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Senior associate in the Public Policy practice at the Delhi - NCR office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. Sohini advises on technology law and policy issues, spanning data protection and privacy, AI, information technology and emerging technologies. She can be reached at sohini.banerjee@cyrilshroff.com

 

Role of State Governments in India’s Data Protection Regime

Introduction

The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (“MeitY”) published a draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (“Draft Rules”), on January 3, 2025. These were formulated under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act” or “Act”), which was passed by Parliament, and received presidential assent on August 11, 2023. The DPDP Act aims to regulate the processing of personal data, and contains requirements for collection, processing and sharing of personal data.Continue Reading Role of State Governments in India’s Data Protection Regime

Fighting Cybercrime: Global UN Convention on the Anvil

Introduction

Member states of the United Nations approved the draft text of the United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime (‘Draft Convention’) by consensus, in August 2024, after five years of deliberations. It is the UN’s first consolidated attempt at regulating crimes on the internet. The move has attracted its fair share of controversy, with tech companies and human rights organisations protesting against the lack of safeguards.Continue Reading Fighting Cybercrime: Global UN Convention on the Anvil