The Central Government has presented the draft of Digital Personal Data Bill 2022. The purpose of this act is to provide regulation related to digital personal data. It recognizes both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process personal data for legitimate purposes.
According to a report in media, some of the most notable changes in this draft revolve around social media and other tech companies. The Digital Personal Data Bill states that the company collecting the data must stop retaining the personal data, or remove the means by which the personal data can be linked to a particular data set.
It also states that users’ data should not be kept if it is not required for legal or business purposes.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav asked for suggestions
Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwani Vaishnav tweeted today, “Want to know your views on the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022.”
The previous data protection bill was scrapped during the parliamentary monsoon session earlier this year. Now the ministry has changed its name to ‘Personal Data Protection Bill’, which completely emphasizes the laws related to user data.
Data owner will get full rights
The new Personal Data Protection Bill gives full rights to the owner of the biometric data over his data. Even if an employer company needs biometric data for the attendance of its employee, it has to take explicit consent from the employee.
The new bill will also affect KYC data. Restrictions are required to complete the KYC process every time a savings account is opened. The data collected under this process also comes under the ambit of the new bill. Bank has to maintain KYC data for a period not exceeding 6 months from the date of closure of the account.
There is also a new set of rules for the collection and retention of personal data of children. The company seeking the data will need the consent of a parent or guardian to access the data. Social media companies will also have to ensure that children’s data is not being tracked for targeted advertisements.
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