The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 proposes a framework to secure the informational privacy of citizens of India. The areas covered by the draft bill include consent, what comprises personal data including sensitive personal data, exemptions which can be granted, grounds for processing data, storage restrictions for personal data, individual rights and right to be forgotten. The draft of Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 restricts and imposes conditions on the cross-border transfer of personal data and suggests setting up of Data Protection Authority of India to prevent any misuse of personal information.
● The Dialogue, in association with ESC and CUTS International organized a stakeholder consultation ‘Towards A Regulated Data Economy: Getting The Implementation Right’ on 26 September 2018 at Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC), New Delhi.
● This was a roundtable discussion to gather stakeholder inputs on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018.
● The discussion focused on key issues under the Bill, namely the consent architecture; Grievance redressal mechanism; Enhanced personal entitlements; The role and functionalities of Data Protection Authority; Data privacy; Data localization; and more.
