https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/draft-digital-india-bill-for-public-consultation-coming-soon-what-you-need-to-know-123062700143_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/draft-digital-india-bill-for-public-consultation-coming-soon-what-you-need-to-know-123062700143_1.html The bill was due to be released last month but was delayed due to the need for fresh consultations with experts on
Day: October 16, 2023
?-Data protection Bill: Centre to get power to lower age of consent to 14 yrs
https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/data-protection-bill-centre-to-get-power-to-lower-age-of-consent-to-14-yrs-123071100382_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/data-protection-bill-centre-to-get-power-to-lower-age-of-consent-to-14-yrs-123071100382_1.html The upcoming Bill will take a graded approach to defining the age of consent on a case-by-case basis Listen to This Article
?-Data protection bill could cap penalty for data breach at Rs 250 crore
https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/data-protection-bill-could-cap-penalty-for-data-breach-at-rs-250-crore-123071200431_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/data-protection-bill-could-cap-penalty-for-data-breach-at-rs-250-crore-123071200431_1.html The earlier draft has stipulated that in the case of non-compliance, a penalty of up to Rs 500 crore could be imposed
?-Data protection bill: Govt mulls exempting startups from data sharing rules
https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/data-protection-bill-govt-mulls-exempting-startups-from-data-sharing-rules-123071900312_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/data-protection-bill-govt-mulls-exempting-startups-from-data-sharing-rules-123071900312_1.html The exemption may be for a limited period to assist startups. (Representational) Listen to This Article The Centre could exempt some Indian
?-Digital Personal Data Protection bill now an Act; receives prez’s assent
https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/digital-personal-data-protection-bill-now-an-act-receives-prez-s-assent-123081200248_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/digital-personal-data-protection-bill-now-an-act-receives-prez-s-assent-123081200248_1.html “DPDP Bill becomes an Act. Received Hon’ble President’s assent,” Vaishnaw said in similar posts on X (formerly Twitter), and homegrown app Koo
?-Usage and ground rules: New Digital Personal Data Protection framework
https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/data-ground-rules-india-s-new-digital-personal-data-protection-framework-123081300233_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/data-ground-rules-india-s-new-digital-personal-data-protection-framework-123081300233_1.html Law arms individuals with greater control over their data while allowing companies to transfer users’ data abroad for processing, except to nations
?Data Protection Board: Chance to bring regulatory agility or a miss hit?
https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/data-protection-board-chance-to-bring-regulatory-agility-or-a-miss-hit-123081400206_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/data-protection-board-chance-to-bring-regulatory-agility-or-a-miss-hit-123081400206_1.html Data Protection Board of India could play an essential role in bringing about regulatory agility and striking the right balance between regulation
?Governments abroad call Data Protection Bill a ‘landmark’ regulation
https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/governments-abroad-call-data-protection-bill-a-landmark-regulation-123081600241_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/governments-abroad-call-data-protection-bill-a-landmark-regulation-123081600241_1.html Countries such as New Zealand said that they are taking a ‘keen interest’ in the implementation of the Bill and also its
?Data Protection Act: What ‘behavioural change’ the law wants to bring
https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/data-protection-act-what-behavioural-change-the-law-wants-to-bring-123081600526_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/data-protection-act-what-behavioural-change-the-law-wants-to-bring-123081600526_1.html As per the Act, the govt may come out with rules directing the platforms about expected line of action to comply with
?’Data Act will make digital companies handle info under legal obligation’
https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/data-act-will-make-digital-companies-handle-info-under-legal-obligation-123081700505_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/data-act-will-make-digital-companies-handle-info-under-legal-obligation-123081700505_1.html Calling the law an important milestone in the cyber law framework, Chandrasekhar said there will be punitive consequences of high penalty and
?Entities may be given a year to comply with data protection norms: MoS IT
https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/entities-may-be-given-a-year-to-comply-with-data-protection-norms-mos-it-123092000341_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/entities-may-be-given-a-year-to-comply-with-data-protection-norms-mos-it-123092000341_1.html The consultation was attended by about 125 people representing various companies, including Meta, Lenovo, Dell, Netflix, among others Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister
?DPDP Act: Firms in disarray, seek more time, clarity for implementation
https://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/dpdp-act-firms-in-disarray-seek-more-time-clarity-for-implementation-123092700357_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/dpdp-act-firms-in-disarray-seek-more-time-clarity-for-implementation-123092700357_1.html Companies feel that the “timelines are too short,” as the new DPDP Act will require a complete overhaul of their entire internal
?Only 9 of 100 firms obtain clear consent before collecting user data: PwC
https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/only-9-of-100-firms-obtain-clear-consent-before-collecting-user-data-pwc-123100400763_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/only-9-of-100-firms-obtain-clear-consent-before-collecting-user-data-pwc-123100400763_1.html Only 17% of Indian organisations have listed the email IDs of customer care or other functions for queries with respect to data
👌Social media platforms considering QR codes, tokens to ascertain user age
https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/social-media-platforms-considering-qr-codes-tokens-to-ascertain-user-age-123100500173_1.html Clipped fro Social media platforms are worried about losing users which include children, since children may only be able to use these platforms if
?DPDP Act 2023: Consent managers crucial in data protection amid transition
https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/dpdp-act-2023-consent-managers-crucial-in-data-protection-amid-transition-123101100631_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/dpdp-act-2023-consent-managers-crucial-in-data-protection-amid-transition-123101100631_1.html Amidst digital transformation, industry grapples with new privacy mandates Representative Image Listen to This Article As the government deliberates on a transition
?Neither the right to privacy nor the right to information – The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/neither-the-right-to-privacy-nor-the-right-to-information/article67169097.ece Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/neither-the-right-to-privacy-nor-the-right-to-information/article67169097.ece The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 makes the government less transparent to the people and ends up making them transparent to
?Revised personal data protection bill proposes hefty fines, eases cross-border data flow – The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/months-after-withdrawal-govt-reintroduces-draft-data-protection-bill-for-public-comments/article66152815.ece Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/months-after-withdrawal-govt-reintroduces-draft-data-protection-bill-for-public-comments/article66152815.ece Under the new Bill, regulators can impose penalties up to ₹500 crore for non-compliance, but clause for compensation to those whose personal
?Data protection bill | With new bill, government cannot violate privacy: IT Minister – The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/data-protection-bill-govt-cant-violate-privacy-of-citizens-personal-data-access-only-in-exceptional-situations-says-mos-it/article66190888.ece Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/data-protection-bill-govt-cant-violate-privacy-of-citizens-personal-data-access-only-in-exceptional-situations-says-mos-it/article66190888.ece MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar also said the proposed Data Protection Board will be independent and will not have any government officer on
?The dangers in the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill – The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-dangers-in-the-digital-personal-data-protection-bill/article67147030.ece Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-dangers-in-the-digital-personal-data-protection-bill/article67147030.ece With the executive vastly empowered to draft rules and notifications on a range of issues, India might end up with a law
?Editors Guild raises concerns over data protection and press Bills – The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/editors-guild-raises-concerns-over-data-protection-and-press-bills/article67165984.ece Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/editors-guild-raises-concerns-over-data-protection-and-press-bills/article67165984.ece The government has listed the DPDP Bill for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha on Monday, while the PRP Bill was