Nehaa Chaudhari and Anirudh Rastogi of Ikigai Law were in conversation with Ajinkya M Tulpule, Senior Legal Counsel, Ferrero in Luxembourg to examine the competition law efforts at regulating the tech sector. This webinar covered European Union (EU) competition law and regulatory responses to platform and data regulation, and what this could mean for India.Read more
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A. INTRODUCTION: On 11 May 2020, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) released the ‘Aarogya Setu Data Access and Knowledge Sharing Protocol’ (“Protocol”). The Protocol is issued by the chairperson of the ‘empowered group on technology and data management’ (“EG”), which is one of the 11 empowered groups created by the National ExecutiveRead more
On 12 December 2019, Parliament of India appointed a ‘joint select committee’ (“Committee”) to examine the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 (“PDP Bill”)[1]. On 11 February 2020, two new members were appointed to the Committee- Manish Tewari from Indian National Congress and Mahua Moitra from Trinamool Congress[2]. With the Committee membership restored to its fullRead more
The Data Protection Regulations, 2015 (“DPR”) were enacted on 4th October, 2015. They govern the processing of any personal or sensitive personal data by organisations registered in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”). All organisations registered in ADGM should demonstrate compliance with the DPR or face high penalties such for any non-compliance. Please click onRead more
I. Introduction The General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”) came into force on 25 May 2018 as an umbrella regulation to safeguard data and privacy in the European Union (“EU”) and European Economic Area. Closer home, in Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) & Anr v Union of India & Ors[1] (“Privacy Judgment”), a nine judgeRead more
There is an ancient proverb that says “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. In today’s context, if the journey is an organisation’s efforts to comply with its data protection obligations, then the single step is the process of taking stock of all the personal data it holds. This process ofRead more
The Indian government’s endeavour to regulate the collection and use of personal data dates back to 2012 when the A.P. Shah led committee released its report on privacy[1]. Seven years hence, the much awaited Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (“2019 Bill”)[2] was introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in the seventeenth Lok SabhaRead more
There seems to be an explosion of new data protection regulations across the South Asia region in recent years. Although these proposed laws[1] codify a common set of guiding principles, each law is in fact unique. Each of the regions in which these laws are proposed to be enacted has its own social dynamic, geo-politicalRead more
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced in the Parliament of India on 10 December 2019, and referred to a Joint Committee. This legislation will require businesses to revamp their data-handling practices and embed privacy into their systems and operations. Our team has put together two documents to help organisations prepare for this forthcoming law andRead more
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (“Bill”) was introduced in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) on 10 December 2019. Once enacted, this Bill will require a large number of companies (both Indian and foreign) to revamp their operational practices. This post provides an overview of the major practical concerns raised byRead more