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The government is now likely to move on to framing and rolling out the rules and regulations of the DPDP Bill.

The bill will now be sent to President Droupadi Murmu for her assent following which it will be notified in the central gazette and become a law. It will be Indias first law aimed at protecting the digital rights and privacy of citizens and their personal data.

Happy Thursday! The government is planning a separate digital competition law instead of tweaking the existing Competition Act to regulate Big Tech companies. This exclusive story and more in todays ETtech Morning Dispatch.

Data Bill: As deep fakes created by gen AI tools become more rampant, several experts flagged the need for the DPDP to address this. Further, with elections happening in two of the largest democracies next year - India and the US, many believed it was all the more imperative to address the matter as perverse images of public figures or doctored audio and videos can be circulated to tarnish their reputation.

As deep fakes created by gen AI tools become more rampant, several experts flagged the need for the DPDP to address this. Further, with elections happening in two of the largest democracies next year - India and the US, many believed it was all the more imperative to address the matter as perverse images of public figures or doctored audio and videos can be circulated to tarnish their reputation.

After his inauguration, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed some important bills passed by the 9th National Assembly into law which include the Police Pension Bill, Electricity Bill, Data Bill as well as the Students Loan Bill.   Another important bill waiting for the president’s assent is the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) Bill.…

In a move that Vijay Shekhar Sharma no doubt hopes will please regulators and convince them to greenlight the Paytm founders business plans, Ant Financial has transferred a 10% stake in the fintech major to an entity owned by Sharma. The transaction will reduce Chinese representation on the cap table of One 97 Communications, Paytms parent. This and more in todays ETtech Top 5.

The Guild has raised concerns about the independence of the Data Protection Board (DPB), which is proposed to be constituted by the DPDP Bill tabled in Parliament last week.

The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill 2023 has introduced a concept of deemed consent, explicit consent and a right to the data subject to withdraw consent.

Members of the Opposition and some technology policy experts have raised concerns as this gives wide ranging powers to the government.