The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (also known as DPDP Act or DPDPA-2023) is an act of the Parliament of India to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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EraSourced to the subject's own accountPassed by the Lok Sabha 7 August 2023 and the Rajya Sabha 9 August 2023; assented to by the President of India 11 August 2023 (Act No. 22 of 2023). 1 Promulgated BySourced to the subject's own accountParliament of India (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha), assented to by the President of India. 1 Jurisdiction ScopeSourced to the subject's own accountIndia, national law governing the processing of digital personal data. 1 Regulatory DomainSourced to the subject's own accountDigital personal data protection and privacy. 1 Classification
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India's data protection statute followed the 2017 Puttaswamy judgment recognising privacy as a fundamental right.
both enacted 2022-2023 as part of a South Asian wave of GDPR-style comprehensive data protection legislation
The 2023 Act amended the personal information exemption in the Right to Information Act 2005.
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India national data protection law, within India own mixed legal system.
Source Major Legal Systems in the World TodayRene David and John E.C. Brierley
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The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (also known as DPDP Act or DPDPA-2023) is an act of the Parliament of India to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes.
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In Group: Data Protection Law of Asia, Africa and the Americas Outside the United States, Introduction, sentence 1
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (also known as DPDP Act or DPDPA-2023) is an act of the Parliament of India to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes.
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