Indian data laws that made the headlines

The year 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to its knees, revolutionising life and living throughout the year 2020. History will remember the Corona virus for all the mayhem it wrought worldwide: the despair of the health sector, the slump in economies, governments struggling to provide essential commodities to citizens, and the world in lockdown mode. While it may be difficult to find any silver lining in the disasters of the year 2020, a plus that accompanied the virus was the acceleration in India’s digital world. The general inertia with regard to the application of technology metamorphosed into a more tech-savvy India and the country began to establish itself as a major player in the digital economy.

As a necessary corollary, the spotlight was on data. Data law enthusiasts will remember the year 2020 for reasons other than the infamous lockdown, the overnight work-from-home schedule and the general dislocation of normal life. India Inc began to focus on the good, the bad and the ugly of all things data. As a result of such deliberations, the government started testing the data regulation waters. In this piece, we revisit government’s most critical data-related moves which made headlines across the world.

Please click here to read the full article by Sajai Singh and Rangam Sharma published in International Bar Association IBA.