in Data Protection Bill

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Co-Partner Hemant Krishna feels the implementation of the DPDP will give control to citizens and businesses over collecting and processing data.

Govt, industry have started work on implementation of data protection law: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Sectoral regulations will supersede Digital Personal Data Protection's provisions in case of conflict, says Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology.

Personal data misuse: Exemptions to startups only for making compliance easier, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on August 9, and is awaiting President's assent to be enacted into law

Digital Personal Data Protection bill passed by Rajya Sabha

The bill now awaits the President's assent to be enacted as the country's first legislation that specifically addresses the safeguarding of a citizen's personal data.

MC Exclusive | Govt won't have unfettered access to citizens' personal data, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Don't expect law enforcement to knock door of terrorist for consent, says Minister of State for electronics and information technology.

Explained: What the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill means for you

The provision of the Bill will apply to personal data collected in a digital format, and in a non-digital format, if it is subsequently digitised. The Bill has seen brickbats and bouquets coming its way. For the Bill to become a law, it has to be passed by the Rajya Sabha next

After Lok Sabha nod, data protection bill in Rajya Sabha today

With the government short of the majority mark in the upper house, fireworks are expected. The Opposition has labelled the bill anti-privacy and demanded that it be sent to a parliamentary panel for a further discussion

How India's DPDP Bill may impact cross border data transfer with EU companies

Govt exemption, interception provisions will be among the main objections, they say. Under EU rules, personal data can only be transferred to countries with protection laws equivalent to its own GDPR

What’s a content blocking provision doing in a data protection legislation?

The personal data bill’s detour into content blocking is not only a duplication of an existing power the government already possesses under the IT Act, but it lacks basic safeguards too. This could lead to bureaucratic excesses that can disrupt internet businesses and hinder our path to a trillion-dollar digital economy

Opposition questions behind-closed-doors rulemaking of Data Protection Bill; government issues response

While responding to a query in the Parliament over the mechanism of obtaining parental consent in regards to processing children's data in the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said that Digilocker can be used for the same

Data Protection Bill: Regulations like GDPR in EU give far more exemptions, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw moved for the bill to be passed in Lok Sabha on August 7

Data protection bill passed by Lok Sabha, next stop Rajya Sabha

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill was first introduced in 2022 after its predecessor, Personal Data Protection Bill, was withdrawn by the government for being compliance-heavy

Consent in data protection bill empowers individuals even as businesses allowed legitimate use of information

The Bill creates a novel system of registered consent managers. This will allow users to mindfully think about what they want done with their data, record their preferences once, and thereafter, use their consent manager to manage consents for the hundreds of products and services they use every day

Data protection bill will lead to surveillance of journalists, citizens: Editors Guild of India

The Editors Guild of India has urged Lok Speaker Om Birla to refer the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, which is to be taken up by the Lok Sabha on August 7, to a parliamentary committee for further discussion

Lower age of children to 15: Opposition MPs propose amendments to data protection bill

Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw will move for the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill to be passed in Lok Sabha on August 7.

Govt to push for passing data protection bill in Lok Sabha on August 7

Earlier, when the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill was tabled on August 3, Opposition MPs had urged the bill be sent to a Parliamentary Committee for further deliberation

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Tabled In Parliament Amid Opposition | Key Takeaways

The long-awaited Digital Personal Data Protection, 2023 Bill was tabled in Parliament on August 3, bringing India closer to its first legislation that specifically addresses citizens’ privacy and establishes guidelines for how individuals’ data can be used by private or government entities. The bill was introduced by Minister for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Lok Sabha for consideration. Here are some of the features of the bill and the criticism from opposition MPs and experts. Watch to know more.

Data protection bill: Industry bats for open rule making process after passage in Parliament

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill lays down provisions which specifically aim to address citizens' privacy and establishes guidelines for how individuals' data can be used by private or government entities.