The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) rules, which currently offer an 18-month transition period for companies, may see this timeline “compressed” for large companies as the government engages with industry stakeholders on the issue.
Big tech firms and many large companies already abide by stringent data protection standards in many other markets, among them General Data Protection Regulation (European Union’s data privacy and security law) and this argument has prompted discussions about faster implementation of the new rules in India.
About the rationale of 18-month transition time, when, in fact, many large companies are already complying with stringent norms elsewhere, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the government is already in touch with the industry on the issue.
“We have been discussing with industry… the first set of rules have been published and this gives reasonable timeframe depending on what industry’s ask was, and what our thrust was.”
He added, “But we are​The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) rules, which currently offer an 18-month transition period for companies, may see this timeline “compressed” for large companies as the government engages with industry stakeholders on the issue.
Big tech firms and many large companies already abide by stringent data protection standards in many other markets, among them General Data Protection Regulation (European Union’s data privacy and security law) and this argument has prompted discussions about faster implementation of the new rules in India.
About the rationale of 18-month transition time, when, in fact, many large companies are already complying with stringent norms elsewhere, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the government is already in touch with the industry on the issue.
“We have been discussing with industry… the first set of rules have been published and this gives reasonable timeframe depending on what industry’s ask was, and what our thrust was.”
He added, “But we are ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
