India's data protection bill to balance innovation with privacy

24/01/2023 | Business Standard

Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Indian Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, has said the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection law would balance innovation with the protection of individuals' rights. However, he concedes striking that balance would sometimes be difficult. At an industry conference, he said "The world has been following the General Data Protection Regulation approach to the right to privacy and protection of personal data. It is robust across multiple economies over many years. But it has a huge push-back on innovation." 

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