India’s Data protection bill:Strong on companies,weak on govt. surveillance
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Unlikely to pass in this session but could be taken up in the budget session in February-March.
Draft bill can be accessed here: https://www.medianama.com/wp-content/uploads/Personal-Data-P...
This bill seems to be drafted on the lines of GDPR but exempts govt. entities.
Strong regulation on social media:
(Page 41): the Central govt may notify “social media intermediary “whose actions have significant impact on electoral democracy, security of the State, public order or the sovereignty and integrity of India” as a significant data fiduciary.
Data fiduciaries will need to verify a child age & obtain consent of their guardian. Data Protection Authority can classify some as "guardian data fiduciaries" if they target children or process large amount of children’s personal data.