New Delhi: While speaking at the online panel discussion on Future of Data Governance in India: A Consumer Perspective, organised by CUTS International, Dr. Patnaik, member of Joint Parliamentary Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill (JPC) pointed out that the Personal Data Protection Bill has gone through an extensive process of clause-wise consideration during a round of consultation within the JPC.
He alluded that it would be safe to conclude that we are likely to soon witness some developments around a robust personal data protection law which takes into account diverse perspectives and balances individual privacy, state’s interests, and need to leverage digital economy.
March 12, 2021
The Intermediaries Rules 2021 have not been issued following due process under the Information Technology Act 2000, claimed legal reporting portal LiveLaw, in its petition against the new Rules. They are “vague” and “suffer from excessive delegation of powers”, which will lead to the exercise of judicial functions by non-judicial authorities, the legal news platform said in its petition.
Earlier this week, LiveLaw filed a petition in the Kerala High Court, challenging the validity of the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. After hearing the petition, the court granted a stay against any coercive action by the government against LiveLaw by virtue of it being declared a “publisher” under the new Rules.
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India’s new data protection bill makes a good show of user rights but can it deliver on its promises?
India’s new data protection bill makes a good show of user rights but can it deliver on its promises?
Prabhjote GillMar 10, 2021, 08:25 IST
Internet users in India have to choose between the over reach of private companies or the governmentBI India
India’s Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 is likely to be placed in front of Parliament sometime this month.
The underlying goal of the proposed laws is to assign rights to users over the collecting, storage and usage of their information.
Plugged in: Nearly one-third of all internet users in India are aged under 19 - K MURALI KUMAR
Plugged in: Nearly one-third of all internet users in India are aged under 19 - K MURALI KUMAR×
India’s privacy law must balance the rights of children with online safety While the necessity to protect the interests of children online is a foregone conclusion, the challenge is to do so while respecting their autonomy Even the laws on child labour allow children under 14 to work autonomously in non-hazardous industries; however, according to the PDP Bill, the same children cannot sign up for online jobs without parental consent
The Sindh High Court on Friday directed a federal law officer to submit a progress report with regard to legislation on the personal data protection.Hearing a petition seeking a direction to the.