## Content This page will aggregate news reports / analyses of the 2025 DPDPA rules. It will be a combination of links to other Obsidian Pages, and direct links (yes, I know this is messy). In addition, I am also doing a living page with analysis that I will update as we know more - [[2025-01-04 - Live Reading of the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules]] (**On 2025-01-06**) Added some subcategories (these pages will only contain links at the bottom to other pages/articles that refer to them). In general, I am excluding some of the initial summary articles that came out, since touched upon most themes anyway. - [[* 2025 DPDPA Rules - Notice]] - [[* 2025 DPDPA Rules - Data Breaches]] - [[* 2025 DPDPA Rules - Consent Manager]] - [[* 2025 DPDPA Rules - Data Localisation]] - [[* 2025 DPDPA Rules - Parental Verification]] - [[* 2025 DPDPA Rules - Security Safeguards]] - [[* 2025 DPDPA Rules - Significant Data Fiduciaries]] - [[* 2025 DPDPA Rules - Consultation]] (created on 2025-01-07) - [[* 2025 DPDPA Rules - Rollout, Implementation]] (created on 2025-01-09) - [[* 2025 DPDPA Rules - Rule 22]] (created on 2025-01-09) - [[* 2025 DPDPA Rules - Data Protection Board]] (created on 2025-01-09) ## Threads / Posts / Statements - [[Thread by @nixxin - 20250104]] - [[Thread by @BhartiAparajita - 20250104]] - [[Sriya Sridhar on LinkedIn - 20250104]] - [[Internet Freedom Foundation’s statement on the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 - 20250104]] - [Thread by Vedang Vatsa - 20250103](https://x.com/vedangvatsa/status/1875217263672033700) ## Articles - [[Breach alert, parental nod in digital privacy rulebook - 20250104]] (Hindustan Times) - [[DPDP draft rules raise concerns on parental consent, national security checks Mint - 20250104]] (Livemint) - [[Will The DPDP Rules Conflict With US Surveillance Law? - 20250104]] (Medianama) on [[2025-01-04 - Live Reading of the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules#==**14. Processing of personal data outside India.— | 14. Processing of personal data outside India]] - [[DPDP rules Big Tech must verify algorithms and keep specific personal data within India - 20250104]] (Money Control) - ~~(I have some disagreements, see [[2025-01-04 - Live Reading of the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules#**12. ==Additional obligations of Significant Data Fiduciary.—**==]])~~ Article was tweaked. See [[DPDP rules Big Tech must verify algorithms and keep specific personal data within India - 20250104#^4ee5e6|here]] - [[Push to protect children online faces basic challenges Experts - 20250105]] (Hindustan Times) - [[Quantum of penalty would be fair and proportionate under the DPDP Rules MeitY - 20250106]] (Hindu BusinessLine) - This refers to FAQs, which I don't think have been published yet. See [[Quantum of penalty would be fair and proportionate under the DPDP Rules MeitY - 20250106 - fulltext#^ac8d84|here]] - [[From international calls to messages, telcos see minefield in govt’s draft data rules - 20250106]] (Economic Times) - This highlights telcos being worried about the implications of Section 22. See [[2025-01-04 - Live Reading of the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules#**22. Calling for information from Data Fiduciary or intermediary.—**|relevant section on the live-read page]]. - [[DPDP Rules Data localisation will be a curveball for businesses, say experts - 20250106]] (Hindu BusinessLine) - [[Parents across India cheer IT ministry’s proposed rule for ban on social media for children - 20250106]] (The Telegraph *online*) - Not clear to me how/why they have conflated verification and parental consent with a ban like AU. - But see this also: (Tangential) [['No Australia-like plan in India to ban social media for kids' IT secretary S Krishnan India News - Times of India - 20250106]] (Times of India) - Refers to verifiable consent, and that no AU like ban on Social Media for minors has been considered. See [['No Australia-like plan in India to ban social media for kids' IT secretary S Krishnan India News - Times of India - 20250106#^4454ce|this + footnote]] - [[DPDP Rules Stakeholders seek extension of consultation period - 20250107]] (Storyboard 18) - No formal request in the public domain, afaik, as of 2025-01-07 - IFF's [[IFF_2025_001_Letter to MeitY on DPDP Rules Consultation_07.01.2025.pdf - 20250107|letter]] to MeitY does not reference an extension. - - [[Data