Privacy law compliance can be staggered to help start-ups: MeitY official

'We will see to it that compliance does not trump the benefits that we want to bring to the technology ecosystem and citizens with the bill', said MeiTy Additional Secretary Dr Rajendra Kumar

There are special provisions being put in the personal data protection bill to give technology start-ups enough cushioning time to comply, said MeitY Additional Secretary Dr Rajendra Kumar at an industry webinar on Tuesday. A regulatory sandbox will also ensure that start-ups can continue to innovate and experiment, he said.

“We will see to it that compliance does not trump the benefits that we want to bring to the technology ecosystem and citizens with the bill. There can be a staggered implementation of the PDP bill so that they get enough time to comply with the law,” said Kumar.

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