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Uber's India data centre bet; Cyber cover meets AI riskUber will establish its first data centre in India with the Adani Group. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
SC likely to hear petitions challenging sections of India’s first privacy law this monthThe petitioners are the Reporters' Collective, the Editors Guild of India, the National Campaign for People's Right to Information, Mazdoor...
Firms flag data verification, compliance costs as major challenge under DPDP regimeThe rising costs of meeting compliance is spooking many, with nearly 30% of respondents saying these new expenditures will be more than 10%...
Screens mirror govt policy divide as experts parse Sanchar Saathi orderWhile the government pitches the move as a fraud-fighting, citizen-safety measure, critics warn that broad exemptions under the Digital Per...
DPDP 2025: Telecom firms say key issues remain unresolvedIndian telecom operators, designated as significant data fiduciaries under DPDP Rules 2025, find many of their concerns unaddressed. Key is...
ETtech Explainer: Understanding India’s new data protection law & its implicationsWhat is this law, what does it do, why does it matter, and what counts as data in the first place? ETtech breaks it down.
Govt to make no changes in DPDP Act; FAQs to be issued soon: SourcesUnion minister Vaishnaw said that personal details that are subject to public disclosure under various laws will continue to be disclosed u...
Exempt data fiduciaries from data law's provisions for training AI models: IAMAI to govtThe IAMAI has urged the central government to temporarily exempt data fiduciaries from certain DPDP Act provisions when processing publicly...
Data privacy law: Digital payment companies, NPCI seek pause on consent clausePayment companies have sought an exemption from Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act provisions that require user consent for each t...
DPDP does not weaken RTI Act: Union minister Ashwini VaishnawThe DPDP Act aligns with privacy and transparency principles, says Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, amid criticism that it weakens the RTI Act. C...
Personal data breach notification, verifiable parental consent, dominate data rules consultationThe third consultation on the draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules was held by the ministry of electronics and information t...
Explainer: Draft DPDP rules 2025 aim to protect citizens' dataThe Indian government has released draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules 2025 for public consultation, aimed at implementing ...
IT Minister’s back, policy honchos hope data rules will allay sector’s concernsThe re-appointment of Ashwini Vaishnaw as the minister of electronics and information technology has sparked hopes for continued dialogue b...
Banking access may be at risk if you seek to delete credit dataTechnology experts and policy lawyers were split on whether CICs can be exempt under the new data law and if people can request complete da...
DPDP Rules: Concerns over leeway to some companies on use of kids’ dataDigital privacy and cybersecurity experts as well as lawyers ET spoke to also said that there needs to be additional deliberation on the fi...
Data Protection Board to come up within 30 days: MoS IT Rajeev ChandrasekharUnder the DPDP Act, a DPB consisting of a chairperson and members appointed by the central government, will be set up. On receipt of an int...
ETtech Interview | Data Bill to make social media companies accountable, fortify IT industry: IT Minister Ashwini VaishnawUnion Minister for Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw spoke to ET about the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) and ...
Exemptions in new data bill limited to national security, public order: MoS IT Rajeev ChandrasekharIt took more than a decade - and half-a-dozen extensive iterations on the initial superstructure – for New Delhi to finally bring in a comp...
Govt mulls exempting early stage startups from Data Protection Bill provisions"This may be for a limited time period in cases where they may be doing some kind of data modelling etc to develop their solution," the sou...
Govt can't violate privacy of citizens, personal data access in exceptional situations, says MoS ITRajeev Chandrasekhar said the proposed Data Protection Board - which will adjudicate matters related to data protection - will be independe...