Friday, 24 March, 2023

The scope of officials who face action under PDP widens

<p>The parliamentary panel on personal data protection (PDP) said independent directors and non-executive directors on board of various companies should also face legal action for willful offenses around data violations. The committee made a key recommendation to include the non-executive directors in cases of offenses committed by companies in the bill. Leniency will be shown to the accused person if he/she is innocent and had no knowledge of the committed offense.</p>