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Explained: What India’s data protection law means for journalists
The DPDP Act makes consent the default for handling personal data — and has no journalism exemption. Here is what that means, in plain language.
The right of every Indian citizen, under the RTI Act 2005, to ask public authorities for information. They must generally reply within 30 days, or within 48 hours where a person’s life or liberty is at stake.
The DPDP Act makes consent the default for handling personal data — and has no journalism exemption. Here is what that means, in plain language.
Twenty-one publishers say the law would force journalists to seek consent from the people they report on. It is the latest in a series of challenges to the Act.