With the exponential rise in the magnitude of data proliferation globally, the governance of citizenry and stakeholders through an evolved data protection regime is imperative. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (“2022 Bill”) has been designed in furtherance of the efforts of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to build a comprehensive legal framework on the digital ecosystem and is a step forth in the evolution of India’s data protection regime. While it is undeniably simpler than its previous versions, much of its simplicity and brevity appear to have been achieved by compromising crucial aspects of informational privacy, a glaring example of which is the absence of recognition of special categories of personal data.
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Gaurav G. Arora is a Partner at JSA with over 12 years of experience advising multinational corporations, investment funds, and high-growth businesses on mergers & acquisitions, private equity investments, corporate structuring, cross-border transactions, foreign direct investment, and general corporate matters. He regularly advises clients on complex domestic and international transactions across the technology, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate, retail, and services sectors. Gaurav is recognised as an ALB India Rising Star and among the Top 10 Young Lawyers by ALB Thomson Reuters.