India: Data localisation obligations in Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (Bill No. 373 of 2019)
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Rejected Personal Data Protection Bill including data residency obligations
On 3 August 2022, the Indian Government withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill (2019) which had been pending in the House (Lok Sabha). The Bill included data residency obligations and the mandatory disclosure of cross-border data transfers for s…
SourceIndian Joint Parliamentary Committee adopts Report on Personal Data Protection Bill
On 16 December 2021, the Indian Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Personal Data Protection Bill (PDPB) tabled its report in both Houses of Parliament, two years after the bill was first referred to the JPC. The PDPB constitutes India's firs…
SourceIntroduction of Personal Data Protection Bill including data residency obligations
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced to the House (Lok Sabha). The Bill includes data residency obligations and the mandatory disclosure of cross-border data transfers for so-called "data fiduciary" companies. Whereas sensitive per…
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