The Government of India committee looking into a data protection law, led by former Supreme Court Justice BN Srikrishna, has issued a consultation paper for the draft Data Protection Bill. Deadline for submission: 31st December 2017 Submission at: at Mygov.in (click here) OR to Shri Rakesh Maheshwari, Scientist G & Group Co-ordinator, Cyber laws Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Electronics Niketan, 6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003. Download: White Paper on Data Protection here (243 pages, 2.36 MB) There are 229 questions for consultation here. We counted. While this kind of granularity helps address specific issues, it also ends up ensuring that largely experts will participate. A little over a month being given for this consultation is clearly not enough. Not that the committee has mostly members aligned with the government of India's views, including those who argued against a fundamental right to privacy. A. Scope and exceptions 1. Territorial and Personal Scope 1.1 What are your views on what the territorial scope and the extra-territorial application of a data protection law in India? 1.2 To what extent should the law be applicable outside the territory of India in cases where data of Indian residents is processed by entities who do not have any presence in India? 1.3 While providing such protection, what kind of link or parameters or business activities should be considered? Alternatives: a. Cover cases where processing wholly or partly happens in India irrespective of the status of the entity. b Regulate entities which offer…
