The incidents underline the need to identify gaps in companies’ security practices and clarify what constitutes reasonable safeguards befor...

The establishment of the Data Protection Board is on the fast track, with the government diligently paving the way for its formation. Proce...

ET decodes what the regime will mean for diverse groups, explains the staggered implementation of provisions and traces the twists and turn...

The Indian government has released draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules 2025 for public consultation, aimed at implementing ...

The government released draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules requiring verifiable parental consent for children creating accounts o...

DPB is a crucial element of the new privacy law and will act as a data regulator. It will inquire into privacy breaches and impose penaltie...

While the new Digital Personal Data Protection Act seeks to establish a robust framework for the protection of personal data in the digital...

The Lok Sabha passed the bill on Monday by a voice vote amid some slogan-shouting by Opposition members seeking a debate on the Manipur iss...

The opposition has expressed several concerns over the legislation and has been demanding that the bill be sent to a parliamentary panel fo...

The measure to block access has been introduced to give the government control on repeated instances of flagrant violations of the provisio...

In the draft Bill, the government has retained the definition of 'child' to be anyone who has not attained the age of 18 and mandated that ...

IT Ashwini Vaishnaw described the bill as being technology and sector agnostic, adding that it may become a global trendsetter.

Speaking about the nature of penalties, the minister said, "The (Data Protection) Board will have to consider aspects like the nature, grav...

The latest draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, which was released for public consultation on Friday, has proposals fr...

The comments and submissions by stakeholders on the data protection bill, however, will not be disclosed in public “to enable persons submi...

The draft Data Protection Bill will allow processing of private data without explicit consent of the owner.

The Bill is expected to be tabled in Parliament during the ongoing Winter Session for final approval.