Evolution of the Privacy legal framework in India:India did not have a specific privacy law on personal data protection and the use of personal data has been governed as per the provisions of the Information Technology Act 2000. There are other laws namely Indian Penal Code 1...
The India Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) is a comprehensive legislation aimed at safeguarding the privacy and security of personal data in India. In this article, we will delve into the details of this act, exploring its purpose, key provisions, and impact on businesses and ...
2018 is a big year for data privacy and data processing regulation. On July 27, 2018, India published a draft bill for a new, comprehensive data protection lawdoi:10.2139/ssrn.3244203Lothar DetermannChetan GuptaSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
In India, there are no authorities responsible for data protection, and the relevant government departments under the supervision of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), oversee the enforcement of data protection. However, the DPDP Act envisages the setting up of a Data ...
Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, India’s data protection law, effectively allows ‘data scraping’. So are peoples’ publicly available data, like details on social media, up for grabs? Pioneering Privacy: Understanding the Essence and Impact of Privacy by Design ...
data protection laws assume considerable importance for such operations. A significant development in Indian data protection laws has been the enactment of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDPA”), the first comprehensive data protection regime of India. While the DPDPA has not be...
India's omnibus data protection legislation, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("India's DPDPA"), was passed and gazetted in August 2023. Notably, it shares several common concepts...
In August 2023, the Government of India enacted its landmark data protection regulation, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act). It is a significant development in the Indian data privacy ethos and establishes a comprehensive framework for data protection of digitized personal da...
The Iowa Consumer Data Protection Act (ICDPA)was signed into law in late March, 2023, by Governor Kim Reynolds, and goes into effect on January 1, 2025. The ICDPA applies to businesses controlling or processing the personal data of at least 100,000 Iowa consumers or 25,000 consumers with ...
India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA) is a comprehensive privacy and data protection law that recognizes the right of individuals, referred to as "data principals," to protect their personal data during the processing of that data for lawful purposes. Continue Reading By Ge...