EU GDPR – Overview for Indian Organisations
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was passed by the European Commission on 27 April 2016, with a view to replace the earlier 1995 Data Protection Directive.
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The Digital India Act: Overhauling India’s Digital Technology Laws
In the year 2022, the Indian Government proposed the enactment of a comprehensive Digital India Act (DIA) to provide global and contemporaneous legal standards for catering to India’s evolving digital ecosystem.
Key recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019: : Inching closer to the new data protection law
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) has recommended that specific but reasonable timelines (post consultation with stakeholders) should be provided to enable the data fiduciaries (akin to data controllers under the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR)) and data processors sufficient time for transitioning
White Paper on Privacy and Data Protection
India is experiencing a ‘personal data’ revolution, as the proliferation of digital services leads to the generation of a significant quantum of personal data. This data is being used by a wide variety of enterprises to deliver value to their users and improve their business operations.
Coming soon - A new data protection Lagislation
After a gap of 15 months, the final draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill,2019 (Bill) has finally been tabled before the lower house of the Parliament...
Data Privacy - Have Banking Laws in India Kept Pace With Technology?
With rapid advancement in science and technology, the role of technology in the banking sector has increased drastically. Technology has become an integral part of every aspect of the banking sector, from the banks’ internal processes, to inter-bank money transfers and settlements, to banks’ relationships and interactions with their customers.
National Digital Health Mission Health Data Management Policy
The launch of the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) was announced by Sri Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister on the 74th Independence Day on 15 August 2020.
Supreme Court orders an independent investigation into the Pegasus Spyware Attack
On 27 October 2021, the Supreme Court of India (Supreme Court) ordered the constitution of a technical committee headed by a retired judge of the Supreme Court to probe into the alleged use of a spyware called Pegasus for surveillance of several citizens of India.
Data Privacy in times of Covid-19
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Covid-19 outbreak as a pandemic, thereby calling for more urgent and aggressive action to stifle its spreading ...