India: BIS data protection standard
Progress
Current status
adopted
20 Nov 2020 adopted
Scope
Implementers
India
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
BIS issues new data privacy standards
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) issues new data privacy standards (IS 17428). The standards act as a certification for organisations and are divided into two parts: (i) the binding IS Requirements (Engineering and Management Requirements) which…
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body