Archives for Personal Data Protection Bill

05 Dec

BIG STORY: All You Need To Know About India’s Upcoming Personal Data Protection Bill

You may soon be hearing from a lot of companies on their updated privacy notice on how they collect your personal data and use it. That is because the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently gave the nod to the Personal Data Protection Bill which will soon be presented in…

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24 Jul

Data Protection Bill To Be Watered Down, Only ‘Critical’ Data To Be Housed In India: Reports

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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will reportedly water down the original draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill where data that does not qualify as “critical” or “sensitive” will be allowed to be stored outside India. A senior government official told a noted financial daily, “The proposed (draft) Data Protection Bill will now…

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01 Apr

JAM Trinity — These 3 Keystone Projects By The Govt Can Power India’s AI Revolution

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The digital revolution has had a significant impact on India and the JAM trinity — Jan Dhan, Aadhar and Mobile numbers — as succinctly put by Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister, has played a crucial role in it. These three projects have ushered a data revolution, changing the financial landscape of India and ensuring even the…

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04 Jan

India’s Data Protection Bill Will Now Be Tabled In June

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According to the latest news reports, the long-awaited Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018  is likely to be introduced in the Indian Parliament in coming June after general elections get over, as per a leading daily. The Bill was planned to be put in action and supposed to be placed before the Parliament in the current…

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