Data Ownership

The tighter control over information comes after China issued its most sweeping blueprint yet on data ownership in Dec, in a clear sign that data will play a key role in powering Xi's vision for China

Last month, the government withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill from the Lok Sabha and IT Minister had said the Centre was hopeful of getting a new legislation passed by the next Budget Session

The code was written by the British computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee between 1990 and 1991, will be tied to an NFT, a smart contract that proves the code's authenticity, right of ownership

Trai said firms collecting user data don't have a right over it and emphasised that consumers' consent should be mandatory