India: Introduction of Personal Data Protection Bill including data residency obligations
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Introduction 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 personal data can be transferred outside India under certain circumstances, it shall continue to be stored in India (Art. 33). However, critical personal data can only be processed in India, unless otherwise approved by the government.
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Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2019-12-11
under deliberation
2021-12-16
under deliberation
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Private organisation
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personal data: biometric: data processing
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personal data: biometric: storage (any form)
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Fine
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1
personal data: genetic: data processing
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Fine
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1
personal data: genetic: storage (any form)
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Fine
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1
personal data: financial or credit information: data processing
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Sanctions
Fine
Regulated subjects
1
personal data: financial or credit information: storage (any form)
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Fine
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1
personal data: health: data processing
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Fine
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1
personal data: health: storage (any form)
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Sanctions
Fine
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1
personal data: sexual orientation: data processing
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Sanctions
Fine
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1
personal data: sexual orientation: storage (any form)
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Sanctions
Fine
Regulated subjects
1
personal data: religious beliefs: data processing
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Sanctions
Fine
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1
personal data: religious beliefs: storage (any form)
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Sanctions
Fine
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1
personal data: political orientation: data processing
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Sanctions
Fine
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1
personal data: political orientation: storage (any form)
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Fine
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1