New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Thursday said all AI apps and the AI models covered as a part of the recently notified Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, reassuring that the personal data of all citizens is protected.

Taking part in the Question Hour in Lok Sabha today, the Minister responded to a member's concerns regarding data privacy and noted that the DPDP Act protects citizens' data, and that there was no previous mechanism by which personal data could have been protected.

"Before this Act, there was no mechanism by which the personal data could have been protected," the Minister said in the Lok Sabha.

Acccording to Minister Vaishnaw, the Act has been ...