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SC may wait for data protection bill before probing WhatsApp privacy policy

The top court observed that there was no harm in waiting for the bill to be tabled and "heavens are not going to fall in the meanwhile"

For data storage, India trusts global service providers over local: Cisco

79 per cent of all corporate respondents in the Cisco's latest survey said that data protection laws have a positive effect

Apple expands Advanced Data Protection option globally with iOS 16.3 update

Apple has announced that it is expanding its Advanced Data Protection option for users globally

Key tech reforms like data protection, revised IT rules, expected in 2023

As India aspires to become $5 trillion economy, it needs sharper regulations to tame Big Tech from misusing market dominance. Will 2023 finally deliver key bills on data protection and crypto?

Over 54 million users' data at risk via 3 popular email marketing apps

Three popular transactional and marketing email service providers -- Mailgun, MailChimp and Sendgrid -- have put data of more than 54 million mobile app users at risk, including from India

Privacy in the digital Wild West

The arguments against a personal data privacy law are spurious. India needs robust data protection laws to enable growth without breaches of privacy

RBI advises fintechs to focus on governance, data protection issues

Das advised fintechs to pay close attention to governance, business conduct, data protection, customer centricity, regulatory compliance and risk mitigation frameworks

Nasscom hails draft data protection bill for dropping contentious rules

Provisions on non-personal data, criminal penalties, hardware certification scheme, and statutory data residency requirements among those axed

Elon Musk warned by EU official to keep Putin's propaganda off Twitter

Failing to take on fake or misleading content online could "lead to the very quick abuse" of Twitter, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova, said

India's revised data protection bill 'promising, clear': Meta's Nick Clegg

'Real process of openness' and listening to feedback in preparing legislation, he says

Irish regulator fines Meta $276 mn over data leak that hit Indian users too

The DPC commenced the inquiry "on foot of media reports into the discovery of a collated dataset of Facebook personal data that had been made available on the internet"

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw counters criticism around proposed DPDP Bill

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday allayed concerns over the extent of independence of the government-appointed oversight body proposed in the draft data protection Bill, saying just like RBI and SEBI the architecture of the new body will ensure its autonomy on issues. Vaishnaw, who was speaking at Times Now Summit 2022 also countered criticism around the draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill and questions around surveillance and said the risk of terrorist threats and cyber threats, as well as the changing nature of global warfare have to be kept in mind. These realities have to be considered, and a balanced view has to be taken. Supreme Court, he said, has set clear processes on surveillance, with many checks and balances. To questions being raised on just how independent the proposed Data Protection Board will be, the minister made it clear that independence and autonomy come from law, and cited the strong reputation enjoyed by RBI, SEBI, all over the world. Sin

Modified data protection bill to bring ease for startup ecosystem: Experts

MeitY on Friday released a draft version of the much-awaited data protection law, in the fourth such effort since it was first proposed in July 2018

Data Bill's hits and opportunities

Governance through trusts will help balance the concerns over data sovereignty and its economic potential

Govt should rethink several clauses of draft data bill: Justice Srikrishna

Raises concerns about independence of data protection board under protocols in the present draft

Data Bill may not lead to India joining e-commerce deal at WTO

India has so far stayed out of a group of 87 countries, including the US, European Union, China, and Japan that are negotiating trade-related aspects on e-commerce since December 2017

Personal data protection Bill may lead to UK, EU data adequacy deals

Under the new draft DPRP bill put out for public consultation, the government has proposed free cross-border flow of data with "friendly" nations, significantly easing its earlier stance

Even govt will be held accountable for data breach, says govt source

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill will also hold the government liable in case of a data breach, a government source said on Saturday. The source said that the bill will only cover aspects around digital data as the Ministry of Electronics and IT's mandate is to deal around digital and cyber space. "The bill is mainly to make those entities accountable that are monetising data. In case of data breach even the government is not exempted," the source said. The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill has exempted certain entities notified as data fiduciaries by the government from various compliances, including sharing details for the purpose of data collection. The draft has come up with various provisions to ensure data handling entities collect data with the explicit consent of individuals (or data principals) and use it only for the purpose for which it has been collected. The draft has proposed a penalty of up to Rs 500 crore in case data fiduciaries or entities ...

Draft personal data protection Bill: Penalties may range up to Rs 250 crore

Updated legislation allows data to be transferred to 'trusted geographies' listed by the government

CAG calls upon supreme audit institutions to work for mutual benefits

He sought innovative suggestions from members to shape Knowledge Share Committee strategies for the next three years