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Vikram Jeet Singh
Sep 8, 20234 min read
Frequently Asked Questions ("FAQs") on Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
Vikram Jeet Singh and Ayan Sharma BTG Legal recently held a brainstorming session with various general counsels. The participants raised...
Ayan Sharma
Sep 6, 20231 min read
Data Privacy Laws Comparison: Indian DPDP vs. GDPR vs. CCPA
(Ayan Sharma & Arushi Mukherji)
Ayan Sharma
Aug 30, 20231 min read
Remains of the day: Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023
(Ayan Sharma & Prashant Daga) In early August this year India’s decade-long journey towards a data privacy and protection regime came to...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Aug 21, 20236 min read
8 Intended and Unintended Consequences of India’s New Data Privacy Law
Vikram Jeet Singh and Arushi Mukherji The Digital Personal Data Protection (“DPDP”, or the “Act”) Bill, 2023 emerged after the Indian...
Kalindhi Bhatia
Aug 17, 20234 min read
Unpacking the ‘FLDG’ Conundrum–How RBI’S New Regulations Will Impact Bank-Fintech Relations
“You can always make a loan at a bank, if you can show sufficient evidence that you don't need it.” Evan Esar, American Humorist The...
Ayan Sharma
Aug 9, 20236 min read
A deep-dive into the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023
India’s decade-long journey towards a data protection law finally has reached its (almost) final step. The Lok Sabha on August 7, 2023,...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Jul 7, 20233 min read
India Data Privacy Update: Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 Progresses
The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (“DPDP Bill”) was released for public consultation on November 18, 2022. Post...
Vikram Jeet Singh
May 25, 20234 min read
India’s new Cybersecurity Rules - Unintended Consequences of Mixed Intentions?
It is difficult to dispute that India needs robust cybersecurity regulation and incident tracking capabilities. India is one of the most...
Kalindhi Bhatia
Apr 20, 20234 min read
The ‘ChatGPT Effect’ – Parsing Privacy and AI Regulation in India
The increasingly common use of AI in our daily lives raises multiple concerns, particularly around data privacy and regulatory...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Apr 20, 20233 min read
RBI Overhauls Bank IT Outsourcing Norms
(Vikram Jeet Singh & Arjun Paleri) Banks and financial institutions rely on cutting edge information technology solutions to provide...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Apr 14, 20234 min read
India Digital Regulations Update: Internet Intermediaries and Online Gaming Content
(Vikram Jeet Singh, Kalindhi Bhatia & Prashant Daga) The ongoing regulatory tussle in India relating to the control of online content has...
Suruchi Kotoky
Feb 28, 20234 min read
Advancement in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) in India: A Snapshot
Technology, especially in the means of instant communications, has seen rapid and unparalleled growth all across the globe in the past...
Kalindhi Bhatia
Jan 30, 20232 min read
Privacy Week Series: Grounds for processing personal data
Vikram Jeet Singh, Kalindhi Bhatia and Prashant Daga With great power comes great responsibility. In privacy terms, this can be...
Kalindhi Bhatia
Jan 27, 20232 min read
Privacy Week Series: Status of children's data under the Indian Privacy Regime
(Vikram Jeet Singh, Kalindhi Bhatia & Prashant Daga) On the 4th day of Privacy Week, we examine the status of children's data under the...
Kalindhi Bhatia
Jan 26, 20232 min read
Privacy Week Series: Analyzing cross-border data transfer mechanisms
(Vikram Jeet Singh, Kalindhi Bhatia & Prashant Daga) This privacy week we will walk you through the different facets of the Indian...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Jan 4, 20233 min read
Draft Amendment to the Intermediaries Rules 2021 - Regulation of online gaming
(Vikram Jeet Singh & Prashant Daga) On January 02, 2023, the (Indian) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MEITY”)...
Suruchi Kotoky
Dec 23, 20223 min read
Regulatory State of Play IoT Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Communications
Suruchi Kotoky India has one of the world’s most vibrant telecom markets, with more than 1170.45 million telecom subscribers, poised to...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Dec 9, 20225 min read
The More Things Change … Unpacking the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022
Vikram Jeet Singh and Prashant Daga [This article is the second article in a two-part series on the subject. You may read the first...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Nov 30, 20226 min read
Third Time's the Charm? Unpacking the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022
Vikram Jeet Singh and Prashant Daga [This article is the first in a two-part series on the subject] Ever since the Indian Supreme Court...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Nov 24, 20225 min read
‘Lessons Learned’ in Data Regulation: A first look at India’s new Data Privacy Bill
Vikram Jeet Singh Last week India released a new draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (“2022 Bill”). The 2022 Bill follows a...
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