By Analysis Desk The Supreme Court’s landmark 2017 Puttaswamy judgment, which affirmed privacy as a fundamental right, set the stage for a transformative era in Indian digital law. It mandated that the state enact a robust, comprehensive framework to protect the data of its citizens. Yet, years later, the absence of an enforceable data protection […]
DPDP Bill 2022: A Balance of opportunities and data protection objectives
By Rahul Sharma The Supreme Court’s 2017 Puttaswamy judgment recommended the prompt enactment of a robust Data Protection (DP) law to the government. Every passing day without enforceable DP regulation and non-intervention by government and regulators catalyses data loot, unaccounted data breaches and processing abuse which normalizes harm. Recently introduced Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) […]