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Draft DPDP Rules, 2025, seeds of both surveillance and freedom
The recently published Draft DPDP, 2025 Rules (Digital Personal Data Protection Rules) contain some safeguards like consent on data possession, while the shadow of a dystopian future looms large, especially with broad exemptions granted to government agencies for processing data related to public services and subsidies that, in turn, create concerning possibilities for expanded state surveillance under the guise of public interest.
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill seeks to amend RTI Act to bar disclosure of personal information
The draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, which was released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on November 18 to invite public comments, has a provision which proposes to amend the Right To Information Act 2005.
Why Centre withdrew Data Protection Bill 2019 and what is in the offing
Government is likely to come up with more comprehensive legislation in winter session of Parliament
New data protection law comprehensive but full of exemptions
In the Winter session of this year, the ‘Personal Data Protection Bill’ based on the recommendations and findings of the Justice Srikrishna report, has been tabled in the Lok Sabha. The bill, however, has been referred to a joint select committee consisting of 30 members who will submit their report by the budget session next year after many opposition parties wanted changes to be made to the law.