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Implications of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 on press freedom and right to information

SFLC said the measure will exacerbate the chilling effect on press freedom, weaken the right to information and permanently impede public interest journalism, and transparency and accountability.
The Diplomat

How India’s Data Protection Law Weakens Citizens’ Right to Information

The cornerstone of a vibrant liberal democracy is empowered citizens with the right to know and hold their state accountable. To achieve that, a polity must move beyond the procedural aspects of ...
The Hindu

What are the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules and when do they apply?

The Digital Personal Data Protection Rules (DPDP), 2025 were notified this week, kicking off the formation of the Data Protection Board of India (DPBI), and the legal framework for safeguarding the ...
Mint

India’s data privacy law comes into force, two years after it was passed

New Delhi: India’s long-awaited data-privacy regime formally kicked in on Friday. More than two years after the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) was passed by Parliament, the ...
Mint

Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 — Check provisions, implementation plan, penalties

The central government on 14 November notified its Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 (DPDP Rules 2025), aimed at providing Indian citizens with control over their personal data and privacy ...
The Hindu

Too little, much later: on the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025

Over eight years have passed since the Supreme Court of India held privacy to be a fundamental right. In the interceding years, three separate drafts for a data protection law have been floated, with ...