Government mulls exempting early stage startups from data protection bill provisions The bill proposes to remove a section from the IT Act which provides an option of compensation to individuals impacted… December 4, 2022 11:56 IST
The new data Bill & India’s trade goals Premium Story The provision to assess and notify jurisdictions for data adequacy is a big boost for India’s ongoing and prospective FTA… Updated: December 1, 2022 08:28 IST
Data protection bill: Govt can’t violate privacy of citizens, personal data access only in exceptional situations, says MoS IT The draft DPDP Bill has exempted certain entities notified as data fiduciaries by the government from various compliances, including sharing… November 27, 2022 11:32 IST
End to data monetisation soon? Digital platforms will have to delete all past user data, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar So, people raising doubts over it being controlled by the government and, therefore, not independent, are completely wrong, Chandrasekhar said. November 26, 2022 06:20 IST
Failing Digital Nagriks Premium Story Instead, the latest version of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill seeks to impose duties and penalties on them Updated: November 21, 2022 08:17 IST
Still a net negative for people’s privacy The new draft of the Data Protection Bill is impervious to criticisms against it since the first draft years ago,… November 21, 2022 05:00 IST
Data protection bill: Fine per breach Rs 500 cr “The Bill is under public consultation and based on that we will take a call (to amend the clause),” the… November 20, 2022 06:30 IST
Free flow of data at core of IT: Ashwini Vaishnaw The first principle is that the usage of personal data by organisations must be done in a manner that is… November 19, 2022 05:30 IST
A much-improved version The latest data protection Bill takes care of many irritants for businesses, but the govt’s role as Big Brother is… November 19, 2022 04:15 IST
New Data Protection Bill drops 4 contentious clauses The reason behind dropping hardware regulation from the ambit of the Bill was that its scope was too large and… November 19, 2022 03:15 IST
Govt proposes penalty of up to Rs 500 crore for each data breach under Data Protection Bill The draft personal data protection bill in 2019 proposed a penalty of Rs 15 crore or 4 per cent of… Updated: November 18, 2022 15:54 IST
Personal data breach: Most point fingers at financial institutions People believe a weak internal and external governance at the financial institutions is the main cause of data breach. November 17, 2022 03:00 IST
Data protection bill will end misuse of customer data, penalise violators: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar The minister shared his reaction in response to Google’s settlement of an investigation in the US which outlines that the… Updated: November 15, 2022 14:42 IST
Digital Lending: Know how your data is protected In case you have revealed all the required information about yourself to get a digital loan, how to ensure that… November 11, 2022 13:37 IST
India taking action against spamming, says Nirmala Sitharaman Nirmala Sitharaman said the government has withdrawn the old data protection bill and the new one is likely to come… October 16, 2022 11:51 IST
New data protection bill draft in next few days: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Inputs received from various stakeholders have been considered while formulating the bill, Vaishnaw said. Updated: September 22, 2022 19:30 IST
Will the Data Protection Bill make online transactions secure? With people moving towards cashless economy, petty criminals are graduating to cyber fraudsters and the money related crimes are also… September 9, 2022 19:00 IST
Lack of safety on internet due to bots, algorithms: Rajeev Chandrasekhar In response to a Reuters report stating that Disney found ‘substantial’ fake Twitter users in 2016, Chandrasekhar tweeted that ‘platforms… September 9, 2022 02:00 IST
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