An Arduous Task Lies Ahead Of India's Proposed Data Protection Regulator
By Sangeeta Patnaik India is making rapid strides towards ushering in a new data protection regime. The Draft Personal Data Protection Bill that is under review and is being deliberated by the Joint Parliamentary Committee is expected to sweep through the economy with major revamps to the statutory and regulatory landscape. The current Draft Bill has proposed the establishment of a data regulator — the “Data Protection Authority of India (DPA)” — which will be entrusted with the “duty to protect the interests of the data principals, prevent any misuse of personal data, ensure compli...
Source: medianama.com