New data protection Bill must consider all criticism: Justice Srikrishna

Former judge headed panel that drafted the legislation which the government withdrew yesterday

The government did right by withdrawing India’s first personal data protection bill and a new one should "consider all the criticisms", said on Thursday the retired judge who headed the committee of experts that wrote the first draft of the legislation.

The government, after almost five years of deliberation, yesterday withdrew the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, 2019, saying it will be replaced with one that has a “comprehensive framework” and is in alignment with “contemporary digital privacy laws”.

“This time they should consider all the criticisms by the internet activists, foreign companies, and the social activists that