Friday, 24 March, 2023

Consultation on new personal data protection bill seeks participation from IT industry

<p>IT sector has praised the government&#39;s decision to retract the personal data protection bill and asked to be included in the consultation process for the new draught. The government&#39;s decision to rescind the bill&#39;s passage by the Parliamentary panel was applauded by the US-based ITI, whose members include all major IT companies including Google, Meta, and Amazon. The government withdrew the Bill from Lok Sabha and said it will come out with a set of fresh legislations.</p>