India’s data protection law is close to being finalised. The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 (PDP Bill) submitted its report (Report) in Parliament in December 2021. The JPC has recommended a fresh version of the law- the Data Protection Bill, 2021 (DP Bill). The change in the name ofRead more
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First in a series on technology businesses and human rights, this piece examines human rights violations as a business risk. Upcoming articles can be accessed here, here and here. Tech companies have a recurring tryst with human rights. Each new technology can be a disruption to the way we live. The impact of these disruptions onRead more
1. Introduction: In telehealth, technology platforms aggregate healthcare professionals and services and facilitate interactions between these professionals, patients, and services. Many such platforms go beyond just being audio/video calling or messaging tools for doctors and patients. They offer services like (i) management of appointments; (ii) tools that aid diagnostics or remote monitoring of patients, orRead more
This post explores why participating in the NDHM Sandbox is a golden opportunity for the HealthTech industry. Introduction: The Government needs a robust technical infrastructure backing its goal to expand access to quality healthcare through the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM’). It needs technology solutions to create the various building blocks of the NDHM andRead more
This article briefly discusses some of the key issues that were raised in the hearings held by the U.S. Antitrust Sub-Committee with the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The Antitrust Sub-Committee (“Sub-committee”) of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee conducted a hearing to examine the alleged dominance by Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google (“GAFARead more
A comprehensive data protection regime with a robust institutional framework is not only imperative for protection of fundamental rights but also gives the necessary stimulus to the digital economy. In our second blog we had highlighted the significant provisions of the proposed data protection and cyber security laws in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. InRead more
Introduction South Africa has witnessed numerous, significant data breaches.[1] A notable instance was when the servers of one of South Africa’s best known real estate companies was breached and the personal data of 31.6 million persons, including that of the President and the Finance Minister, was put at risk.[2] The information included ID numbers, age,Read more
Sreenidhi Srinivasan writes about non-personal data and why the government should hold a wide public consultation on it.
This note maps the position of all the stakeholders in relation to the Recommendations on Privacy, Security, and Ownership of the Data in the Telecom Sector (“Recommendations”) published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (“TRAI”) on 16th July, 2018. In order to address key data protection and privacy issues, the TRAI framed twelve (12)Read more
In a 4 part series, we have mapped the publicly accessible opinions of 27 stakeholders on the White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India, released on 27th November, 2017 (“White Paper”). Comments of all 27 stakeholders are available here. In each of our posts, a table provides a brief snapshotRead more