Last contribution by Khyati Srivastava on 28 Sep 2022
The personal data protection bill, 2019 was withdrawn by the government on 3rd August, 2022 to bring a revamped data protection law in future. This faqtsheet talks about the features, provisions and points of contention in the bill which led to its withdrawal by the government.
The data protection bill was introduced on December 11, 2019. It was referred to a... Read More
The data protection bill was introduced on December 11, 2019. It was referred to a standing committee on December 11,2019. The standing committee sent its recommendations in a report on December 16,2021.
Show LessThe features of the bill are: Applicability : The bill governs the processing of personal... Read More
The features of the bill are:
The bill sets up a data protection authority which may Take steps to protect interests... Read More
The bill sets up a data protection authority which may
Orders from the authority can be appealed to an appellate tribunal. Appeals from the tribunal will go to the supreme court
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The most contentious feature of the bill was: Sharing of non-personal data with the government... Read More
The most contentious feature of the bill was:
Offenses under the bill include: Processing or transferring personal data in the bill, punishable with... Read More
Offenses under the bill include:
Data protection legislation had been in the works since 2018 based on Justice BN Srikrishna... Read More
Data protection legislation had been in the works since 2018 based on Justice BN Srikrishna Committee recommendations.
Government announced the withdrawal of the personal data protection bill, 2019 in the Lok sabha suggesting that another refreshed bill will be brought soon for the following reasons:
The core recommendations of the committee were: Need for a broader data protection : No... Read More
The core recommendations of the committee were:
According to IT ministry sources, the government is targeting the winter session 2022 of the... Read More
According to IT ministry sources, the government is targeting the winter session 2022 of the Parliament to introduce the new data protection legislation.
The new bill will incorporate the broader ideas of data protection as recommended by the Joint committee of parliament and will be in line with the Supreme court’s landmark judgment in KS Puttaswamy case 2017 which held right to privacy as a fundamental right.
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