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India: Government withdraws long-awaited Personal Data Protection Bill

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On 3 August, the Indian Central Government withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 ( PDP Bill ). The PDP Bill, which has drawn criticism from both privacy advocates and industry stakeholders, was first published in 2018 and was to be India’s first law on the protection of personal data.

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Senators Raise Security Concerns Over Selling Personal Data

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Letter to Twitter, Google, Others Asks About Selling Information to Foreign Governments A bipartisan group of senators has sent a letter to Google, Twitter, Verizon, AT&T and online advertising firms and networks raising national security concerns about the selling of citizens' personal data, which could end up in the hands of foreign governments.

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India Passes Digital Personal Data Protection Act

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reports that in early August 2023, the Indian Parliament passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (the “Act”), bringing to a close a 5-year process to enact an omnibus data privacy law in India. The Act was ratified by the President of India and will come into effect once notified by the Government.

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India Government Withdraws Data Protection Bill

Data Breach Today

Unexpected Revocation Comes After Years of Tech Industry Criticism The government of India withdrew a long-anticipated personal data protection bill from Parliament. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to instead introduce a comprehensive framework of global standard laws including digital privacy laws

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Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act Enters into Force

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On June 1, 2022, Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) entered into force after three years of delays. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the Thai government issued royal decrees to extend the compliance deadline to June 1, 2022. . Breaches may result in fines between THB500,000 (U.S.$14,432)

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India: New Digital Personal Data Protection Act, Start Planning Now.

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

On 11 August 2023, India’s long-awaited law governing data protection – the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ( DPDP Act ) – received the President’s assent and was published in the official gazette the following day. data subjects, using the GDPR terminology) located within India.

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India Releases Draft Non-Personal Data Governance Framework

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On July 13, 2020, a Committee of Experts within India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“the Committee”) published the first draft of a Non-Personal Data Governance Framework for India for public consultation. address privacy concerns, including from re-identification of anonymized personal data.