TopicData Protection Authority

Topic: Data Protection Authority

Govt now accepts value of IPR in non-personal data, but its recommendations pose new problems

Shweta Venkatesan - 29 January, 2021

The Kris Gopalakrishnan-led Committee acknowledges how non-personal data and intellectual property rights are linked together.

Changes and challenges in the revised regulatory framework for non-personal data

Ayush Tripathi - 15 January, 2021

The revised report envisages a harmonious co-existence of the two frameworks of personal and non-personal data while suggesting that the two concepts are mutually exclusive.

Banking to groceries — Data Protection Authority has multi-sector role, but must be efficient

Shivangi Tyagi - 6 December, 2020

We need to carefully consider how the DPA can effectively operationalise different aspects of its mandate with the least amount of state capacity.

Indian govt took first step to unlock value of non-personal data, must now bring in nuance

Aditi Chaturvedi - 24 July, 2020

The framework to govern non-personal data in India should be unambiguous, and act as a catalyst to fuel economic growth.

To keep up with tech and regulate WhatsApp & Amazon, India must adopt ‘futures thinking’

Harsh Vardhan Pachisia - 23 January, 2020

With the Indian govt's Personal Data Protection Bill only outlining broad principles governing data, the role of the Data Protection Authority becomes even more important.