DPDP Act
A personal data protection law enacted by India in 2023 that regulates the collection, processing, and cross-border transfer of personal data, requiring data governance and privacy compliance.
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The DPDP Act is India's first comprehensive data protection legislation, passed in 2023.
The DPDP Act requires that data processing obtain the individual's explicit consent, purpose limitation, data minimization, and storage duration limits, and that major data breaches be notified to the Data Protection Board.
The DPDP Act stipulates that violators can be fined up to 25 billion rupees (about $300 million).
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The DPDP Act is India's first comprehensive data protection legislation, passed in 2023.
50%UnverifiedThe DPDP Act requires that data processing obtain the individual's explicit consent, purpose limitation, data minimization, and storage duration limits, and that major data breaches be notified to the Data Protection Board.
50%UnverifiedThe DPDP Act stipulates that violators can be fined up to 25 billion rupees (about $300 million).
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