Rules notified for DPDP two years after act passed

Two years after the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act was passed by parliament, the Centre notified the long-awaited administrative rules that are required for putting the law into effect on Friday. They will regulate the processing, protection and governance of personal data in the country.

The privacy law in the world’s largest data market with over 800 million internet users has been 15 years in the making. Several provisions of the Act became effective Friday, while others will come into force in a graded manner over the next 12 to 18…