{"id":16059,"date":"2024-10-29T06:46:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T06:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/jsgp\/policyresearchlab-new\/?p=16059"},"modified":"2025-03-27T04:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T04:50:36","slug":"digital-personal-data-protection-act-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/jsgp\/jindal-policy-research-lab\/digital-personal-data-protection-act-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Author:\u00a0Atheena K<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Executive Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, enacted on August 11, 2023, aims to regulate the processing of digital personal data, ensuring a balance between an individual’s right to privacy and the lawful use of personal data. The Act provides a framework for the protection, processing, and transfer of personal data, outlining obligations for data fiduciaries (entities managing data), as well as rights and duties for individuals (data principals). However, the Act raises concerns regarding state exemptions and the lack of provisions for data portability and the right to be forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Background<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The DPDP Act was introduced to address gaps in India\u2019s legal framework on personal data protection, previously governed under the Information Technology (IT) Act of 2000. The need for standalone legislation became critical following the Supreme Court’s recognition of privacy as a fundamental right in the Puttaswamy judgment (2017). The Act applies to the processing of digital personal data within India, as well as the processing of such data outside India, when related to Indian citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Features<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Issues<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n References<\/u><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n THE DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT, 2023<\/em>. (n.d.). https:\/\/www.meity.gov.in\/writereaddata\/files\/Digital%20Personal%20Data%20Protection%20Act%202023.pdf<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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