The Bill has been in the works since the past one and half years. A draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill had been made public by the ministry of electronics and information technology
The IAMAI counts technology majors like Google, Facebook, and Apple as members as well as health tech firms such as Netmeds, Practo, 1mg, and mfine
The ministry has asked for clarifications from some people who had earlier given their comments on the proposed Data Protection Bill
The proposal is significant as it marks a departure from the original draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill
Goyal on Monday gave companies 10 days to write to his ministry, outlining all concerns on existing and proposed regulations on the digital sector
Restrictive clauses around purpose limitation, storage limitation and collection limitation will make it very difficult for start ups and potential start ups to get into the data business
A panel headed by Justice B N Srikrishna submitted its recommendations and the draft Bill on data protection to IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad a fortnight ago
Critics of data privacy bill say the proposed legislation will impair the operations of the internet giants and startups that're helping usher in a digital economy
To recover the miniscule amount, the telecom consumers may have to spend much more in taking legal recourse