“A good idea for startups and technology providers to offer their feedback will be to test the Bill against their specific use-cases to identify gaps, if any, and provide suggestions accordingly,” said IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
On 5th Dec Ashwini Vaishnav made an appeal to startups to test the new personal data protection bill for specific uses. The comments were made by the IT Minister in a meeting that included NASSCOM, executives, and industry stakeholders. He announced that these laws have been simplified to make sure of a smooth implementation. Till 17th December the proposed law will be open for public comments and will be presented before the Parliament in the upcoming budget session. With the finalizing of the PDP Bill, on cross-border data flows the government will make sure of data protection and strengthen it.
Changes expected in the new PDP Bill: the government will propose to give access to data transfer and storage in trusted geography, criminal penalties charged on employees who could be involved in data breaches might be taken off in the new draft changing them into financial penalties. During the meeting, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and the industry stakeholders which was led by industry body NASSCOM focused on Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022 which will be the trusted choice of investments in the digital space. The meeting had several govt officials such as Alkesh Kumar Sharma MeitY Secretary, SMEs. They provided their feedback and ideas on the Bill to Ashwini Vaishnav.
NASSCOM in a statement said, “A framework prepared in consultation with government departments, sectoral regulators, and public consultations should provide a clear, proportionate, and enabling framework.” PDP will be designed in such a manner that it addressed concerns and complaints in regard to data protection to make it effective for everyone in society.
Ashwini Vaishnav told the industry stakeholders that “A good idea for startups and technology providers to offer their feedback will be to test the Bill against their specific use-cases to identify gaps, if any, and provide suggestions accordingly.” The current PDP Bill will be made simpler, it will not consist of old laws which are not significant to the personal data protection bill.
“The technology-neutral design of the Bill, combined with a focus on leveraging technology to enhance the effectiveness of the data protection board and enable consent management, were noted as key features that would help the Bill meet its objectives,” said NASSCOM. Further adding that they will continue to work with the government in order to strengthen the PDP Bill.
