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India’s parliament approves privacy law but worries over government discretion linger

Picture of India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi
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India’s parliament advanced its revised data privacy law, despite criticism for granting significant discretionary authority to PM Modi’s government.

India has all but formally implemented a much-debated and revised data protection law that will have a significant impact on many companies, thanks to its broad extraterritoriality.

Both houses of parliament voted to approve the revised legislation last week, nearly a year after the abrupt withdrawal of a previous proposal,

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