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The Delhi Court on Wednesday sought the Centres and tax authority CBDTs response on a plea opposing the requirement of quoting Aadhaar number or linking it with PAN in e-filing tax returns.

SC declines Centre's offer to place committee's report on data...

Centre told SC that Justice Srikrishna panel has recently submitted report on data protection and Centre can submit it...

30 July 2018 7:09 PM IST

The notice comes just days after Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warned the social media giant Facebook of stringent action for any attempt to influence polls through data theft. (Photo: PTI/File)

Data protection draft bill holds hope for privacy

For data misuse, a penalty of Rs 15 cr or 4% of the total worldwide turnover of any data collection entity.

28 July 2018 1:57 AM IST

In a written reply, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology also said that it is working on the Personal Data Protection Bill to safeguard the privacy of citizens, and it is proposed to table it in Parliament.

'Noted WhatsApp malware, working on Personal Data Protection Bill':...

The Centre had earlier sought an explanation from WhatsApp to explain the breach of privacy.

20 Nov 2019 6:00 PM IST

In a written reply, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology also said that it is working on the Personal Data Protection Bill to safeguard the privacy of citizens, and it is proposed to table it in Parliament.

Personal data bill sent to Parl panel

However, facing opposition on the bill, government decided to send it to the joint select committee having members of...

12 Dec 2019 1:33 AM IST

In a written reply, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology also said that it is working on the Personal Data Protection Bill to safeguard the privacy of citizens, and it is proposed to table it in Parliament.

Carte blanche to spy on all

The Parliamentary Joint Select Committee has its task cut out to water down the draconian provisions.

12 Dec 2019 1:23 AM IST

The European Union data protection laws will cover large tech companies like Google, Twitter and Facebook that use personal data as an advertising goldmine, as well as firms like banks and also public bodies. (Photo: Pixabay)

What the Personal Data Protection bill proposes for digital India

To be further reviewed by a parliamentary panel, here's what the circulated draft of the bill proposes for Indians...

11 Dec 2019 3:10 PM IST

The Personal Data Protection bill, whose first draft was made public last year, is keenly awaited by top technology companies and industry stakeholders (Photo: Representation/Pexels)

Stricter social media verification may be in the books with pending...

The privacy bill may require large social media platforms to offer an identity-verification option, perhaps to rein in...

6 Dec 2019 11:41 AM IST

The personal data will include health records, financial data, sexual orientation, biometrics, genetic data, transgender status, religious or political beliefs or affiliations. (Photo: File)

Personal data can be processed overseas with 'explicit consent'

'Critical' personal data, however, is another classified data can only be stored and processed in India.

5 Dec 2019 12:41 PM IST

I appeal to Sonia Gandhi to rise above vote bank politics. I would also request the same from Mayawati and Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

'Cross-border data movement under new law may be allowed on basis of...

India will uphold its data sovereignty. That will not be negotiable, said IT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

14 Jun 2019 7:04 PM IST

The need of the hour is to put more power back in the hands of the users, and that begins with fiduciaries being more transparent with personal data. (Photo | Pixabay - Mohamed Hassan)

Tech This Week | The Personal Data Protection Bill in the context of...

When it comes to data breaches, the bill does not do nearly enough to put power back in the hands of the users.

18 July 2020 6:50 PM IST

There is a strong tendency within the Government to view data as a national asset, akin to say, the Indian Railways. This has been an inherent line of reasoning in multiple draft and actual policies. (Photo | Pixabay - Gerd Altmann)

Tech This Week | Data is not national wealth, must not be regulated in...

Value is derived from data is because it is shared. That's a key reason why technology evolved into a multi-trillion...

11 July 2020 9:33 PM IST