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India Steps Up Push for Data Privacy and Digital Security The Government of India is moving forward strongly on data privacy and digital security with the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 and the draft rules for 2025, which are currently open for public consultation from citizens and stakeholders. These efforts aim to protect […]
In 2023, India introduced the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), marking the start of a new chapter in privacy regulation. In January 2025, the government also released the Draft DPDP Rules, 2025 for public feedback. This consultation ended on 5 March 2025. Although the President has already signed the DPDP Act, it […]
The Road Ministry (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways – MoRTH) has introduced a policy to enable controlled data sharing from the National Transport Repository (NTR) with state governments and the private sector. This step promotes uniformity and legal compliance in data sharing. The NTR stores registration certificates (RCs) and driving licences (DLs) collected via […]
Srinagar, Aug 12: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo chaired a high-level meeting on Tuesday to review the Cyber Security Action Plan for Jammu and Kashmir. He focused on strengthening defenses against rising cyber threats and protecting the Union Territory’s digital infrastructure. Officials Present in the Meeting The Secretary of the IT Department, the CEO of JaKeGA, […]
CCI Calls Data Access a Key Advantage in Digital Markets The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has said that access to consumer data gives online businesses a major competitive edge. This view came in its response to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, which asked about the role of CCI in the digital economy and […]
Recently, Quick Heal Technologies Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BHASHINI, the government’s multilingual AI platform under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). As a result, the partnership aims to make cybersecurity and data privacy education accessible to millions of Indians by delivering it in their native languages. Bridging the Digital […]
New Delhi: A fresh trend is sweeping through Facebook and other Meta platforms. Users are posting the same message, claiming it blocks the company from using their photos and personal data. They urge friends to copy and paste the message on their own timelines. They warn that failing to do so gives Meta legal permission […]
New Delhi, August 5, 2025 – Under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), the government has reinforced cybersecurity and data protection measures to safeguard citizens’ health information. Stakeholders can exchange health data only after obtaining the patient’s explicit consent. Before integration with ABDM, all digital health applications must undergo rigorous validation in a sandbox environment […]
The government has decided not to make any changes to the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), despite concerns raised by journalists and civil rights groups. Official sources said Parliament has already passed the law, so the government cannot make amendments at this stage.Instead, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) plans to […]
Roorkee: IIT-Roorkee has confirmed a serious data privacy breach that exposed personal details of more than 30,000 students and alumni online for several years. The institute has started an internal investigation after receiving the alert. The leaked data appears to come from the academic affairs department’s records. It includes students’ and parents’ mobile numbers, caste […]