Data Privacy

Introduction Consent, put in simple terms, is granting permission or approval for something. In legal terms, Consent is when someone voluntarily and willingly agrees to a proposition made by another person. In terms of personal data, ‘Consent’ means giving permission or approval to another perso...

The Data Protection Board of India A recent media report stated that the Ministry of Electronics, and Information Technology (MeitY) has appointed the current joint secretary, Mr Sanket S Bhondve, as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for setting up of the Data Protection Board under the Digital Pers...

Presenting the July edition of our Data Privacy newsletter covering India’s new privacy regulations that are soon to be tabled before the Parliament. ...

Presenting the April edition of our Data Privacy Newsletter covering the Data Privacy Landscape In Asia, with respect to Singapore, Japan and Malaysia. ...

Introduction 2023 is a milestone year for data privacy laws as we observe a surge in the number of data privacy regulations worldwide. For instance, the Federal Trade Commission, USA (the “FTC”) for the first time, has taken action against a popular telehealth and prescription drug provider, for...

Learn all about privacy by design, what it entails and how you can implement it, in the January edition of our Data Privacy Newsletter....

One of the silver linings over the dark clouds of the COVID-19 crisis is an unprecedented, expeditious and accelerated advancement in the technology space with a transformational shift in ways of doing business. The resultant technological disruption, coupled with ‘work from home’, fast evolving...