News TRAI urges banks, insurance providers and others to seek fresh consent for marketing messages The Digital Consent Acquisition (DCA) facility will work as a unified consent-seeking platform where customers will be able to easily provide and revoke consent... Kamya PandeyNovember 9, 2023
News Should platforms be mandated to work with Consent Managers under India’s Data Protection Law? #PrivacyNama2023 Chief Privacy Officers share their views on whether or not Consent Managers should be made mandatory for platforms under India's DPDP Act. Sarvesh MathiNovember 7, 2023
News Should the rules under India’s data protection law include deprecating consent? #PrivacyNama2023 Deprecating consent indicates automatic withdrawal of consent when the user has not used the relevant feature for a certain period of time. Sarvesh MathiNovember 7, 2023
News Views: Informed Consent—Fiction, Not Fact Obtaining user consent is not sufficient to protect their interests; fiduciary duties should be imposed on companies to act in the best interest of... Guest AuthorJune 2, 2023
News Unique ID Authority of India asks entities to obtain informed consent of residents before Aadhaar authentication The authority urged requesting entities to ensure that residents understand the type of data being collected and the purpose of such authentications. Sarasvati NTJanuary 24, 2023
News Quick Take: Your personal information should be protected even if public A Data Protection Bill should ensure protection of your personal data, public or private, and empower you. Does 'deemed consent' allow that? Nikhil PahwaJanuary 13, 2023
News Does withdrawal of consent trump deemed consent or vice versa? #NAMA How would withdrawing consent work if one's information has been used under the 'deemed consent' provision in the data protection bill, 2022? Vallari SanzgiriDecember 20, 2022
News Data protection bill’s deemed consent provision “turns exceptions into the norm” #NAMA Does the 'deemed consent' provision in the Bill undermine privacy protections? Speakers at Bangalore gave their views during our event Sarasvati NTDecember 19, 2022
News TLDR: Gambling, Privacy Breach, Data Localization, Personalized Ads, Twitter, More We bring you a quick roundup of the latest news and developments in tech policy from India and around the world. Labdhi SanchetiDecember 16, 2022
News How does the data protection bill deal with basic user rights and privacy? #NAMA Speakers at our discussion said that lack of limitations on purpose and storage, among other provisions, impact user rights and privacy Vallari SanzgiriDecember 16, 2022