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Explained: What India’s data protection law means for journalists
The DPDP Act makes consent the default for handling personal data — and has no journalism exemption. Here is what that means, in plain language.
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The DPDP Act makes consent the default for handling personal data — and has no journalism exemption. Here is what that means, in plain language.
Twenty-one publishers say the law would force journalists to seek consent from the people they report on. It is the latest in a series of challenges to the Act.