India proposes measures to enhance data privacy of 760 million users

World’s largest connected democracy floats measures backed by fines of up to $61m.

India has become the latest country to propose new data privacy laws covering the transfer of personal data between nations. The draft document is the product of four years of work and seeks to bring the country’s legislative framework into alignment with the EU’s GDPR, California’s Consumer Privacy Act and

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