News Facing the consequences of the Data Protection Bill on children’s digital privacy The latest draft is also problematic for companies or service providers that have nothing to with children's data. Guest AuthorFebruary 16, 2022
News Deep Dive: How India’s Data Protection Bill will impact online advertising Consent, data localisation, and other compliance burdens are likely to reorder the online advertising industry for better or worse. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 15, 2022
News Data Protection Bill: Issues around cross-border transfer approval, data localisation, adequacy, and exemptions to foreign data #NAMA Identifying loopholes and uncertainties, panelists in a MediaNama discussion suggested how the bill can be mended. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 1, 2022
News Data Protection Bill: Possibility of misuse of Right to be Forgotten, overlap with Right to Erasure and more #NAMA While the bill grants users certain rights, experts at a MediaNama discussion point to redundancies and scope for abuse. Aihik SurFebruary 1, 2022
News Data Protection Bill: Burden on users to establish harm, problems in ascertaining compensation amount and more #NAMA In a MediaNama discussion, experts attempt to poke holes in various aspects of the bill from the perspective of users' rights. Aihik SurJanuary 31, 2022
News Data Protection Bill: How can we introduce accountability for surveillance of citizens? #NAMA Acknowledging that the bill leaves the door open for mass surveillance, experts discuss safeguards and demand clarity. Anushka JainJanuary 31, 2022
News Data Protection Bill: How government access to data is carved out of fiduciary obligations #NAMA In the prescribed responsibilities of government and private data fiduciaries, experts identify a glaring double standard in the bill. Anushka JainJanuary 31, 2022
News Data Protection Bill: How should the DPA be set up and what functions should it have #NAMA At a MediaNama event, experts shared their views on how the Data Protection Authority (DPA) should be set up and role that it should... Sarvesh MathiJanuary 28, 2022
News Data Protection Bill: Restrictions on cross-border data transfer will hurt Indian start-ups that depend on global tools #NAMA An average e-commerce platform uses 35 plug-ins, many of which may not be equipped to comply with the law. MitakshJanuary 27, 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