Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

The DPDPA Rules contain two sets of rules. One set appliable immediately on publication and another set for which separate dates will be notified. The rules that will become immediately applicable namely Rules 1, 2 and 16 to 20 are … Continue reading →

Honourable Minister of IT Sri Ashwin Vaishnaw has indicated that the Government may create a Central body which works with other ministries and sectoral regulators to effectively implement local storage of data without causing any disruptions to the industry. The … Continue reading →

The much awaited draft rule on DPDPA for public comments finally was published on January 3, 2025 in the form of a Gazette Notification. The set of rules follow the pattern that were discussed earlier at FDPPI as Version-1 with … Continue reading →

The Government has released the draft DPDPA Rules for public consultation. Public can submit their feedback on the mygov.in website till 18th February 2025. The notification is available at https://naavi.org/uploads_wp/2025/dpdpa_draft_rules_english_.pdf Naavi

DPDPA is a law and compliance and by nature any legal provision is an area of uncertainty. There will be different interpretations to the law. The User’s perspective of the law is always in his favour and Consumer Courts often … Continue reading →