Legal protection

Data Bill concern must be addressed

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. This is the fourth iteration of the proposed Bill — the first draft was composed way back in 2018. The Bill provides a legislative framework to protect the personal data of “Data Principals” (meaning owners of data) and outlines their rights and duties. The Bill also outlines the rights and duties of “Data Fiduciaries”, which collect personal data; of “Data Processors”, which process data; and of “Consent Managers”, which may act as intermediaries between data principals and fiduciaries. Such legislation was long overdue, given that