Bill On Personal Data Protection

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India's personal data protection bill may threaten innovation, growth: USTR

The USTR said patent issues continue to be of concern in India

India's data localisation rules to be a barrier to digital trade: US

'In the absence of any standalone trade secret legislation, there is little recourse for firms in the event of misappropriation of their sensitive information,' the report says

Protection from Data Protection Authority

Parliament has to reconcile the twin challenge of protecting people not just from data fiduciaries, but also from the protector itself

Disappointing report

House panel report on data protection Bill has many holes

12 recommendations made by Parl panel in report on Personal Data Protection

Platforms as publishers; covering personal, non-personal data suggested

What is your 'right to be forgotten'?

After the West, nuanced debates on the 'right to be forgotten' by the internet have started in India too. So far, they are limited to the corridors of courts. Find out the developments around it

Parliament committee on data protection likely to table report on Dec 21

This is for the sixth time the committee's tenure has been extended

Data protection law will bring clarity, help research: Kris Gopalakrishnan

Infosys co-founder was heading a committee on non-personal data protection bill, which had submitted its report to govt a few months back

PDP Bill at par with international rules but needs more clarity: Survey

Most respondents say Bill must provide for independent Data Protection Authority like GDPR. Current form allows for excessive govt intervention and it is unlikely DPA will function independently

Personal data bill not enough to protect citizens' rights: Advocacy group

Legislation that Parliament's Winter Session will take up next week wades into areas beyond ambit given to it, say experts.

Parliament panel recommends stricter rules for data protection in Bill

Social media platforms that are not intermediaries should be classified as publishers, it has reportedly said.

JPC members record dissent towards parts of Personal Data Protection law

Penalties in the earlier draft of the PDP Bill ranged from Rs 5 crore to Rs 15 crore, or 2-4 per cent of the worldwide turnover of the entity depending on the nature of the offence

Govt notifies 5-mn-user threshold for significant social media intermediary

Facebook and Twitter said they are studying the rules; Experts question compliance with PDP Bill

Mapping India

Opening up access to geospatial data is a welcome step

Budget 2021: Personal Data Protection Bill likely to be tabled in Parl

The draft of the bill, approved by the Cabinet in December 2019, proposes a penalty of up to Rs 15 crore and up to three-year jail term for company executives for violating privacy norms.

Nasscom submits feedback on non-personal data draft report, identifies gaps

The body said mandating data sharing could reduce incentives to invest in the collection and processing of data

Govt invites suggestions on non-personal data framework by July 19

The committee has made a case for regulating non-personal data, defining it under three main categories- public non-personal data, community non-personal data and private non-personal data

Revisit IT liability rules

Safeguards must be brought in to protect privacy

Forensic auditors in a fix over Data Protection Bill, seek exceptions

Fear that proposed provision will hamper investigation