The bill proposes to exempt government notified data fiduciaries from sharing details of data processing with the data owners under the 'Right to Information about personal data'...

The older Bill mandated monitoring, testing and certification of hardware devices by the Data Protection Authority...

On Monday, telecom minister Vaishnaw said the new data protection bill and proposed Digital India will make the online world more accountable...

The apex court’s statements underscore what should be a given in all modern societies: citizens must always stay vigilant against government overreach and abuse...

Tharoor-led panel has been holding meetings with various stakeholders including tech companies, social media firms, ministries and other regulators on the same issue...

These companies have mushroomed during the pandemic that has upended conventional modes of education, but there are no controls on quality and data privacy ...

Suggested amendments could end up strengthening the State’s powers against Indian citizens ...

The threat is real. Big corporations and tech companies do gather your data...

India also ranked second in terms of volume of legal demands for content removal after Japan...

Readers write from Calcutta, Maruthancode, and Mumbai...