The Digital Data Protection Bill is silent on details. The burden of making legislation has shifted from our elected representatives to unelected officials in the bureaucracy.
Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, based on principles such as 'lawful' use of personal data by organisations & usage of data 'for the purposes for which it was collected'.
The draft proposal said Centre would have powers to exempt state agencies from provisions of the bill & to maintain public order, which is open for public consultation till 17 Dec.
There’s no dedicated data protection law in India yet, and your personal details could land up with anyone — even cybercrime modules that specialise in ‘phishing’ and ‘vishing’.
House panel studying the bill seeks to bring in non-personal data within its ambit. Treatment of social media platforms as ‘publishers’ is another significant suggestion.
A panel discussion held by YLAC Friday, in a joint initiative with ThePrint, discussed age of consent, children’s data collection and finding a balance between open internet access and children’s safety.
Startups have many concerns about the bill in its current form — such as compliance costs, restrictions on cross-border data flows and respect for IP rights.
Questioning Google regarding the Data Protection Bill, a parliamentary panel asked how it could be a neutral platform if it is engaged in both ads & content.
The kidnapping—followed by the killing of four Indian Air Force officers soon after, and the executions of Intelligence Bureau personnel—made the triumph of jihadism seem inevitable.
The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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