In this episode, Shashank Venkat, Member – Technology Law Practice, and Prerana Reddy, Member – Technology Law Practice, discuss the Central Government’s powers under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 to require the mandatory furnishing of information. They examine the legal grounds for such requests, potential overlaps with procedures under other laws, implications for intermediaries, non-disclosure directions, and the power to block access to data based on the “interest of the general public” standard.

In this episode, Aaron Kamath, Lead – Tech, Digital & Commercial Law Practice, and Uttara Jhaveri, Member – Technology Law and Life Sciences & Healthcare Law Practice, unpack the provisions related to the Data Protection Board under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. They explain the composition and functions of the Board, the framework for imposing penalties, and the appeal process before the TDSAT, offering listeners a clear understanding of enforcement mechanisms and available remedies within India’s data protection regime.

In this episode, Uttara Jhaveri, Member – Technology Law and Life Sciences & Healthcare Law Practice, and Sanjana Shrivastav, Member – Technology Law Practice, examine the personal data retention and erasure framework under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. They explain how long a data fiduciary may retain personal data, when erasure is mandatory, minimum retention periods, extended timelines applicable to e-commerce platforms, online gaming intermediaries, and social media intermediaries, and the obligation to provide prior notice to the data principal before erasure of personal data.