Personal data: All you need to know about data localisation rules in India

Data localisation is storing the data, critical and non-critical, within the boundaries of a country

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Paytm are reportedly opposing the Centre's move to allow the transfer of personal data to some foreign "trusted" countries and want the data of Indians to be stored within the country only. According to a report by the Economic Times (ET), this is opposite to the stance taken by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).

The rules around data localisation in India are not clearly defined yet. Still, the introduction of the draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, in November last year brought the topic back to light.

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