Data Protection Bill Rooted in User Rights & Privacy Will Ensure Success of Digital Health Mission
3 years, 1 month ago

Data Protection Bill Rooted in User Rights & Privacy Will Ensure Success of Digital Health Mission

News 18  

Digital healthcare is a promising prospect. The proposed Personal Data Protection bill categorises health data as sensitive personal data, which would mean that there are enhanced protections in place that would grant more rights to the data principals and place more obligation on the data fiduciaries. The ABDM’s Health Data Management Policy distinguishes between EHRs, EMRs, personal data, and sensitive personal data. The proposed Data Protection Authority under the Data Protection Bill would be de facto in charge of privacy monitoring and ensuring compliance; however, the size of the ecosystem and the swift changes that are happening in the sector makes one wonder how the capacity of a centralised DPA would add up to meet the mandate. With the first comprehensive data protection framework close to finalisation, time is ripe for shifting to a digital health infrastructure as the progress will be rooted in ensuring user rights.

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Guardians Of Virtual Realm: Navigating Cyber Laws And Safeguarding Data Privacy For Silenced Voices
6 months ago

Guardians Of Virtual Realm: Navigating Cyber Laws And Safeguarding Data Privacy For Silenced Voices

Live Law  

When we speak of cyber frauds, the first thing which strikes our mind is cyber laws, throughout the time these laws have protected us from various cyber frauds but on many instances, we have seen that some people have suffered the wrath of cybercrimes. This act was originally introduced in Parliament as the Personal Data Protection Bill in 2019, it …

How safe is our personal health data with the Indian government? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 1 month ago

How safe is our personal health data with the Indian government? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Just about a month ago, Rescurity, an American cyber security firm, said that personal information of 815 million Indians was being sold on the dark web. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences – AIIMS in Delhi has also been hit by cyber attacks – in one ransomware case, the hackers took over the servers, encrypted the data, and made …

Edu institutes must prioritise data privacy, security: Cyber experts
1 year, 2 months ago

Edu institutes must prioritise data privacy, security: Cyber experts

Hindustan Times  

Pune Educational institutions must prioritise data privacy and security and use technology to protect sensitive student data. Educational institutions must prioritise data privacy and security and use technology to protect sensitive student data. Educational institutions and other entities handling student data must obtain explicit consent from students or their guardians before collecting and processing their personal information. Information security researcher …

Word choice in India’s data protection law and a dilution of rights
1 year, 4 months ago

Word choice in India’s data protection law and a dilution of rights

The Hindu  

After years of going back and forth on its contents, India finally has a data protection law, i.e., the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. In the search for an answer to this question, we need to look at two basic features of any data protection law: the use of personal data with consent and without it. As decades of …

An Act to cement digital authoritarianism
1 year, 4 months ago

An Act to cement digital authoritarianism

The Hindu  

“You may say that you want to be forgotten but the state does not want to forget you.” This chilling argument for dominance over every Indian’s life was rejected six years ago, in August 2017, by the Supreme Court of India in the first Puttaswamy decision. The Court reaffirmed the fundamental right to privacy while requiring the Union Government to …

'Denying Information Under The Guise Of Data Protection' : Concerns Raised About Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Amending RTI Act
1 year, 4 months ago

'Denying Information Under The Guise Of Data Protection' : Concerns Raised About Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Amending RTI Act

Live Law  

The Parliament passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill on Wednesday. The Bill seeks to provide protection to “personal data” and has provision to process it for “lawful purposes.”However, a significant change that the Bill has introduced is an exemption to provide personal information under Right To Information Act.Section 44 of the Bill amends Section 8 of. This is because …

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed in Parliament, why has govt termed it as a game-changer?
1 year, 4 months ago

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed in Parliament, why has govt termed it as a game-changer?

