Taming the Wild World of Data Brokers

Taming the Wild World of Data Brokers

Our private information is worth more than gold to various businesses in this day and age thanks to the proliferation of digital technology, which has fueled an industry worth several billions of dollars. The hitch is that we do have rights to our data, and laws such as the DPDPB protect us from infringement on … Read more

E-Pharmacies in India

E-Pharmacies in India

E-pharmacies have been a contentious issue in India for a long time, with ongoing litigation and delays in the implementation of regulatory rules. The government is presently debating whether online pharmacies should be allowed to sell medications. The risk associated with customer data and privacy, specifically the collection of confidential health data by online pharmacies, … Read more

API-driven Approaches to Simplify Consent Management

API-driven Approaches to Simplify Consent Management

Consents are an essential component of any data privacy project, and their management is most efficiently accomplished with the help of automated systems. The processing of personal data must be based on valid consent to comply with several requirements. However, before getting into the technological components of putting in place a consent management system, it … Read more

Obligations of Data Fiduciary under DPDPA, 2023

Obligations of Data Fiduciary under Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022

Who is Data Fiduciary? A data fiduciary is any entity or individual that determines the purposes and means of processing personal data. Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill India, data fiduciaries are responsible for complying with the provisions of the law in respect of any processing undertaken by them or on their behalf by … Read more

Consent Manager Framework in DPDPA, India

Consent Manager Framework in Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDPB), India

The Joint Parliamentary Committee submitted its report on the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, recommending the inclusion of “consent managers” in the upcoming Data Protection Act. The bill defines consent managers as a “Data Fiduciary which enables a Data Principal to give, withdraw, review and manage his consent through an accessible, transparent and interoperable platform.” … Read more