localisation only for specific purposes IT secretary - 20250108]] - Interview with IT Secretary that covers a decent amount of ground on [[* 2025 DPDPA Rules - Data Localisation]] [[* 2025 DPDPA Rules - Parental Verification]] *Emergent Situations* (see [[2025-01-04 - Live Reading of the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules#^8483e3|here]]) [[* 2025 DPDPA Rules - Data Breaches]] - [[Draft DPDP rules leave age verification, data localisation doubts - 20250107]] (Medianama) - [[Analysing Ashwini Vaishnaw's Comments On DPDP Rules - 20250106]] (Medianama) - [[Tech Industry Backs Virtual Tokens for Age Checks IT Minister - 20250109]] ## Editorials / Opinion Pieces - [[Data privacy, serious about a public good - 20250106]] (Economic Times) - [[The DPDP Rules First Impressions - 20250106]] (Rahul Matthan) - [[No secret affair on the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 - 20250106]] (The Hindu) - [[Many hits, a few misses - 20250106]] (Financial Express) - This was a difficult read, sorry, there is no other way to say it. - Ashwini Vaishaw's multi-published opinion piece. - [Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/making-digital-india-safe-secure-and-inclusive-101736089134620.html), [Deccan Herald](https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/india-s-digital-future-a-citizen-centric-approach-to-data-protection-3342425) - See [[Analysing Ashwini Vaishnaw's Comments On DPDP Rules - 20250106|Medianama's analysis]] of his comments. - [[For privacy Editorial on Digital Personal Data Protection rules released by the government - 20250107]] (The Telegraph *online*) - Lazy output. - [[Personal Data Privacy Ltd DPDP Act institutionalises data breach as much as it protects data in some case - 20250109]] - T K Arun (Economic Times) - [[Draft data protection rules can be improved - 20250109]] - Gautam Bhatia (Hindustan Times) - [[Sovereignty, safety, localisation &8212; data protection beyond the individual - 20250109]] - Subimal Bhattacharjee (Indian Express) - (tangentially touches on DPDPA rules) [[Should India ban kids from social media? A middle path needed - 20250107]] - Aparajita Bharti, Sidharth Deb (Economic Times) - [[India's draft data protection rules Keep data safe, but keep it easy - 20250106]] - Dev Bajpai (Economic Times) - [[Were you hacked in 2024? India’s data security rules require you to take action - 20250109]] - Sajai Singh (Livemint) - [[How the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules miss the mark Mint - 20250112]] - Gayathri Poti (Livemint) - [[India’s data protection rules need some fine-tuning - 20250113]] - Vishvan Sharan, Srishti Joshi (TheHindu) - [[The draft digital data protection rules will advance authoritarianism - 20250113]] - Apar Gupta (TheHindu) - [[DPDP Rules and a missed opportunity - 20250113]] - Anwesha Sen (Deccan Herald) - ## Analyses (*Please ask everyone to put their analyses on webpages, which are easier to share/annotate than clunky PDFs.*) ^[Many people/organisations are not doing this :(] - [[Rulemaking for Data Protection Implementing India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 - 20250106]] (Malavika Raghavan) - This published in July, 2024, so think of this as the pre-read you didn't know you needed. - CIS India Twitter Space on [[* 2025 DPDPA Rules - Parental Verification]] - https://x.com/i/spaces/1eaKbareXMjxX - Twitter Space hosted by Dr. Amar Patnaik - https://x.com/Amar4Odisha/status/1875841181818535947 - The Dialogue's [Preliminary Analysis](https://thedialogue.co/publication/preliminary-analysis-draft-digital-personal-data-protection-rules-2025/) - Internet Freedom Foundation *[First Read](https://internetfreedom.in/first-read-on-the-dpdp-rules-2025/)* - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas *[Client Alert](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cyril-amarchand-mangaldas_client-alert-activity-7283009223943204864-wGvy)* - Meghna Bal's [[Decoding the Draft Data Protection Rules, 2024 Ambiguities and Unintended Impacts — Esya Centre - 20250113|analysis]] on Esya Centre's blog. ## Representations - [[IFF_2025_001_Letter to MeitY on DPDP Rules Consultation_07.01.2025.pdf - 20250107|Internet Freedom Foundation's letter to MeitY about the consultation process]] ## Colophon %% title:: * 2025 DPDPA Rules type:: [[output]] tags:: url:: file:: creator:: Prateek Waghre %% created:: [[2025-01-04]] status:: [[bean]]