India proposes new digital data rules, affecting tech giants, but faces privacy concerns.

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has released the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, aiming to regulate digital personal data. The rules offer a principles-based approach and include data localization, impacting tech giants like Amazon and Google. However, critics worry the rules lack safeguards and could empower authorities excessively, posing privacy risks. Stakeholders have 45 days to provide feedback.

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