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Why India’s Data Protection Board requires more scaffolding

Why India’s Data Protection Board requires more scaffolding
Why India’s Data Protection Board requires more scaffolding
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On the face of it, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act ticks all the right boxes. But from a citizen’s point of view, it has many missing links. For one, the Data Protection Board doesn’t have the power to initiate a suo motu enquiry in cases where individuals might be unaware of their rights or unable to file complaints.

The draft rules to supplement India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 is likely to be released soon. The Act provides statutory recognition to digital data privacy rights. To be sure, India is among the early South Asian countries to have enacted a national data-protection law. Once effective, the Act will compel entities that gather and process digital data to collect personal data for legitimate purposes, based on informed consent
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The Economic Times