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Parliament Debates Digital Privacy Safeguards for Indian Users
Lawmakers discussed consent, data portability, and localisation safeguards as India sharpens its digital privacy framework.
Parliament took up a detailed discussion on digital privacy safeguards, with members across parties calling for stronger user consent and faster breach reporting norms.
The debate focused on the rights of citizens to access, correct, and erase personal data held by large platforms, banks, hospitals, and public service providers.
Policy experts said the final framework will be judged by how independently enforcement works and how simply citizens can exercise their rights.
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