Safeguarding citizen rights, data security, & operational challenges of India's DPDP rules were among critical issues discussed at a roundtable discussion hosted by INALP.
The law will allow companies to transfer some users' data abroad while the power to seek information and issue direction will reside with the government and a data protection board.
The bill proposes, among other things, to ease cross-border data flows and introduces penalties of up to Rs 250 crore on entities misusing or failing to protect digital data.
India was a top target for cyberattacks in 2022, shows study by web security firm Indusface. As govt tries to address policy vacuum, companies likely to spend more on cybersecurity.
The success of the Data Protection Bill 2022 will lie in its execution. It needs to do better in distinguishing between personal data and ‘sensitive’ personal data.
The latest iteration of India’s data protection legislation calls for a reminder of why the country needs a Personal Data Protection Bill and what would make it a good one.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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