Kochhar & Co. reports that, on November 18, 2022, the Government of India released the long-awaited fourth draft of India’s proposed privacy law, now renamed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill.
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India Withdraws Data Protection Bill
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Stephen Mathias from Kochhar & Co. reports that, on August 3, 2022, the Government of India withdrew the Indian Data Protection Bill that was pending before the Indian Parliament.
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India Delays Introduction of Data Protection Bill Before Parliament
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On July 24, 2022, the Financial Express published an article on Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Indian Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, noting that the introduction of the Indian Data Protection Bill before Parliament will be delayed by a few months. …
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India to Require Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Within Six Hours
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On April 28, 2022, India issued new guidance relating to “information security practices, procedure, prevention, response and reporting of cyber incidents for Safe & Trusted Internet.”…
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India’s Draft Data Protection Bill Moves Closer to Passage
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In December, the Indian Joint Parliamentary Committee submitted its report on India’s draft Data Protection Bill. The Bill is now likely to be passed by Parliament in its next session, beginning in February 2022, and likely will enter into force in the first half of 2022. This blog entry examines certain key aspects of the revised Bill.
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Indian Joint Parliamentary Committee Adopts Report on Personal Data Protection Bill
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On November 22, 2021, according to India Today, the Indian Joint Parliamentary Committee responsible for reviewing the Personal Information Protection Bill 2019 issued its report on the proposed law.
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India Releases Revised Non-Personal Data Framework
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On December 16, 2020, the Committee of Experts within India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a revised report on the Non-Personal Data Governance Framework for India. This post details the key takeaways from the revised committee report.
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CIPL and DSCI Publish Report on Enabling U.S.-India Data Transfers
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The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton and the Data Security Council of India have published a report on “Enabling Accountable Data Transfers from India to the United States under India’s Proposed Personal Data Protection Bill,” which highlights the importance of continued flows of data between India and the U.S. following the expected passage of new comprehensive data protection legislation in India.
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India Releases Draft Non-Personal Data Governance Framework
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On July 13, 2020, a Committee of Experts within India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology published the first draft of a Non-Personal Data Governance Framework for India for public consultation.
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India’s Draft Data Privacy Bill Introduced in Parliament
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On December 11, 2019, an updated version of India’s draft data privacy bill was introduced in the Indian Parliament by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
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