Digital Personal Data Protection Act: The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, which received the President’s assent on August 11, has proposed that companies and businesses — which collect and store user data and are termed as data fiduciaries — cannot process the personal data of any user without explicit consent. It requires them to specifically state the “purpose” for which data is collected and to also delete information when user consent is withdrawn.
Different state governments are in the process of setting up fact check units to combat misinformation. But, can they be neutral and independent of state control? ET asks career fact checkers for answers!
D-Day is here! In a virtual meet today, the jury of the Economic Time Startup Awards 2023 will reveal the brightest stars in Indias startup galaxy. This and more in todays ETtech Morning Dispatch.