The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology released the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill on November 16, 2022, terming individuals as ‘digital citizens’ in the explanatory note accompanying the Bill and ‘digital principals’; enshrining in them rights to privacy and of erasure (the right to be forgotten), imposing obligations on ‘data fiduciaries’ and ‘data processors’. By our Managing Partner Cyril Shroff, Partner Richa Roy, Senior Associate Navya Alam and Associate Aayushi Bindal. (Photo Credit: Business Standard)
