DPDP BILL
63 Moons Technologies shares rally 9% as subsidiary raises FY27 revenue guidance to Rs 600 crore
Shares of 63 Moons Technologies rallied after subsidiary 63SATS Cybertech reported Rs 218 crore in first-half FY27 billings and raised its full-year billed revenue guidance to Rs 600 crore from Rs 350 crore, citing strong execution and a growing business pipeline.
Government to ask Meta if US child safety defaults will extend to India as well
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has been having regular meetings with Meta on technical measures since last month when Meta’s global executives were summoned to India over a host of issues, including the spread of child abuse content online.
ET Graphics: Decoding India’s new data protection rules
ET decodes what the regime will mean for diverse groups, explains the staggered implementation of provisions and traces the twists and turns in India’s 15-years long quest for privacy and protection of personal data.
The story of DPDP: how the data law came to be
Despite receiving presidential assent and being published in the official gazette in August 2023, the act has not yet been enforced. The delay has been due to the absence of administrative rules necessary to operationalise the law. These specify how the provisions of the act will be applied in practice.
Centre to release draft data protection rules soon: IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
The government is likely to release draft rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act within a month, union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday. The minister said the government has first worked on digital implementation of the Act and framed rules accordingly.
Digital India Bill out for discussion soon, says official
The Digital India Bill will be the third major digital law overhaul by the government after the DPDP Bill and the Telecom Bill. The DI Bill is highly sought after by the industry, especially social media firms, since it may do away with the immunity provided to platforms under Section 79 of the IT Act, 2000.
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Govt eyes graded timeline for data law enforcement
Under the graded plan, while bigger companies such as Meta, Google and others may be given a shorter time for the implementation of the rules, the time for other entities may be more, an official said.
DPDP Bill 2023: Concept of 'deemed consent' & its implications for cos collecting employee data
As the DPDP Bill advances through the legislative process, organisations and employees must engage with its nuances to ensure seamless integration of these principles into the corporate and personal data landscape. The concept of consent for 'legitimate use' and strengthened consent withdrawal rights not only offer opportunities for streamlined procedures and enhanced transparency but also mandate a profound commitment to upholding data protection standards.
Governments abroad look to model on India’s ‘landmark’ data law
New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said he takes a 'keen interest' in the privacy impacts of new and emerging technologies and how countries such as India respond to these developments.
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill gets President's assent, becomes law
The government is now likely to move on to framing and rolling out the rules and regulations of the DPDP Bill.
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passes the Lok Sabha floor
The passage of the bill in the lower house brings India on the penultimate step of the country finally having its own digital data privacy law. The bill will now be presented for consideration and passing in the Rajya Sabha, following which it will be sent to the President for her assent and then be notified as a law.
Experts flag revised Data Bill’s silence on generative AI tools
As deep fakes created by gen AI tools become more rampant, several experts flagged the need for the DPDP to address this. Further, with elections happening in two of the largest democracies next year - India and the US, many believed it was all the more imperative to address the matter as perverse images of public figures or doctored audio and videos can be circulated to tarnish their reputation.
Editors Guild for house panel review of Data Bill, tags fears
The Guild has raised concerns about the independence of the Data Protection Board (DPB), which is proposed to be constituted by the DPDP Bill tabled in Parliament last week.
Hope Opposition will participate in discussion on all bills, including DPDP: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar
The government is expected to table the Digital Personal Data Protection(DPDP) bill in Parliament on Thursday.
Digital Personal Data Protection bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday
This is the government’s second attempt at introducing the privacy bill after an earlier version, called the Personal Data Protection bill, was withdrawn last August.
Government may turn off ‘continuous consent’ for apps in Digital India bill
A clause to this effect may be introduced in the Digital India Bill, the draft of which is to be released soon for public consultation, officials said.
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill to go on Lok Sabha floor this monsoon session
Following the withdrawal of the older version, the ministry of electronics and information technology had in November released an updated draft of the privacy bill, which was rechristened to Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill.
Cabinet approves Digital Personal Data Bill
The Union Cabinet has approved draft of Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill 2023 for tabling it in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, an official source said on Wednesday. The bill proposes to levy penalty of up to Rs 250 crore on entities for every instance of violation of norms in the bill.
Digital Personal Data Protection: Why government should bring it to Parliament in the monsoon session
India needs a robust regulatory data protection framework to counteract consumer mistrust. Sensitive personal information people routinely provide, including bank details and insurance data, must be secure, particularly in regard to its pace of digitisation. The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill 2022, which addresses data protection legislation that contains citizens' rights, was released to the public for consultation in November 2022.
New Data Bill to retain age of minors as those below 18
Companies will be required to obtain explicit parental consent before processing any data belonging to this user group.
USIBC: Country-wise talks to pick trusted geographies slow
"The DPDP Bill clearly shifted the debate from a very broad, regulatory heavy, and prescriptive regime to a narrow, more open, light-touch approach blending elements of GDPR, Singapore, and other markets," Executive Director for Digital Economy in the US India Business Council, Jay Gullish said
Give companies two years to comply with new personal data rules, say experts
The provisions contained in the draft DPDP Bill of 2022 are aimed at making it a “behavioural law” which will bring in a “cultural shift in the way privacy and digital data protection is seen in India,” the experts added.
IAMAI terms draft data protection bill as industry-friendly; seeks clarity on implementation timelines
The Internet and Mobile Association of India, urged the government to clearly indicate reasonable timelines by which the various provisions of the Bill will be implemented.
Trusted jurisdictions tag on those nations which respect rights of data principal: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
In the draft of the DPDP Bill of 2022, released for public consultation on November 18 this year, the IT ministry had said that the data of Indian citizens could be stored and processed outside the geographical limits of India but only in trusted jurisdictions.
Tech MNCs seek clarity on proposed data storage rules
If the definition of trusted geographies changes too quickly – depending on geopolitics – significant investments in data storage units may be adversely impacted, tech companies are believed to have told the government.
Social platforms flag age-gating fears in MeitY’s IT rules meet
Seek age-sliding instead of one threshold of 18 for parental nod for all data processing.
Govt mulls exempting early stage startups from Data Protection Bill provisions
"This may be for a limited time period in cases where they may be doing some kind of data modelling etc to develop their solution," the source, who did not wish to be named, said. The draft DPDP has proposed exemption only for government notified data fiduciaries and data processing entities when it comes to data collection, data sharing, giving information around data processing etc.
IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw set to discuss Personal Data Bill with legal experts, academics
The closed-door meetings, likely to be chaired by Union electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, is aimed at getting initial feedback from experts since the draft of the revised bill was released for public consultation on November 18.
Govt can't violate privacy of citizens, personal data access in exceptional situations, says MoS IT
Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the proposed Data Protection Board - which will adjudicate matters related to data protection - will be independent and not have any government officer on the board.
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