THE STATE’S DATA OVERREACH
On November 22, the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) constituted to review the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, finalised its report after two years of deliberation. The Bill is expected to be tabled in Parliament in the ongoing 2021 winter session.
A prominent aspect emerging from media reports is the JPC’s decision to retain controversial provisions of the 2019 Act that give the State wide powers in the context of collecting
