On August 7, the Lok Sabha gave a nod to the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill with a voice vote. With this India comes closer to its first law that establishes how private or government entities can use or process citizens' data.
In the Lok Sabha, this bill has been presented by Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw. The bill will now head to the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling coalition is short of the majority mark.
Expressing their concerns over legislation, the opposition has been demanding the bill to be sent to a parliamentary panel for further deliberations.
The IT Minister presented this bill on August 3 in the Lok Sabha amidst protests from the opposition, which alleged that the bill violated citizens' Right to Privacy.
As per a news source, few opposition MPs suggested an amendment of the Bill, which includes lowering the definition of children to mean those below 15 from the age limit of 18.
Apart from that, the bill also has provisions that give wide exemptions to the government. The proposed law says its provisions will not apply in respect to the processing of personal data when notified by “instrumentality of the state as the central government may notify".
These could be in cases related to the sovereignty and integrity of the country, security, friendly relations with foreign states, maintenance of public order or preventing incitement to any cognisable offence relating to any of these.
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