India's new data protection law promises privacy safeguards, but critics warn it expands government power, curtails right-to-information access, and threatens press freedom.
India's new data privacy rules, requiring companies like Amazon, Meta, and OpenAI to minimize the collection of personal information, came into force this month.
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP) aims to secure Indian users' personal data, while guaranteeing their consent.
Under the DPDP rules, firms will only be able to collect customer data that is necessary for a specific purpose. They must allow users to opt out and tell them if their information is involved in a data breach.
Government oversight sparks privacy fears
The DPDP and its rules "create a simple, citizen-focused and innovation-friendly framework for the responsible use of digital personal data," said the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in a statement.
However, the DPDP has been criticized for giving the go
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