As part of this effort towards having a nuanced data protection regime for India, we at the Dialogue hosted a consultation on “Implementing India’s Data Protection Regime: taking stock and way forward” on January 28, 2022. We were delighted to have Justice BN Srikrishna (Retd.), Judge, Supreme Court of India and Chairperson of the Expert Committee on Data Protection Framework, and, Dr Amar Patnaik, Hon’ble Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha and Member of Joint Parliamentary Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill, as the keynote speakers.
As we are moving close to having data protection legislation in India, the expert panel in this event discussed the various concerns with India’s envisioned data protection regime and provided the way forward. The panel deliberated on the role of India’s Data Protection Authority, the pros and cons of cross border data transfers, state of consent architecture, issues with state exemption, concerns with the incorporation of non-personal data, social media intermediaries and hardware regulations etc.
