Personal data protection Bill may bring new usage consent managers: Experts

Industry experts fear massive implementation hurdles, going forward

If the Personal Data Protection Bill gets passed in its present form, a new class of companies and entities could emerge.  

The sole job of these new entities would be to manage the consent for data usage of a user.

The concept of a consent manager, proposed in the Personal Data Protection Bill, takes a leaf out of the existing account aggregator framework regulated under the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). However, the Bill, in its current form, has left industry experts with more questions than answers.

The Personal Data Protection Bill, which was referred to a Select Joint Committee of Parliament on