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The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, ratified in August this year, mandates that any company or individual collecting, managing or working with data from other users must obtain explicit consent from them bytelling them about the purpose for which the said data has been obtained.

The government is likely to release the administrative rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules within the next fortnight and may notify the final version of the bill by the end of January 2024, sources said.

Data Privacy: In the absence of any clear guidelines, it is not illegal yet, but legal experts say one must question the intent behind demanding government ID.

Indian office building operators, including DLF, Embassy, Brookfield, and Mindspace, are facing criticism for insisting on taking government identification cards of visitors for verification, making the process lengthy and raising concerns over personal data safety. While there are no clear guidelines, legal experts question the intent behind demanding government IDs.

Social media and internet giants Google and Meta are headed for a clash in India over the critical issue of age verification and consent management for young internet users below 18.

Google: The ministry of electronics and information technology is likely to issue a definitive “risk-based” framework with multiple options for social media and internet intermediaries to ensure age-gating and subsequent parental consent management.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar also said that the much awaited Digital India Act is unlikely to be tabled for legislation before the 2024 general elections

Though data privacy and information security have a close and critical relationship, they represent distinct aspects of safeguarding personal data. Understanding these nuances is crucial for organisations seeking to protect personal data in an increasingly interconnected world and to comply with the provisions of the DPDP Act

In the case of AI, there are multiple threats. This is a significantly more complex thing compared to privacy regulation because AI can be a major threat to humanity itself, says Vaishnaw

The article provides a concise overview of the merits and shortcomings of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.