Security News > 2023 > August > India Passes New Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDPB), Putting Users' Privacy First

The Indian President Droupadi Murmu on Friday granted assent to the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill after it was unanimously passed by both houses of the parliament last week, marking a significant step towards securing people's information.

"The Bill provides for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognizes both the rights of the individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto," the Indian government said.

The long-awaited data protection law comes months after the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology released a draft version of the bill in November 2022.

The requests for explicit consent from users should be accompanied or preceded by a notice to inform the purpose for which the personal data is proposed to be processed.

The DPDP Act stipulates the establishment of a Data Protection Board comprising members appointed by the government to examine complaints, investigate data breaches, and levy penalties based on the severity, duration, and the "Repetitive nature" of the incidents.

"In case of a citizen's data breach, they simply need to visit the website, provide the data protection board with details, and the board will initiate an inquiry, imposing penalties on the breaching platforms," IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.

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