Industry body IAMAI on Monday termed the draft digital personal data protection (DPDP) bill as industry-friendly, lauding the more liberalised framework for cross-border data flows and the exclusion of non-personal data from the ambit of the proposed norms.
The Internet and Mobile Association of India, however, urged the government to clearly indicate reasonable timelines by which the various provisions of the Bill will be implemented.
“On behalf of its members, the association has requested the government to provide clarifications regarding the DPDP so that once it is passed into an Act, there is better compliance by IAMAI members,” the association said in a statement.
In particular, it said, there are ambiguities over the timelines for implementing the various provisions of the Bill and mechanisms for obtaining verifiable parental consent to process the personal data of children.
“As the inclusion of specific timelines will provide a roadmap for the industry to better comply with the Bill, IAMAI has requested the government to clearly indicate reasonable timelines by which the various provisions of the DPDP will be implemented and to adopt a graded approach to prescribing such timelines,” IAMAI said.