Google, Facebook & Co Take Data Bill Concerns To Parliamentary Committee
India, Feb. 20 -- The Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill draft, which had gathered criticism from many corners, will now be taken for discussion by top industry bodies before a Joint Parliamentary Committee that is reviewing the bill.
Representing Indian as well as foreign companies, these bodies will highlight important issues pertaining to the bill which was tabled in the Lok Sabha in December 2019.
Inclusion of non-personal data in the bill, exemptions that the government has granted for itself, voluntary verification of users by social media companies and weakening of the data protection authority are the broader issues that will be discussed.
The associations, which represent companies such as Infosys, Google, Facebook, Paytm, an...
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