India TV News  

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, that introduces several compliance requirements for the collection and processing of personal data and provisions for up to Rs 250 crore penalty for any data breach, provides security to personal data. All in all, the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill or Data …

Data market’s future hinges on regulation
1 year, 4 months ago

Data market’s future hinges on regulation

Hindustan Times  

In 1776, when Adam Smith — arguably the most ardent champion of market economics — argued in favour of the invisible hand, there was no telephone, no broadband and no digital data coursing through cables or air waves. Several economists, including Hal Varian, the chief economist of Google, are swayed by the efficiency hypothesis while others liken data to oil …

India passes data protection legislation in Parliament. Critics fear privacy violation
1 year, 4 months ago

India passes data protection legislation in Parliament. Critics fear privacy violation

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian lawmakers Wednesday approved a data protection legislation that “seeks to better regulate big tech firms and penalize companies for data breaches” as several groups expressed concern over citizens’ privacy rights. The legislation will limit cross-border transfer of data and provide a framework for setting up a data protection authority to ensure compliance from tech companies, Information …

India passes data protection bill amid surveillance concerns
1 year, 4 months ago

India passes data protection bill amid surveillance concerns

Al Jazeera  

The new law has drawn criticism from opposition lawmakers and rights groups over the scope of exemptions, weakening gov’t accountability. Indian lawmakers have passed a data protection law that will dictate how tech companies process users’ data amid criticism that it will likely lead to increased surveillance by the government. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 gives the government …

Falling short: The Hindu Editorial on the Digital Data Protection Bill, 2023
1 year, 4 months ago

Falling short: The Hindu Editorial on the Digital Data Protection Bill, 2023

The Hindu  

The Digital Data Protection Bill, 2023, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday and will now have to be cleared by the Rajya Sabha. These “uses” are situations where such data may be processed without obtaining the data principal’s consent, such as by government agencies for providing licences, welfare benefits, permits and services. The Srikrishna Committee’s Draft Bill in …

The new data bill will mark a paradigm shift
1 year, 4 months ago

The new data bill will mark a paradigm shift

Hindustan Times  

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha yesterday. This is why I have been opposed to the enactment of a compliance-heavy, General Data Protection Regulation style regulation in India, even though this is widely believed to be the gold standard for data protection. Most of the other data protection principles — retention restrictions, purpose specifications, …

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 passes in Lok Sabha; govt. shrugs off exemptions
1 year, 4 months ago

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 passes in Lok Sabha; govt. shrugs off exemptions

The Hindu  

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, was passed in the Lok Sabha in a voice vote, amid continuous sloganeering from the Opposition benches. The Bill, now headed to the Upper House, also amends the Right to Information Act, 2005 to remove public interest exemptions on disclosing personal information. “If the police is pursuing an offender somewhere, will they concern …

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed in Lok Sabha
1 year, 4 months ago

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed in Lok Sabha

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, passed in Lok Sabha on Monday. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill frames out the rights and duties of the citizen on one hand and the Obligations to use collected data lawfully of the Data Fiduciary on the other hand. The reintroduced draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill has proposed six …

Explained | What is the Data Protection Bill of 2023?
1 year, 4 months ago

Explained | What is the Data Protection Bill of 2023?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The journey towards a data protection legislation can be traced back to 2017 when an expert committee was constituted by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. On November 18, 2022, a draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 was released for public consultation. While the impetus for a data protection legislation must be …

Personal data protection bill 2023: What will change for a normal user? Explained
1 year, 4 months ago

Personal data protection bill 2023: What will change for a normal user? Explained

Hindustan Times  

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, was presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Digital Personal Data Protection Bill was tabled in Lok Sabha on Thursday. Once the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill becomes law, there will be a framework and an ombudsman system to handle data breach problems. Special provision for children: “It is heartening to see measures …

Data Protection Bill 2023 tabled in Lok Sabha, here's what govt, Oppn are saying
1 year, 4 months ago

Data Protection Bill 2023 tabled in Lok Sabha, here's what govt, Oppn are saying

Hindustan Times  

The Data Protection Bill, 2023 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, with several Opposition parliamentarians opposing the move and asking for it to be sent to a standing committee instead, before a voice vote allowed for the legislation to be taken up, with discussions likely over the next few working days. The data protection law started its life …

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Introduced in Lok Sabha After Long Wait
1 year, 4 months ago

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Introduced in Lok Sabha After Long Wait

The Quint  

Here are the highlights from the DPDP Bill, 2023, that was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Thursday: What type of data does the Bill regulate? The latest version of the DPDP Bill, 2023, proposes to regulate the processing of only digital personal data belonging to the Data Principal. A Data Principal's personal data can be processed as long as …

