Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 82: India's Imminent Data Privacy Law

India is about to enact a far-reaching Data Privacy Law. Expected to be passed by April 2022 and in force as early as 1^st quarter 2023, it represents a far-reaching comprehensive approach based on but extending beyond the model of the European Union's GDPR. It would govern not only personal information but how non-personal data is collected and processed across borders.

The bill would force global companies that gather and use data of Indian residents - or that have personal data of non-Indian persons processed by India's stellar offshoring/outsourcing industry - to reconsider existing privacy policies and procedures. By including non-personal data and introducing measures of data localization, India's novel approach would represent perhaps the most onerous and strict national policy about data collection, storage, and use.