Parliamentary panel divided over key issues in Data Protection Bill: Report
The members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee are divided over key issues in the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, such as the provision allowing government access to sensitive data of citizens without their consent and data localisation, ET reported. The panel, chaired by BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi, has held consultations with stakeholders like Facebook, Twitter, Google, Ola, Uber and Paytm.