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Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Receives Presidential Nod Amid Surveillance Concerns

President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the바카라 웹사이트Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 (DPDP Bill) after it was passed by both the houses of the parliament even as opposition members staged a walkout over the situation in Manipur. The new bill has drawn criticism from opposition leaders as well as groups that advocate for fair바카라 웹사이트internet rights.

President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the바카라 웹사이트Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 (DPDP Bill) after it was passed by both the houses of the parliament, along with three other bills including the Delhi Services Bill. The DPDP바카라 웹사이트law aims to protect the privacy of Indian citizens while proposing a penalty of up to Rs 250 crore on entities for misusing or failing to protect digital data of individuals.

The Bill was passed in both houses of the parliament even as opposition members staged a walkout over the situation in Manipur. The bill바카라 웹사이트introduces several compliance requirements for the collection and processing of personal data, including provisions to curb misuse of individuals' data by online platforms, and entails up to Rs 250 crore penalty for any data breach. The Government of India issued a바카라 웹사이트gazette notification for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act after it received바카라 웹사이트the assent of the President.

Criticism of the bill

The new bill has drawn criticism from opposition leaders as well as groups that advocate for fair바카라 웹사이트internet rights. One such concern regarding the bill was the implications it could have on the Right To Information (RTI) Act that was passed in 2005.바카라 웹사이트“It jeopardizes privacy, grants excessive exemptions to the government, and fails to establish an independent regulator,” digital rights group Access Now said in a statement. The law also has the potential to enhance the government라이브 바카라 control over personal data and increase censorship, the group said.

Prior to the passing of the bill, the Editors Guild of India had expressed concerns over the impact it would have on press freedom. "It creates an enabling framework for surveillance of citizens, including of journalists and their sources," the group said.

Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily바카라 웹사이트alleged that the legislation was "regressive" and intended to impose an "emergency on a permanent basis".바카라 웹사이트He said the legislation proposes to amend the RTI바카라 웹사이트Act to exempt all personal data about individuals which would also mean that government officials and ministers can choose not to make disclosures in answers to RTI applications.

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