{"id":53208,"date":"2023-08-09T15:34:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T15:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/34884\/India-Passes-Data-Protection-Law-Amid-Surveillance-Concerns.html"},"modified":"2023-08-09T15:34:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T15:34:35","slug":"india-passes-data-protection-law-amid-surveillance-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/india-passes-data-protection-law-amid-surveillance-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"India Passes Data Protection Law Amid Surveillance Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"primary-image\" role=\"figure\" aria-describedby=\"primary-image-caption\" readability=\"32\">\n<figure class=\"primary-image__container__3_KhI\" readability=\"4\">\n<div data-testid=\"Image\" class=\"primary-image__image__1zwAE\">\n<div class=\"styles__image-container__skIG1 styles__fill__3xCr1 styles__center_center__1AaPV styles__apply-ratio__1_FYQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">The <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/india\/key-takeaways-indias-proposed-data-privacy-bill-2022-11-18\/\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__underline_default__2prE_\">law<\/a> will allow companies to transfer some users&#8217; data abroad while giving the government power to seek information from firms and issue directions to block content on the advice of a data protection board appointed by the federal government.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-2\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">The <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/india\/india-releases-draft-new-data-protection-bill-2022-11-18\/\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__underline_default__2prE_\">Digital Personal Data Protection Bill<\/a>, 2023 gives the government powers to exempt state agencies from the law and gives users the right to correct or erase their personal data.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-3\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">The new legislation comes after India withdrew a 2019 privacy bill that had alarmed tech companies like Facebook and Google with its proposals for stringent restrictions on cross-border data flows.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-4\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">The law proposes penalties of up to 2.5 billion rupees ($30 million) for violations and non-compliance.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-5\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">However, it has drawn criticism from opposition lawmakers and rights groups over the scope of exemptions.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-6\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">The Internet Freedom Foundation, a digital rights group, has also said that the law does not contain any meaningful safeguards against &#8220;over-broad surveillance&#8221;, while the Editors Guild of India has said it affects press freedom and dilutes the Right to Information law.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-7\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">Deputy minister for information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that the law will protect the rights of all citizens, allow the innovation economy to expand, and permit the government legitimate access in the case of national security and emergencies like pandemics and earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-8\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">($1 = 82.8100 Indian rupees)<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__default__UPMUu sign-off__text__PU3Aj\">Reporting by Blassy Boben; Additional reporting by Shivam Patel; Editing by Kirsten Donovan<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" 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