India: Adoption of Information Technology Rules 2021 including data retention requirement
Description
Adoption of Information Technology Rules 2021 including data retention requirement
On 25 February 2021, the India Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology adopted the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 which include the requirement for "significant social media inte…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government