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The Future of US-India Digital Relations
3 years, 11 months ago

The Future of US-India Digital Relations

The Diplomat  

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has prided himself on his deft handling of personal relationships, continuously touting during his administration the power of his negotiating tactics in a room, his win-at-any-cost mentality, and his “very large brain.” “I’ve made a lot of deals,” he said in May 2018, when addressing the media alongside South Korean President Moon Jae-in. The latest …

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4 New Data Protection Trends in India Jeopardize Innovation
5 years, 4 months ago

4 New Data Protection Trends in India Jeopardize Innovation

The Diplomat  

Indian policymakers last year launched the praiseworthy effort to develop a cross-sector data protection law. India’s February 2019 draft e-commerce policy, which sought to address “community data,” vividly exemplified these concerns. Even the aforementioned new consultation on the data protection bill demonstrates the challenge of aptly defining and regulating “non-personal data.” It identifies “e-commerce data” as a type of “non-personal …

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US tells India it is mulling caps on H-1B visas to deter data rules: Report
5 years, 6 months ago

US tells India it is mulling caps on H-1B visas to deter data rules: Report

India Today  

The United States has told India it is considering caps on H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, widening the two countries' row over tariffs and trade. A Washington-based industry source aware of India-US negotiations also said the United States was deliberating capping the number …

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Govt, RBI promise to address concerns on data localization rule
5 years, 6 months ago

Govt, RBI promise to address concerns on data localization rule

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government and the Reserve Bank of India will address all the concerns of technology and e-commerce firms around India’s data storage and protection norms and new legislation that are in the pipeline, an official statement said on Tuesday. The assurance comes after commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal met representatives of technology and e-commerce firms on Monday …

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The draft E-commerce policy: Looking at data as a sovereign, national asset
5 years, 10 months ago

The draft E-commerce policy: Looking at data as a sovereign, national asset

Firstpost  

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade released a new draft National E-commerce Policy for stakeholder comments on 23 February 2019. The Policy takes forward key proposals of the draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018, in particular by advocating the ‘nationalisation’ of data, including through imposing data localization requirements. Lastly, certain types of data are exempted from these …

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How localization of data will affect firms, consumers
6 years, 4 months ago

How localization of data will affect firms, consumers

Live Mint  

Data localization has taken centre stage after the release of a draft e-commerce policy and the Srikrishna report. A 6 April RBI circular said: “All system providers shall ensure that the entire data relating to payment systems operated by them are stored in a system only in India. Last week, RBI told payment firms to submit fortnightly updates on the …

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Why companies like Apple are hesitating to launch payment services in India
6 years, 4 months ago

Why companies like Apple are hesitating to launch payment services in India

Firstpost  

The RBI announcement mandating data localization for payment data in April had met with wide objections from the industry, on account of the major changes to the processes as well as costs to companies in setting up payment services in India. Recent news of Apple Pay being put on hold on account of, among other things, the RBI’s data localization …

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Can data localization help protect national, economic interests?
6 years, 5 months ago

Can data localization help protect national, economic interests?

Live Mint  

If data is likened to oil, it’s with good reason. Recent efforts towards creating a robust data protection framework in India focus on one aspect across various parts of the government machinery—data localization. Four key pronouncements in quick succession have hailed data localization as the solution to protect Indian consumers and safeguard India’s national and economic interests. The bad news, …

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Govt planning national e-commerce regulator
6 years, 5 months ago

Govt planning national e-commerce regulator

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A national regulator for e-commerce, mandatory data localization and tax sops for data centres are part of an upcoming legislation governing all aspects of electronic commerce in the country, the draft of a national policy showed. While the draft e-commerce policy has strongly recommended data localization, it has suggested a two-year sunset period for the industry to adjust …

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