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First principles should guide India’s privacy law | Mint Primer
Indians live digital lives in large numbers, going online for reasons of work and leisure, creativity and commerce. That adds up to millions of digital transactions, each leaving a trail of information—the valuable ‘new oil’ of the digital economy. Recently, the Centre withdrew its Personal Data Protection Bill after four years of deliberation, promising a revised version. Let's take a look in this video at what transpired, why it occurred, and what the ideal data protection law of the future should be like. #privacylaw #indianlaw #privacyprotection #mint Subscribe Now For Latest Updates- https://tinyurl.com/lbw8nze
11 Dec 2022Nothing ‘personal’ about Data Protection Bill as JPC proposes to expand scope
The joint parliamentary committee examining the Personal Data Protection Bill will propose to expand its scope to focus on overall data protection Apart from personal data, the Bill will also include non-personal data with sub-heads about sensitive data and critical data
3 min read24 Nov 2020Panel on personal data protection bill to submit report in Parliament’s Winter Session
The joint parliamentary committee was expected to submit its report in the Budget session
1 min read23 Sep 2020Exemptions for govt agencies in data bill can be disastrous: Justice Srikrishna
In an interview, Justice Srikrishna, the architect of the first draft bill, said the blanket power of exemption from all provisions of the law in favour of a government agency is a disastrous move
4 min read16 Dec 2019Government proposes referring data protection bill to joint select committee
Prasad said the joint select committee should finalize the report before the Budget session of ParliamentThe minister’s comment came amid protests from the opposition which claimed the proposed law compromises citizens’ right to privacy
2 min read11 Dec 2019New bill lets personal data be used without consent in some cases
The bill proposes setting up of a ‘regulatory sandbox’ for entities engaged in developing artificial intelligence and machine learningPeople can ask for preventing continued disclosure of data once the purpose for which it was collected has been served
3 min read11 Dec 2019India needs to adopt middle path on data protection: NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar said access to data is crucial for achieving faster growth which is now being driven by the digital economy.
1 min read9 Jan 2019Data localization: Deadline over, what’s next for firms?
With govt unwilling to extend the deadline, compliance is the only option, for now
2 min read17 Oct 2018Opinion | When parents damage their children’s digital privacy
There is no doubt that the current suggestion that children should remain under the supervision of their parents till the age of 18 must go
4 min read11 Sep 2018Data protection shouldn't curb innovation 
The data protection draft bill must consider the anticipated innovations in the digital finance sector
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