Need clarity on draft data protection bill ambiguities: Mobile Association

Industry body IAMAI on Thursday said more clarity is needed on classification of data and consent requirements in the draft Personal Data Protection Bill, and argued that businesses need to fully comprehend adjustments they will have to make to comply with the norms.

Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) flagged ambiguities that exist in the draft Bill and further said these will “lead to unnecessary compliance burden”.

IAMAI – which hosted a discussion on the issue comprising stakeholders like industry representatives and members of civil society on Wednesday – said the industry lacks clarity on which data is categorised as personal, sensitive and critical.

It suggested that repeated consent requirements should not be imposed on data fiduciary as long as processing of data does not deviate from the original purpose.