The Indian Govt on Wednesday 3rd Aug 2022 withdrew the long-awaited Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, 2019. Centre told the members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee that it will bring a set of new legislation for a comprehensive legal framework for the digital economy.
The withdrawn Bill had proposed restrictions on the use of personal data without the explicit consent of citizens. It had also sought to provide the government with powers to give exemptions to its probe agencies from the provisions of the Act. The bill was criticized by privacy experts as it was seen as being more in favor of the government rather than protecting privacy, which the Supreme Court held as a fundamental right in 2017.
Looking forward, this is also a great opportunity to look into certain key issues relating to lack of independence of data protection authority, restrictive cross border data flow and state exemption. The new framework should foster growth and innovation, help the start-up ecosystem and enable ease of doing business while ensuring that the data rights of citizens are at the heart of the legislation.
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