India: User verification requirement in Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (Bill No. 373 of 2019)
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Rejected Personal Data Protection Bill including user verification mechanism
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 would have required social media intermediaries to establish a voluntary user verification mechanism.
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 user verification mechanism
Introduction of Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 to House (Lok Sabha), which includes the requirement of a voluntary user verification mechanism for social media intermediaries.
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