Personal Data Protection Bill 2018

Best of BS Opinion: YES Bank fallout, Data Protection Bill, and more

Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day talk YES Bank's fallout, Data Protection Bill among other issues.

Updated On: 09 Mar 2020 | 6:43 AM IST

How govt's desire to appease its core voter base could affect businesses

In the following six years, the campaign for data localisation, or storing data locally, has gathered steam

Updated On: 09 Feb 2020 | 9:20 PM IST

Data Protection Bill should be discussed widely in Parliament: Prasad

Responding to a question on data protection legislation movement that was taking time, Prasad said time must be given for parliamentary deliberations and added that "what comes out, will be good".

Updated On: 06 Feb 2020 | 4:06 PM IST

Parliamentary panel invites suggestions on Personal Data Protection Bill

'It has been decided to seek views and suggestions on the Bill from individuals/associations/bodies concerned,' it said

Updated On: 25 Jan 2020 | 1:42 AM IST

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Year in Review: Citizenship Act to Ayodhya verdict, key decisions of 2019

Days before curtains come down on 2019, we look at the key decisions and ideas that shaped the year

Updated On: 08 Jan 2020 | 10:43 PM IST

Personal data protection bill with par panel, 10 members nominated

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday had referred the bill to a joint select committee of both Houses of Parliament

Updated On: 12 Dec 2019 | 5:17 PM IST

Your Alexa, Google Home may stop speaking if parliament passes new data law

This bill, according to industry experts, will have a far-reaching impact on companies in almost every sector - from the digital commerce to banking, health care and even automobile industry

Updated On: 10 Dec 2019 | 11:22 PM IST

Snooping on citizens without sanction is illegal: Justice B N Srikrishna

Main architect of India's privacy bill says use of spyware like Pegasus can be legally challenged

Updated On: 07 Dec 2019 | 2:03 AM IST

Cabinet clears Data Protection Bill, likely to be tabled in Parliament soon

Once cleared by the Parliament, the Personal Data Protection Bill will have repercussions for industries across the board

Updated On: 04 Dec 2019 | 2:45 PM IST

IT Act well-equipped to deal with hacking, spyware: Ravi Shankar Prasad

The government said some media reports attempting to malign the government of India for the reported breach are completely misleading

Updated On: 20 Nov 2019 | 3:56 PM IST

Personal Data Protection Bill to be tabled in Parliament in current session

As per the proposal, hefty penalties on entities found violating privacy of users will be imposed

Updated On: 18 Nov 2019 | 7:41 PM IST

Right to be forgotten will be arduous as India frames data protection law

The Personal Data Protection (Draft) Bill, 2018, presented by the Justice B N Srikrishna panel, has a section on the right to be forgotten, even as it does not provide the right to erasure

Updated On: 29 Sep 2019 | 8:31 PM IST

Is data the new oil?

Mukesh Ambani is neither the first nor the only one to say so. Many have said it before. He made the line popular in India along with Jio

Updated On: 18 Sep 2019 | 8:45 PM IST

Govt consults select stakeholders for views on data protection bill

The ministry has asked for clarifications from some people who had earlier given their comments on the proposed Data Protection Bill

Updated On: 20 Aug 2019 | 8:34 PM IST

At cross purposes?

The draft Indian Personal Data Protection Bill 2018 appears to be in conflict with the very ideas on which it is based

Updated On: 09 Sep 2018 | 11:35 PM IST