News FICCI cautions against violating consent of citizens in comments on Health Data Retention Policy The industry body also sought data access to insurance providers, blanket retention periods for all types of health data, and more. Anushka JainMarch 17, 2022
News Clause 12 of the Data Protection Bill and Digital Healthcare: A case study In light of the state's emerging digital healthcare apparatus, how does Clause 12 alter the consent and purpose limitation model? Guest AuthorFebruary 21, 2022
News How function of state may limit informed consent: Examining Clause 12 of the Data Protection Bill The collective implication of leaving out ‘proportionality’ from Clause 12 is to provide very wide discretionary powers to the state. Guest AuthorFebruary 18, 2022
News MP Ritesh Pandey on Data Protection Bill: Childrens consent, DPA, Govt access to data; hopes that judiciary will add checks and balances #NAMA Data Protection Bill must be compatible with international regimes, says Pandey Anushka JainJanuary 25, 2022
News Data Protection Bill: Lower age of consent, limit data portability, strengthen data breach rules, and introduce more grounds for processing data #NAMA What needs to improve with India's Data Protection Bill, from a Company's Perspective, as per speakers at MediaNama's "Decoding India's Data Protection Bill" discussion. Sarvesh MathiJanuary 24, 2022
News Your Aadhaar data can now be shared among government ministries but in limited form Sharing of Aadhaar numbers, albeit in masked form, has been termed dangerous by experts who've raised other red flags. MitakshJanuary 6, 2022
News Karnataka unveils its own consent-manager framework for data sharing by citizens e-Sahamati is currently available as a mobile app and a web portal, with Aadhaar authentication being one of its use cases. Anushka JainDecember 21, 2021
News Unique Health ID creation is voluntary and consensual, government claims in Parliament India's vaccine portal caused a stir when beneficiaries were surprised to know that they had signed up for a new ID. Anushka JainDecember 1, 2021
News Twitter will now take down pictures uploaded without permission of the depicted person The social media platform's newly adopted policy is supposed to give users more control over how they appear online. Nishant KauntiaDecember 1, 2021
News Private players can access data on farmers and students in Karnataka for a price The state government's open API is expected to act as a facilitator but data sharing protocols are yet to be put in place. MitakshDecember 1, 2021