Tech policy to be predictable; privacy bills, focus on local internet and hardware ecosystem

With the return of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to power, technology policy making is expected to gather speed with focus on personal data protection bill, regulating technology platforms, and support local internet and hardware companies as part of its digital India initiative.

Personal data protection bill which regulates the processing of personal data of individuals and the proposed amendment to Information Technology Act’s intermediary guidelines that weaken legal protections provided to technology companies against content hosted on their platforms are expected to impact Facebook, Google, Twitter and ByteDance.