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Guest post in the run-up to ‘The Dialogue’ on the application of purpose and collection limitation under the proposed data protection law for the internet of things. https://inc42.com/resources/indias-draft-personal-data-protection-bill-and-internet-of-things-challenges-ahead/  

The Observor Research Foundation, an independent think-tank based in India had organised a closed-door roundtable conference to discuss the implications of the data localisation requirements under the draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018. A report is due to be released by ORF.  

Opinion piece on the implications of the recently introduced DNA Bill, 2018, in context of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018. Republished in Business Standard in arrangement with The Wire. https://thewire.in/law/dna-bill-data-protection-bill-consent  

Opinion piece on the implications of the recently introduced DNA Bill, 2018, in context of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018. https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/how-dna-bill-gives-near-sweeping-powers-to-the-state-to-bulldoze-privacy-118083000152_1.html  

Promotional article discussing ‘The Dialogue’ – Ikigai Law and Inc42’s conference on the data protection bill for startups. https://inc42.com/buzz/draft-personal-data-protection-bill-make-your-voice-heard-in-the-dialogue-by-inc42-tra-law/  

Nehaa Chaudhari spoke on data governance, and regulating emerging technologies at the first India Strategy Group, a high level track 1.5 dialogue between India and Europe, organized by the European Council on Foreign Relations, Carnegie India, and Fundação Oriente. This event brought together key stakeholders from the government, academia and think-tanks, and business/industry. https://carnegieindia.org/2018/06/08/india-strategy-group-2018-event-6935  

Name of The Event: #NAMA Privacy on India’s draft data protection bill organized by MediaNama MediaNama, a leading online media portal curated a discussion on key issues in India’s draft data protection bill. Nehaa Chaudhari was a speaker in the session titlted “Data localisation, ‘sovereignty, cross border data flows” https://www.medianama.com/2018/09/223-namaprivacy-data-localisation/ AND https://www.medianama.com/2018/08/223-namaprivacy-what-to-read-on-the-srikrishna-bill-implementation-localisation-and-more/ AND https://www.medianama.com/2018/08/223-announcing-namaprivacy-on-indias-data-protection-law-delhi-bangalore-ad/  

Opinion piece on the politics of data localization and its constitutionality. https://scroll.in/article/890888/what-is-data-localisation-and-why-a-push-for-it-is-raising-concerns-about-privacy-in-india  

Opinion piece comparing India’s draft personal data protection bill with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s privacy recommendations, and the Reserve Bank of India’s diktat on data localization. What Will Be The Fate Of TRAI Recommendations And The RBI Circular After The PDP Bill Is Enacted?