Digital Privacy

The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response of the Centre on a PIL challenging provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 that allegedly dilute transparency under the 2005 Right to Information Act. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi sought responses from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) and the Ministry of Law and Justice after taking note of the submissions of senior advocate Shayam Divan appearing for the PIL petitioners. The bench also directed that Rajasthan be also impleaded as a party to the proceedings. The PIL was filed by 'Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan' along with activists Aruna Roy, Nikhil Dey and Shankar Singh Rawat. The petition challenges Section 44(3) of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, which substitutes Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act. "Issue a writ of certiorari or a declaration, striking down Section 44(3) of the Digital Personal

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Sunday said it has launched a digital knowledge repository, "Dharohar - Milestones in the Indian securities market", on the occasion of the country's 76th Republic Day. The securities market, known for its diverse products, participants, and institutions, has a long-standing history of organised trading over the past 150 years, Sebi said. "Dharohar has been designed to document and showcase this rich heritage and evolution of the Indian securities market," the regulator said in a statement. The repository features a website that also includes an interactive timeline of significant events and 3D galleries, offering an engaging experience to visitors, it added. It is designed to cater to a wide audience, including students, investors, researchers, journalists, market participants and the general public offering insights into the market's diverse products, participants, and institutions. With over 3,000 assets, Dharohar documents the market's journey

The government has released the long-awaited draft of Digital Personal Data Protection Rules which proposes to make parent's verifiable consent and identification mandatory for creation of child's user account on online or social media platforms, and also moots possible data localisation requirements for specified personal data. Notably, the draft rules - which are key to operationalisation of the data protection Act - seek to make parental nod essential for processing of personal data of children. Further, parents' identity and age will also have to be validated and verified through voluntarily provided identity proof "issued by an entity entrusted by law or the government", say the draft rules. A major - and a surprise - takeaway from the draft rules, according to industry experts, is the aspect of localisation and additional oversight on cross-border data sharing in specified cases. On processing of personal data of child, the draft rules state: "A Data Fiduciary shall adopt ...

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