MeitY seeks feedback on data bill from select few

The government has sought inputs from select stakeholders on its draft data protection Bill. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in a letter sent last Friday, has sought clarifications on issues such as data localisation and ways to govern non-personal data, including anonymised, community and ecommerce data.

MeitY has sought inputs on the scope of the data authority and obligations for the data fiduciary. It also asked stakeholders for feedback on the “contours of a policy that should govern non-personal data” and whether there was a case to mandate free access to such data.