Personal Data Protection Bill

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Personal Data Protection Bill

The need of the hour is to put more power back in the hands of the users, and that begins with fiduciaries being more transparent with personal data. (Photo | Pixabay - Mohamed Hassan)

Tech This Week | The Personal Data Protection Bill in the context of the Twitter hack

When it comes to data breaches, the bill does not do nearly enough to put power back in the hands of the users.

18 Jul 2020 6:50 PM

There is a strong tendency within the Government to view data as a national asset, akin to say, the Indian Railways. This has been an inherent line of reasoning in multiple draft and actual policies. (Photo | Pixabay - Gerd Altmann)

Tech This Week | Data is not national wealth, must not be regulated in same manner

Value is derived from data is because it is shared. That’s a key reason why technology evolved into a multi-trillion dollar global industry.

11 Jul 2020 9:33 PM

The minister later moved a resolution to send the draft bill to a select committee that was passed by a voice vote.

Personal data bill sent to Parl panel

However, facing opposition on the bill, government decided to send it to the joint select committee having members of both Houses of Parliament.

12 Dec 2019 1:33 AM

The dystopian scenario of 1984 is not a nebulous concept anymore.

Carte blanche to spy on all

The Parliamentary Joint Select Committee has its task cut out to water down the draconian provisions.

12 Dec 2019 1:23 AM

The legislation provides for stringent ground rules for processing of personal and sensitive information of children (Photo: Pixabay)

What the Personal Data Protection bill proposes for digital India

To be further reviewed by a parliamentary panel, here's what the circulated draft of the bill proposes for Indians online.

11 Dec 2019 3:10 PM

The Personal Data Protection bill, whose first draft was made public last year, is keenly awaited by top technology companies and industry stakeholders (Photo: Representation/Pexels)

Stricter social media verification may be in the books with pending bill

The privacy bill may require large social media platforms to offer an identity-verification option, perhaps to rein in spread of “fake news”

06 Dec 2019 11:41 AM

The personal data will include health records, financial data, sexual orientation, biometrics, genetic data, transgender status, religious or political beliefs or affiliations. (Photo: File)

Personal data can be processed overseas with 'explicit consent'

'Critical' personal data, however, is another classified data can only be stored and processed in India.

05 Dec 2019 12:41 PM

In a written reply, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology also said that it is working on the 'Personal Data Protection Bill to safeguard the privacy of citizens, and it is proposed to table it in Parliament.'

'Noted WhatsApp malware, working on Personal Data Protection Bill': Govt tells LS

The Centre had earlier sought an explanation from WhatsApp to explain the breach of privacy.

20 Nov 2019 6:00 PM

Ravi Shankar Prasad reiterated his aim to grow India's digital economy to USD 1 trillion in next 4-5 years. (Photo: File | ANI)

'Cross-border data movement under new law may be allowed on basis of reciprocity'

India will uphold its data sovereignty. That will not be negotiable, said IT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

14 Jun 2019 7:04 PM

A 5-judge bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra, on May 10, had reserved verdict on pleas challenging constitutional validity of Aadhaar scheme. (Representational Image)

SC declines Centre’s offer to place committee’s report on data protection

Centre told SC that Justice Srikrishna panel has recently submitted report on data protection and Centre can submit it if court wishes so.

30 Jul 2018 7:09 PM

Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad (Photo: PTI/File)

Data protection draft bill holds hope for privacy

For data misuse, a penalty of Rs 15 cr or 4% of the total worldwide turnover of any data collection entity.

28 Jul 2018 1:57 AM

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