Experts wary as data bill set to be tabled
1 year, 4 months ago

Experts wary as data bill set to be tabled

Hindustan Times  

The government will table the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 in Parliament on Thursday, according to the Lok Sabha website’s list of business, kicking off a process that experts said needs careful deliberations since draft versions of the legislation had several problems. The bill is meant to lay down guardrails so that digital personal data of Indian citizens is …

The dangers in the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill
1 year, 4 months ago

The dangers in the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill

The Hindu  

The government is set to introduce the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill in Parliament. The Data Protection Bill of 2022 includes a provision to amend the Right to Information Act, which has empowered millions of Indian citizens since its enactment in 2005. Given that the government is the biggest data repository, an effective data protection law must not give wide …

India’s data protection law needs refinement
1 year, 5 months ago

India’s data protection law needs refinement

The Hindu  

India is no Europe, and this seems especially true in the face of a task such as drafting and conceptualising a data protection law for over 1.4 billion Indians. The European Union’s data protection law, i.e., the General Data Protection Regulation, came into force in the middle of 2018 and achieved widespread popularity as arguably the most comprehensive data privacy …

Data Protection Bill to be tabled this monsoon session: Here’s everything you need to know
1 year, 5 months ago

Data Protection Bill to be tabled this monsoon session: Here’s everything you need to know

Firstpost  

The Indian Parliament will table the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill during the ongoing monsoon session. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, which was initially proposed in November, is set to be presented during the Monsoon Session of Parliament starting on July 20. In November 2022, the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, was made publicly available by …

Data Protection Bill | Granting government exemption causes great concern, says Justice Srikrishna
1 year, 5 months ago

Data Protection Bill | Granting government exemption causes great concern, says Justice Srikrishna

The Hindu  

“The provisions granting exemption to the government and government bodies from all sections of the law in the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, cause “great concern,” says Justice B.N. The Union Cabinet on July 5 cleared the Bill that essentially allows laypersons to complain to the Data Protection Board of India, consisting of technical experts constituted by the …

New Data Protection Bill receives Cabinet's green light: Here's all you need to know
1 year, 5 months ago

New Data Protection Bill receives Cabinet's green light: Here's all you need to know

India TV News  

India's ongoing efforts to protect privacy and personal data have gained significance in light of the Supreme Court's recognition of privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. The need for a robust data protection law became apparent following incidents of data breaches and unauthorized use of personal information by entities before stricter regulations were imposed globally. …

DC Edit | Build consensus on Data Bill
1 year, 5 months ago

DC Edit | Build consensus on Data Bill

Deccan Chronicle  

The highly crucial Digital Personal Data Protection Bill is likely to be tabled in Parliament in the upcoming Monsoon Session, starting July 20, after it was approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday. Tabled first in 2019, and followed up with multiple revisions, the bill seeks to provide an overarching framework of technology regulations, as it includes the Digital India …

Data protection bill gets Cabinet nod, likely to be introduced in monsoon session
1 year, 5 months ago

Data protection bill gets Cabinet nod, likely to be introduced in monsoon session

Hindustan Times  

The Union cabinet on Wednesday cleared the proposed data protection law, likely to be introduced for discussion during the monsoon session of parliament, paving the way for the country’s first privacy law under which data fiduciaries, government and private, will have to issue a notice to the public declaring the data collected, stored and shared by them, officials familiar with …

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill likely to get approval from Cabinet today
1 year, 5 months ago

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill likely to get approval from Cabinet today

Live Mint  

The draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022 is likely to get an approval from the Union Cabinet today i.e. “The Cabinet is expected to take up the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 on Wednesday and once it gets the approval, the Bill will be tabled in the upcoming Parliament session,” a senior government official requesting anonymity …

COWIN- Alleged Breach & Concerns About Enforcement Of Data Privacy
1 year, 6 months ago

COWIN- Alleged Breach & Concerns About Enforcement Of Data Privacy

Live Law  

Some newspapers have reported that there has been a compromise of the Co-Win database. While the government’s statement may sound like an outright denial, but it is limited to the breach of the Co-Win portal and does not deny a compromise of data through other means. Mixing up National Cyber Security with Privacy Deny first and then investigate has been …

Fix govt accountability for personal data leaks
1 year, 6 months ago

Fix govt accountability for personal data leaks

Hindustan Times  

Privacy – that elusive fundamental right – is again under the spotlight with reports of a possible breach of CoWIN data of individuals. Two provisions under the Information Technology Act, 2000 – Section 43A and Section 72A – encompass personal data protection in India. Pursuant to the Puttaswamy judgment of 2017, the central government released multiple drafts of the proposed …

