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PDP Bill at par with international rules but needs more clarity: Survey

Most respondents say Bill must provide for independent Data Protection Authority like GDPR. Current form allows for excessive govt intervention and it is unlikely DPA will function independently

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4 min read Last Updated : Nov 29 2021 | 6:40 PM IST

Over 51 per cent of respondents in a survey said they thought the upcoming Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 was at par with other global privacy laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation, California Consumer Privacy Act and the Personal Information Protection Law, according Tsaaro, a data protection as a services provider, which announced the key findings of its survey on people's expectations from the PDP Bill.

However, most of the participants recommended that the drafted Bill should provide for an independent Data Protection Authority similar to the GDPR. The drafted Bill in its current form allows for excessive government

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