Data is considered the new oil of 21st century. So for India to tap the full potential of data driven innovation and entrepreneurship, a comprehensive data protection regime for digital communications and appropriate institutional mechanism needs to be established. It is this light that Personal Data Protection Bill 2018, was released to safeguard the privacy, autonomy and choice of individuals and secure digital communications, infrastructure and services.
"Data protection" law in general, refers to policies and procedures seeking to minimize intrusion into the privacy of an individual caused by collection and usage of their personal data.
Current Status Quo
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