"India's new data privacy rules, requiring companies like Amazon, Meta, and OpenAI to minimize the collection of personal information, came into force this month. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP) aims to secure Indian users' personal data, while guaranteeing their consent. Under the DPDP rules, firms will only be able to collect customer data that is necessary for a specific purpose. They must allow users to opt out and tell them if their information is involved in a data breach."
"However, the DPDP has been criticized for granting the government broad powers to access personal data without strong independent oversight. India's DPDP has been compared to the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which requires strict consent, data minimization, and has an independent regulator. The DPDP gives a government-appointed Data Protection Board with just four members the task of overseeing privacy for some 1.4 billion people, raising concerns over compromised privacy and free speech."
India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP) came into force, requiring companies to minimize collection of personal information and secure Indian users' data while guaranteeing consent. Firms may collect only data necessary for a specific purpose, must allow users to opt out, and must notify users of data breaches. The government described the rules as creating a simple, citizen-focused and innovation-friendly framework for responsible use of digital personal data. Critics say the DPDP grants the government broad access powers without strong independent oversight. A government-appointed Data Protection Board of four members will oversee privacy for about 1.4 billion people, raising concerns about compromised privacy and free speech. India is also drafting additional digital regulations with higher compliance requirements for AI and social media companies.
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