Lok Sabha passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023
Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 which lays down the obligations of entities handling and processing data as well as the rights of individuals. The bill proposes a maximum penalty of Rs 250 crore and minimum of Rs 50 crore on entities violating the norms. The norms will apply to personal data collected within India from data principals online, and personal data collected offline, but subsequently digitised. It will also apply to such processing outside India if it is for offering goods or services to individuals in India. Union Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had tabled the bill in the lower house on August 3. Opposition had demanded that it should be sent to the standing committee for scrutiny. While moving the bill, Vaishnaw had rejected suggestions that it was a money bill saying it was a «normal bill». The bill provides for the processing of digital personal data in a manner “that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes”.
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Firms dealing with user data must protect personal data even if it is stored with a third-party data processor In case of a data breach, companies must inform the Data Protection Board (DPB) and users Children’s data and data of physically disabled persons with guardians must be processed after consent from guardians Read more on economictimes.indiatimes.com
