The data protection board, under the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, may be able to block access to any public information hosted on any computer resource if it is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient so to do
After year-long consultations and receiving final approval from the Union Cabinet, the government has tabled Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) bill in the Parliament
The introduction of the bill faced strong opposition from the members of the opposition, who raised concerns about its potential violation of the fundamental right to privacy
As opposed to the demands of the industry that the definition of children be lowered from meaning those below the age of 18, the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill has retained the same