Will Data Protection Law be the next curveball for start-ups after GST?

Enterprises envisage a herculean task in complying with changes proposed in the new law as they scramble to ascertain specific requirements

What the goods and services tax (GST) did to businesses across the country, the proposed personal data protection law can do to the internet sector, especially to start-ups whose very business models thrive on customer data.

According to start-up founders and experts, these young companies and internet-enabled businesses would require substantial realignment of their operations and systems to comply with the proposed law. This is expected to extremely disruptive in the initial six to eight months from the date the bill is passed.

The personal data privacy bill, which aims at empowering consumers in terms of how their online data