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Parliament Must Rework the Data Protection Bill

The success of such a law depends on how its purview is defined and how well it is implemented.

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By Suyash Rai
Published on Dec 19, 2019
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Source: Hindustan Times

The Personal Data Protection Bill introduced in the Parliament on December 11 provides a framework to regulate the processing of personal data in India. It gives certain grounds for processing personal data along with obligations on those processing it. It creates and empowers a data protection authority to do the regulation. The success of such a law depends on how its purview is defined and how well it is implemented.

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Suyash Rai

Former Fellow, Carnegie India

Suyash Rai was a fellow at Carnegie India. His research focuses on the political economy of economic reforms, and the performance of public institutions in India.

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