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Navigating Compliance: Understanding India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Navigating Compliance: Understanding India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act madhav Thu, 05/09/2024 - 05:30 In August 2023, the Indian Parliament passed a piece of landmark legislation, the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, marking a significant shift in India's data protection landscape.

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. And since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25, 2018, IT compliance issues have been at the forefront of corporate concerns. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S.

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Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act Enters into Force

Hunton Privacy

On June 1, 2022, Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) entered into force after three years of delays. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the Thai government issued royal decrees to extend the compliance deadline to June 1, 2022. . Breaches may result in fines between THB500,000 (U.S.$14,432)

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India: New Digital Personal Data Protection Act, Start Planning Now.

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

While there are similarities with EU/UK GDPR – and sufficient harmonisation with data protection laws across APAC to continue a regional data compliance in Asia – the practicalities of implementation and compliance should not be underestimated. data subjects, using the GDPR terminology) located within India.

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GUEST ESSAY: How ‘DPIAs” — data privacy impact assessments — can lead SMBs to compliance

The Last Watchdog

As the world becomes more digital and connected, it is no surprise that data privacy and security is a growing concern for small to medium sized businesses — SMBs. Related: GDPR sets new course for data privacy. Large corporations tend to have the resources to deal with compliance issues. Paths to compliance.

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Maintaining GDPR and Data Privacy Compliance in 2024

IT Governance

Expert tips from Alan Calder Alan is the Group CEO of GRC International Group PLC, the parent company of IT Governance, and is an acknowledged international security guru. In addition, 14 US states now have their own data privacy laws, and GDPR-like legislation has proliferated across the world.

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India Passes Digital Personal Data Protection Act

Hunton Privacy

reports that in early August 2023, the Indian Parliament passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (the “Act”), bringing to a close a 5-year process to enact an omnibus data privacy law in India. Grounds for Collection and Processing Consent continues to be the primary legal ground for the processing of personal data.