What do the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 entail?

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The Hindu

After a long wait of 16 months, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on January 3, 2025, unveiled the draft rules for implementing the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 —India’s first comprehensive data privacy legislation applicable across all sectors of commerce and industry.

The government is currently inviting stakeholder feedback on the draft until February 18, 2025, with plans to commence implementation by mid-year.

To discuss the nuances of the draft rules and some of the concerns they raise, Aaratrika Bhaumik is joined by Apar Gupta, Delhi-based advocate and co-founder of Internet Freedom Foundation.

Video: Tayyab Hussain and Sabika Syed

Editing: Tayyab Hussain