January 04, 2025 10:46 pm
Final rules will be placed before Parliament in the monsoon session for approval and all entities handling data digitally will get two years to calibrate their systems as per the law.
November 05, 2024 11:54 am
The Right to Information (RTI) Act has been seen as a powerful means of empowering citizens, and promoting transparency and accountability of public officials. But what led to the establishment of the RTI Act in 2005, and how has it influenced freedom of information in India?
September 27, 2023 12:15 pm
Excessive focus on economic value presumes that all data can be generated and harvested, and valued only economically. This betrays the fact that data is embodied
August 04, 2023 12:31 am
The final version of the Bill, tabled in Lok Sabha by IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, has retained the contents of the original version of the legislation proposed last November, including those that were red flagged by privacy experts.
July 27, 2023 2:29 am
Opposition MPs took strong objection to finalising the report without going through the Bill which was cleared recently by the Union Cabinet after changes.
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.
July 14, 2023 10:39 am
Effective data protection requires an accountability-based, rather than consent-based, framework. Draft Data Protection Bill falls short
February 21, 2023 9:20 am
Budget does well to prioritise technology and digitisation. But without robust data protection law, this poses a risk to the fundamental right to privacy.
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
June 25, 2019 9:01 am
Should data be allowed to flow freely or localised at source? As IT Ministry prepares to present data protection Bill in Parliament and countries argue at global forums, a look at both sides of the debate.