EU indicates reservations on the Indian draft data protection bill
For the European Union, the Indian draft data protection bill raises several concerns. As detailed in a written submission to the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the main issues for the EU concern the level of discretion on key matters given to the government and the DPA, the independence of the DPA, the exemptions from data protection safeguards provided to law enforcement authorities, and the introduction of data localization requirements.
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