MediaNama invites you to apply for a curated #NAMAprivacy discussion on the Data Protection report. In Delhi, at India Habitat Centre (Gulmohar hall), on August 23rd, 2018 In Bangalore, at Hotel Royal Orchid (Spring hall), on August 30th 2018 Please click here to apply You may apply to attend both discussions. The Justice Srikrishna Committee has released a draft data protection law for India, and we will be discussing the issues related to the law: what needs to be changed in the final version, and what's right and wrong with the current approach. Topics we will cover will include: Issues related to data sovereignty, localisation, mirroring and cross border data flows. Impact on consent, data collection, storage and transfer. Role of the data protection authority, auditing and enforcement mechanisms Right to be forgotten and data erasure Governance of government data collection and use, and the regulation of surveillance Impact on notice and consent Understanding penalties We’re looking at an audience of around 100–120 people, including but not limited to: Policy wonks and Think Tanks Lawyers Large Internet businesses that collect and store data Startups Government and Regulatory Executives Members of Parliament and their staff To attend, please click here to apply to attend in Delhi, Bangalore, or both cities. This is an invitation-only event and our discussions are participative in nature. In case you fit with our mandate for a curated audience, we’ll send you a confirmation on or before 18th of August 2018 for Delhi, and 25th of August…
