News Apple will only allow government-approved apps in China App Store While users in China can download otherwise blocked apps from the App Store using a VPN to bypass the Great Firewall, under the updated... Sarvesh MathiOctober 9, 2023
News Reliance Industries to develop data centers in Mumbai and Chennai as a part of a joint venture Reliance Industries said that there is an “increased emphasis on localization of personal data within the country” Kamya PandeyJuly 25, 2023
News India’s stock market regulator mandates securities sector to store data locally While data localisation has been relaxed in privacy legislation, sectoral regulators like SEBI batting for it creates a fragmented approach Sarvesh MathiMarch 9, 2023
News Revised data protection bill might allow data transfers to all countries, except those in blacklist A blacklist approach will be a big win for businesses because it allows them to carry on their business as usual without additional compliance... Sarvesh MathiMarch 9, 2023
News How Will the Data Protection Bill Approach Personal Data Transfers Outside of India? #NAMA Provision on data transfers abroad may create regulatory uncertainty and "diplomatic chaos", noted speakers at our event discussing the bill Aarathi GanesanDecember 17, 2022
News New Data Protection Law May Allow Data Transfers and Processing In “Trusted Geographies”: Report The new draft of the 'Digital Data Protection Bill' may ease data localization laws and re-work the redressal of data breaches, reports ET Aarathi GanesanNovember 18, 2022
News “Deemed Consent” May Shape Personal Data Processing in New Draft Data Protection Law: Report HT reported that the latest Data Protection Bill may contain a "deemed consent" clause to provide consent for data use beyond its initial purpose Aarathi GanesanNovember 17, 2022
News Indian government wants to set up local cloud infrastructure to store govt, defence data: Report The upcoming National Government Cloud to store sensitive government and defence-related data is a major push towards data localisation Sarvesh MathiNovember 15, 2022
News What Privacy Commitments Will Underlie Cross-Border Data Flows Between the EU and US? The refreshed Data Privacy Framework comes after two years of negotiations on EU-US data flows. Aarathi GanesanNovember 7, 2022
News Data Localisation Provisions May Be Eased in New Data Protection Bill, Says Rajeev Chandrasekhar India's proposed data localisation rules had drawn criticism in the earlier version of its data protection legislation, Chandrasekhar indicates Aarathi GanesanOctober 11, 2022