In comparison to laws of developed nations, since India's laws require that data be defined based on utility and importance, the article recommends changes to rules related to data extraction, protection and destruction, as well as business safeguard policies and maintenance of compliance obligations...
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...
This privacy judgment may entail wider implications insofar as the law governing data protection and privacy is concerned. The proposed Bill and the extant laws will now entail going through the strictures and/or frameworks concerning life and personal liberty of the citizens, as enumerated under Art...
India enacted its new privacy law—the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) on August 11. Once in effect, the DPDP Act will replace the relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, and the Information Techn...
1.1 Laws Legislation Currently in Place The Electronic Transactions Law under Law No 20 of 2014 (“E-Transactions Law”) and its Implementing Regulations under Decision No 48 of 2014 (“Regulations”) currently regulate the protection of private and public data of electronic records such as signatu...
Section 40(1) says:“Every data fiduciary shall ensure the storage, on a server or data centre located in India, of at least one serving copy of personal data to which this Act applies.” There is a restriction on data collection and processing without clear and specific consent. This bar...
You may have certain rights relating to your Personal Data, subject to local data protection laws. Depending on the applicable laws these rights may include the right to: Access your Personal Data held by us; Know more about how we process your Personal Data; ...
This module studies the existing and proposed laws governing the regulation of informational privacy in India. Students will be introduced to core concepts that are key to understanding data protection laws such as notice and consent, cross-border data flows and data localisation. We will begin with...
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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...