The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023: A comprehensive Study of India’s Data Privacy Framework.

Abstract

Digital technology has grown rapidly in recent years revolutionizing the collection, storage and processing of personal information. With the growth in internet penetration, digital payments, social media use and e-governance initiatives, protection of personal data is an important legal and social issue. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act), 2023 was passed by the Parliament of India to provide for a comprehensive legal framework for processing of digital personal data. The Act seeks to balance the individual’s right to privacy with the need to process personal data for lawful purposes. The paper analyzes the objectives, scope, key provisions, rights and obligations, penalties, significance, challenges and future prospects of the Act, while comparing the same with international data protection laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union.