New Digital Personal Data Protection Bill in Monsoon Session
1 year, 8 months ago

New Digital Personal Data Protection Bill in Monsoon Session

The Hindu  

The Union government informed the Supreme Court on April 11, 2023 that a new law, namely the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022, to enforce individual privacy in online space is “ready”. “The new Bill will be tabled in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament in July,” Attorney-General R. Venkataramani, appearing for the Union, informed a Constitution Bench led by …

Demand for digital data protection bill gathers steam
1 year, 8 months ago

Demand for digital data protection bill gathers steam

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: After the Cyberabad police busted theft of sensitive and confidential data of 16.8 crore citizens, the Digital Data Protection Bill, which is pending in Parliament, has come to the fore again. While police bat for the Bill saying that it will bring in accountability on those holding data and also secure the information of individuals, cyber and legal experts …

Britain plans new data rules ease burden compliance
1 year, 9 months ago

Britain plans new data rules ease burden compliance

The Hindu  

Britain will make another attempt to reform its data protection law on Wednesday with the objective of easing the compliance burden for businesses while remaining sufficiently in line with the European Union to keep information flowing. The government said it would bring an updated Data Protection and Digital Information Bill back to parliament after its earlier proposals were paused in …

10 Important Data Protection Practices To Keep In Mind For A Startup In India
1 year, 9 months ago

10 Important Data Protection Practices To Keep In Mind For A Startup In India

Live Law  

Recent years have seen a digital boom worldwide resulting in the explosion of digital data collection and distribution. In this regard, the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022 has been proposed which will ensure fair use and disposal of digital personal data collected online and offline in India and also outside India by companies offering goods and services to individuals …

The problems with the Data Protection Bill
1 year, 10 months ago

The problems with the Data Protection Bill

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has drafted a Digital Personal Data Protection Bill with the stated purpose of providing “for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process personal data for lawful purposes.” A data protection law must safeguard and …

Towards a thoughtful data protection law
1 year, 10 months ago

Towards a thoughtful data protection law

Hindustan Times  

Digital technology is transformative, and India has been particularly influenced by it. As with much else, the data protection law will have to create a balance between the conflicting interests of several groups, including government, big tech, startups, individuals and civil society. Fortunately, the new Personal Data Protection Bill decouples nationalism and data localisation. Significantly, India has now assumed the …

Significant controls to govt. under data protection bill to hit investments in data centres: ITI
1 year, 11 months ago

Significant controls to govt. under data protection bill to hit investments in data centres: ITI

The Hindu  

Significant controls and exemptions to the government under the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection bill 2022 are likely to make it harder for companies to invest in data centres and data processing activities in India, according to global technology industry body ITI. The Ministry of Electronics and IT has floated draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022 and has invited …

Why the new draft data bill must be reconsidered
2 years ago

Why the new draft data bill must be reconsidered

Hindustan Times  

Earlier this month, the government released the Digital Data Protection Bill of 2022, and asked for public comments. The government said this iteration provides a progressive and adequate legal framework for data protection in India; and, in particular, having listened to industry critiques of the draft Personal Data Protection Bill of 2018, it has removed onerous provisions regarding the storage …

Data protection bill | With new bill, government cannot violate privacy: IT Minister
2 years ago

Data protection bill | With new bill, government cannot violate privacy: IT Minister

The Hindu  

The government will not be able to violate the privacy of citizens under the proposed data protection law as it will get access to personal data only in exceptional circumstances like national security, pandemic and natural disasters, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. Speaking during an online discussion, the Minister said the National Data Governance Framework …

Govt Can’t Violate Privacy Of Citizens Under Data Protection Bill, Data Access In Exceptional Situations: MoS IT
2 years ago

Govt Can’t Violate Privacy Of Citizens Under Data Protection Bill, Data Access In Exceptional Situations: MoS IT

ABP News  

New Delhi: Under the proposed data protection bill, the government will not be able to violate the privacy of the citizens as it will get access to personal data only in exceptional situations like national security, pandemic, and natural disasters, said Minister of State for Information Technology Rajeev Chandrashekhar, reported news agency PTI. While speaking in an online discussion, the …

