Data Bill should be sent to house panel: Justice BN Srikrishna

Justice BN Srikrishna, one of the main architects of the landmark Personal Data Protection Bill, said he wants the final version of the legislation to be sent to a select committee of Parliament for a thorough review before it becomes law.

This bill, which will determine how global tech giants Amazon, Facebook, Alphabet’s Google and others process, store and transfer Indian consumers’ data, is based on the report of a committee headed by Srikrishna. It’s expected to be introduced in Parliament on Monday, having been cleared by the cabinet on December 4.