Personal Data Protection

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking person’s guide. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Last week, I was sitting in the rear seat of my car, deeply immersed in my Kindle, reading......

Govt releases draft digital data protection rules without penal clause

The government has released the long-awaited draft of Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, which do not mention any penal action for violations. Image used for representational purpose only.......

Govt changed data protection bill into money bill, charges Congress MP

Hours after Congress leader Manish Tewari on Thursday said the government might get the Digital Data Protection Bill classified as a money bill, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw refuted the......

Govt withdraws Data Protection Bill; plans new 'set of legislations'

The government on Wednesday withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill from Lok Sabha and said it will come out with a 'set of fresh legislations' that will fit into the comprehensive legal......

Challenges Before The New Data Law

DPDP Act (2023) gives individuals the right to decide how their personal data is collected and used. For many businesses, this means reworking longstanding data practices, notes Ravi Duvvuru.......

E-commerce, tech firms call for clarity on Personal Data Protection Bill

The biggest fear many of the e-commerce firms have is the possible requirement to change business models overnight, which would drastically increase costs as well as disrupt businesses.......

Why India must worry over the Data Protection Bill

Sections in the draft Personal Data Protection Bill are a blatant violation of the Right to Privacy as guaranteed by the Constitution, experts tell Sudipto Dey. IMAGE: According to Clause 26 of......

Panel took fairly balanced call on data protection: Justice Srikrishna

An industry representative and an academician had expressed their reservations during the deliberations, says Srikrishna Justice B N Srikrishna has said the committee headed by him on data......

Why Firing Gambhir Won't Fix The Real Problem

Sack Gambhir before he damages any more careers, if you must. But it cannot stop there.The project ahead must be bigger, more ambitious, and far more urgent: Rebuilding the spine of Indian cricket......