The Government of India Experts committee which is going to make recommendations related to a data protection law in India will begin hosting stakeholders consultations meetings in Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Mumbai, over a two week period. Apply for the consultation at MyGov, for which you'll first have to register for MyGov. Application for each discussion is separate, here. The schedule is as follows: Delhi: 5th January 2018 (this Friday), from 10:30am to 4.30 PM at "The Auditorium, Civil Services Officers Institute (CSOI), Vinay Marg, Chanakyapuri". Hyderabad: 12th January 2018 (next Friday), from 10:30am to 4.30 PM at "The Auditorium, Dr. MCR HRD Institute, Road No. 25, Jubilee Hills". Bengaluru: 13th January 2018 (next Saturday), from 10:30am to 4.30 PM at "The Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, CV Raman Road" Mumbai: 23rd January 2018 (next to next Tuesday), from 10:30am to 4.30 PM. The venue remains undecided. It's a little odd that these stakeholders consultations are taking place before the final deadline for the stakeholders comments (which is 31st January 2017, but remember that the deadline was extended last month, by a month. Perhaps the consultation plans were already in place and the government didn't want to shift it. In any case, can't help but feel that this process is far too rushed at the moment. The Agenda The Committee would especially appreciate inputs from stakeholders on the following issues: How can notice and choice be incorporated in a data protection law to operationalize consent? How can children’s personal data be effectively…
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India’s data protection law consultation: stakeholder discussions in Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Mumbai
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