Personal Data Protection Bill to be tabled during monsoon session

June 02, 2023 10:22

The Personal Data Protection Bill, which has been overdue, will now be introduced in the parliament's monsoon session, said Lt General (Dr) Rajesh Pant, National Cyber Security Coordinator, Government of India on Thursday while addressing the Global Privacy & Data-Protection Leadership Meet 2023 organised by ASSOCHAM.

This bill, if approved by Parliament, will replace the 2011-notified Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practises and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules.

He added that the Telecom Bill, which will replace the Telegraph Act of 1885, and the Digital India Act, which will replace IT Act 2000 as revised in 2008, are two additional significant laws that the Indian government is currently working on.

The industry needs to be more transparent about how they collect and use customer data, give customers more control over their personal data, protect customer personal data from unauthorised access, and comply with applicable laws, Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Pant reiterated while citing some data from Gartner.

Some of the key challenges being faced include increased use of AI, globalisation of the economy, increasing incidence of cyber-attacks, and growing public awareness on privacy issues, he elaborated.

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