Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (LexBlog India)
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Comparing Global Privacy Regimes Under GDPR, DPDPA and US Data Protection Laws
Nearly five years after a landmark Supreme Court ruling, which reiterated that information privacy is a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution, India finally enacted its Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (the “DPDPA” or “Act”), on August 11, 2023. While the Act adopts several principles from global data protection frameworks such as the EU...
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The Indian Personal Data Protection Bill 2018: a view through the lens of the EU GDPR
In summer 2018, a new Indian Personal Data Protection Bill was released by a Committee of Experts formed under the Chairmanship of Justice B.N. Srikrishna (the “Bill”), accompanied by a report titled “A Free and Fair Digital Economy: Protecting Privacy, Empowering Indians.” After several months’ hiatus, reports are emerging of renewed impetus from India’s Ministry...
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Failure to Comply with Breach Notification Requirement in India Costs Yes Bank $1 Million
On October 23, 2017, the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”), India’s central banking institution, imposed a $1 million fine on Yes Bank Ltd. for failure to report a data breach within two to six hours as mandated by the “Cyber Security Framework in Banks” issued by RBI in June 2016. Under the framework, regulated banks...