Govt can access personal data under certain circumstances
2 years ago

Govt can access personal data under certain circumstances

Live Mint  

Exceptional situations, such as threats to national security, pandemics or natural catastrophes, will allow the government access to personal information. Thus, the proposed data protection law will prevent any government from violating the privacy of its inhabitants in general, said Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Certain organisations that the government has designated as data fiduciaries are …

Draft Data Protection Bill Is A Common Person's Delight; Still Trows Up More Confusing Questions
2 years ago

Draft Data Protection Bill Is A Common Person's Delight; Still Trows Up More Confusing Questions

Live Law  

All must be familiar with the timeline leading up to the new draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, released last week for public comments. Obliterating the Idea of Compensation The earlier draft had a provision on compensation for data breaches in line with the European law and section 43A of the Information Technology Act which makes a body corporate liable …

New draft of Data Protection Bill is fundamentally flawed, says Justice B.N. Srikrishna
2 years ago

New draft of Data Protection Bill is fundamentally flawed, says Justice B.N. Srikrishna

The Hindu  

In an interview to The Hindu, Justice B. N. Srikrishna of the Supreme Court, who had proposed the first draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill in 2018, says the Bill is fundamentally flawed as it would permit, and may encourage, the executive to act capriciously and infringe on the fundamental right of privacy of personal data. Excerpts: What do …

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Personal data is only ‘half protected’ by new data bill
2 years, 1 month ago

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Personal data is only ‘half protected’ by new data bill

Deccan Chronicle  

When is a bill only a “half bill”? The answer — when it just tables good intentions, like the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill which has been put in the public domain by the ministry of electronics and information technology. The bill includes a bland provision for transfer of personal data outside India to countries or territories notified by …

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill DPDP Draft revise changes tech firm state instrumentation input comment last date
2 years, 1 month ago

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill DPDP Draft revise changes tech firm state instrumentation input comment last date

ABP News  

The Centre on November 18 released a revised draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 20022, with an increased focus on personal data as a fundamental right, as ruled by the Supreme Court. The Personal Data Protection Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2019. What the revised Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, brings to the …

How does the new draft data protection bill affect you?
2 years, 1 month ago

How does the new draft data protection bill affect you?

Live Mint  

The government released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, for public consultation last week. The Bill governs “digital personal data"– which means information that can identify a person and is either collected online or is digitized. The central government may designate some businesses to be ‘significant data fiduciaries’, who face higher obligations including periodic audits. Unlike earlier drafts, …

Persisting issues: The Hindu Editorial on the new data protection bill
2 years, 1 month ago

Persisting issues: The Hindu Editorial on the new data protection bill

The Hindu  

A new draft of the much-awaited data protection Bill, the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022, is now open for public comments. The new draft, unlike the 2018 version, does not refer to key data protection principles such as collection limitation — obligations on the data fiduciaries to collect only such personal data that is required for the purpose of …

A data protection Bill that protects state surveillance
2 years, 1 month ago

A data protection Bill that protects state surveillance

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology released the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, on November 18. However, all iterations of the data protection legislation since — the draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, the draft Data Protection Bill, 2021 and the 2022 Bill — have no proposals for surveillance reform. Under the new Bill in India, exempted state …

Explained: Will the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022 bring more privacy to India?
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained: Will the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022 bring more privacy to India?

Firstpost  

A draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, was released by the Centre on Friday which makes it necessary for individuals to give consent before their data can be processed. However, some critics have flagged concerns about certain provisions of the proposed Bill The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology released a draft of the Digital Personal Data …

A first look at the new data protection Bill
2 years, 1 month ago

A first look at the new data protection Bill

The Hindu  

The story so far: The latest draft of the data protection law — the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 — has now been made open for public comments and the government is expected to introduce the Bill in Parliament in the budget session of 2023. The government made revisions to this draft and introduced it as the Personal Data …

Open in Safe Mode: How New Data Protection Bill Looks at 'Safety, Trust, Accountability’
2 years, 1 month ago

Open in Safe Mode: How New Data Protection Bill Looks at 'Safety, Trust, Accountability’

News 18  

The government on November 18 released the draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill, aiming to provide a framework for a strict user-consent regime for data processing, as well as a penalty of up to Rs 500 crore for data breaches by social media and internet companies. However, the government released the ‘Explanatory Note on Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, …

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