Sansad Watch Ep 21: Does the new data protection law fit the bill?

As week three of the winter session concluded with demands that union minister Ajay Mishra Teni be sacked, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh submitted a crucial report on the controversial Data Protection Bill, 2021. We tell you the main features of the law﹘which will change the way you use the internet﹘and whose data it appears to protect (if ostensibly not yours).

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References

JPC Report On Data Protection Bill

Key Takeaways: Internet Freedom Foundation

Also Read: Unravelling the Data Protection Bill

Also Read: ‘Thieves’: MoS Mishra lashes out at journalists over questions about his jailed son

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