Dear Friends
Last year, we held an even at Chennai on August 24, 2023 in which we discussed DPDPA 2023 just after it was passed on August 11,2023.
The discussions held on that day is relevant even today and hence we are re-publishing he same here for reference.
In the meantime, even after one year the rules are yet to be notified. We expect the rules to be officially notified any time during this week.
However, a few weeks back, the MeitY had discussed a version of rules with select industry players which indicates roughly the thoughts of the Ministry. The organizations which had the privileged access to this document were the likes of FaceBook and (Meta), Amazon, Google etc who are all globally renewed for their business. The passage of the law will definitely impact these organizations adversely and hence there is a vested interest for them to delay the implementation of the law and dilute it to the extent possible. These MNCs are also those who will go to the Court immediately to challenge the law and the notification. But the MeitY trusts them by sharing the draft rules with them with the hope that there will be a consensus.
Unfortunately, there is unlikely to be any consensus and the “Non Privileged” part of the industry who are the organizations who will really comply with the law are waiting for the law endlessly with the fear of “Rs 250 crores” penalty hanging over their heads.
In this context this copy of “Business Mandate”, the magazine of MMA, which I had the privilege of contributing a column long time back, and a video of the panel discussion that captures the DPDPA 2023 as an Act is available here.
On July 27, 2024, FDPPI conducted an event in Bangalore where the draft rules referred to above was discussed with industry leaders and a feedback from thee industry was gathered and submitted to MeitY with the hope that some of these suggestions can be incorporated in the rules when notified next for public comments. The program was a paid event and the entire proceedings are available in video form in FDPPI’s Jnaana Bhandar which is available on subscription basis.
I invite professionals to subscribe to this Jnaana Bhandar and also join the community of FDPPI as a “Member” so that they can contribute to the developments in Data Protection in India. FDPPI is a participative movement in which every data protection professional should participate. Whether you are a designated DPO or not, whether you are a just a Lawyer interested in Privacy, a Manager worried about Data Governance or a Technology person who is in Information Security area, FDPPI is open to participation.
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Now Naavi is recording a separate video of his views on the draft rules and it will be shortly available here. The objective is to keep the professionals ready to pass proper comments when the Government wants their views.
Naavi
