Finally, India has a personal data protection law in place.

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDPA) got its assent from the president of India after the legislation was passed by both houses of Parliament six days after its introduction in the Lok Sabha on 3 August this year.

Clearly, this is significant for a nation that has seen the necessity for separate personal data protection legislation for more than a decade now and not is governed by the provisions of the Information Technology (IT) Act 2000 and the rules implemented thereunder as it has been till now.