Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022

On 18th November, 2022, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) issued the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (DPDB). It seeks to replace the earlier Personal Data Protection Bill (PDP Bill) introduced back in 2019 and withdrawn in August 2022.

Salient Features

7 Principles

  • Rightful Usage: Usage of personal data by organisations must be done in a lawful, fair and transparent manner to the individuals concerned.
  • Resolute Dissemination: Personal data must only be used for the purposes for which it was collected.
  • Relevant Data Collection: Bare minimum and only necessary data should be collected to fulfill a ....
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