AsiaPassed in August 2023. Implementation phased in over subsequent years.

Digital Personal Data Protection Act

India's comprehensive privacy law regulating the processing of digital personal data inside India, as well as outside India if it involves offering goods/services to Data Principals in India.

Last Indexed via EchelonGraph Automations: March 4, 2026

Global Scope & Applicability

Data Fiduciaries and Data Processors handling the digital personal data of Indian residents.

Core Principles & Obligations

  • 1

    Notice and Consent

  • 2

    Duties of Data Fiduciary

  • 3

    Rights of Data Principal

  • 4

    Cross-border Data Transfers

Technical Implementation Examples

  • Automated detection of unencrypted AWS S3 buckets violating Digital Personal Data Protection Act policies.

  • Real-time interception of unauthorized IAM role escalation attempts.

  • Continuous audit logging and Zero-Knowledge Proof attestation of compliant clusters.

Non-Compliance Penalties

Financial Fines

Penalties up to ₹250 crore (approx. $30 Million USD) for failure to take reasonable security safeguards.

Legal Liability

The law does not currently provide for compensation to affected data principals via the Data Protection Board.

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