The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill is legislation that frames out the rights and duties of the citizen (Digital Nagrik) on one hand and the Obligations to use collected data lawfully of the Data Fiduciary on the other hand. The bill is based on the following principles around the D
Three months after the withdrawal of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill from the lower house of the Parliament, the central government today came up with a new draft Bill seeking views from the public.
The central government during the recent Monsoon session of Parliament withdrew the Bill from the Lok Sabha several months after it was initially introduced.
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday assured that the new bill on data privacy will be ready "soon" and the Information Technology minister has been diligently working on it.
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Friday withdrew its tender for the appointment of a consultant for suggesting business strategies using the available data.
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has summoned micro-blogging site Twitter and IRCTC before it on Friday to discuss "citizens' data security and privacy".
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Data protection is among the most significant issues being debated in public space due to the growing role of technology in the lives of people and the government has decided to withdraw the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 and come up with more compr
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday explained the reason behind withdrawing the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, asserting that the aim is to bring new compressive legislation at par with technology land
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha faced disruptions due to protests by opposition members on various issues with the two Houses passing a bill each on the 13th day of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament. The government withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill,
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The government on Wednesday withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 and has decided to come up with a new legislation in view of a large number of amendments suggested by the Joint Committee of Parliament towards a comprehensive legal framework
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The joint parliamentary committee on personal data protection bill has recommended that all social media platforms, which do not act as intermediaries, "should be treated as publishers and be held accountable for the content they host".