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New Income Tax Act 2025 expands state's digital surveillance powers, marks a constitutional overreach
September 15, 2025 6:10 pm
By extending search powers into virtual domains without adequate safeguards, the new law risks violating the Puttaswamy privacy judgment and the DPDP Act
MoS IT on concerns around Digital Personal Data Protection Act: There will be checks & balances to ensure personal data is not misused
August 14, 2023 8:50 am
On Saturday, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 was published in the official gazette after receiving the President’s assent on Friday, making India one of the final democracies in the world to have a regulatory framework for privacy.
Government’s Data Protection Bill is worried about privacy too
July 20, 2023 10:16 am
It is imperative to strike a balance between confidentiality, integrity and availability of data and information. The Bill aims to do that
The 360° UPSC Debate : Will Digital Personal Data Protection Bill violate privacy of citizens?
July 21, 2023 12:56 pm
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (DPDP Bill, 2022), which pertains to data protection regulations, has recently been made available for public input. The Bill is expected in Parliament during the Monsoon session of 2023. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, holds significant importance as a fundamental component of the comprehensive structure of technology regulations being developed by the Centre.
Where Draft Data Bill falls short: The need for digital nationalism
December 19, 2022 4:24 pm
There is a lack of awareness and sensitivity among Indians about data privacy. Therefore, more than personal data, there is a greater need to safeguard national interests through data sovereignty, nationalism and localisation of non-personal data
New data protection bill: A step closer to protecting privacy rights
December 16, 2022 10:18 am
Rhea Rao and Janay Jain write: The Bill safeguards individual data, whilst also promoting cooperation between data fiduciaries and the government. While it draws upon the best practices of foreign jurisdictions, it has been drafted in a manner that is tailor-made to India’s requirements. Exemptions granted to the Centre are extremely restrictive
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill: New draft privacy law eases cross-border flow of data, hikes penalties for breach
November 19, 2022 7:19 am
Centre to notify ‘data-secure’ regions to which data can be transferred
Draft digital personal data protection bill: Govt exemptions ‘vague’, little regulator independence, say experts
November 19, 2022 6:16 am
In the Bill, there are no specified safeguards around govt exemption, as has been prescribed in two earlier iterations of the Bill
Ashwini Vaishnaw: ‘Where self-regulation not sufficient, government would have to intervene’
December 17, 2021 7:53 am
🔴 The minister spoke on the government’s priorities regarding the IT and electronics sector, regulation of social media and the data privacy bill, and the balance between national security interests and individual privacy.
How to resolve individual data privacy complaints
July 09, 2020 8:11 pm
The right to efficient redress is a critical piece of this puzzle, solving which requires a rethink of the institutional and implementation structures proposed under the Personal Data Protection Bill
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