Data Protection Board may lack separation of powers, said one expert on draft data protection bill. Another welcomed mention of duties that digital citizen will have to adhere to.
This is 1st time ‘she’ & ‘her’ have been used to refer to all genders in draft legislation. Data protection bill will likely be tabled in Budget Session of Parliament next year.
Government had withdrawn Personal Data Protection Bill during Monsoon session this year. Protecting users will be at core while drafting new legislation, he asserts.
The Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 was withdrawn Wednesday after parliamentary panel recommended 81 changes. Govt is now working on a new ‘comprehensive legal framework’.
The proposed legislation had evoked concerns over the attempt to govern non-personal data, and the possibility that social media platforms would be held responsible for what users posted.
ET report says existing draft with parliament panel’s suggestions might be too burdensome for start-ups, & tech firms, so govt thinks fresh Bill for current times is better option.
The Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 has global significance, but the report by the Joint Parliamentary Committee that came two years later is disappointing.
Joint Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, submitted its final report Thursday, two years after it was set up, with a slew of recommendations.
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