Privacy and Data Protection

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a direction on 28 April 2022 (Direction) under Section 70-B(6) of the Information Technology Act 2000 (IT Act) relating to information security practices, procedure, prevention, response and reporting of cyber incidents for safe and trusted internet. This is an ongoing effort on the part of CERT-In to further strengthen cyber incident reporting, internet security and allied topics.

With pathbreaking developments in telecommunications over the past few decades, national boundaries have in many ways lost their relevance. Using internet, an artisan sitting in Shahpur Jat in Delhi can provide handicrafts to a customer in Germany, or a hotel in Mahipalpur can receive bookings from a traveller from Hungary. As such, cross-border transfer of information (particularly personal information) has become ubiquitous.