Both the APRA and India’s DPDP Act emphasise the importance of consumer consent, data minimisation, and the right of individuals to manage their personal data.
The likelihood of risks materialising due to the deployment of biometric technology cannot be generalised, but instead needs to be evaluated based on the specific country context.
The main objective of this paper is to map the Digital Personal Data Protection Act in the context of India’s jurisprudence to theoretically illustrate how regulation of personal data could impact antitrust enforcement.
With an intent to ensure the processing of digital personal data upholds citizens’ privacy, this Act will have major implications for citizens’ privacy, and how their data is used.