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The government is likely to introduce the DPDP Bill, 2023, in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament.

Sourabh Lele New Delhi

4 min read Last Updated : Aug 01 2023 | 10:45 PM IST

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The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill may allow the government to block a digital platform after more than two instances of penalties for data breaches, a report by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology revealed on Tuesday.

The report on citizens’ data security and privacy offered detailed response from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) regarding its action plan for ensuring privacy and on the much-awaited data privacy law. The government is likely to introduce the DPDP Bill, 2023, in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament.

According to the report, representatives from MeitY stressed

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