TECH: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Saturday said the draft data protection rules released by the government strike a balance between regulation and innovation while protecting civil rights. The government on Friday released the draft for the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act. Issued the rules, which have been put up for public consultation till February 18.

“The regulations have to be within the walls of the Act. It is within the ambit of the Act passed by Parliament to ensure a balance between regulation and innovation while fully protecting the rights of citizens,” Vaishnav said in an interview to PTI. These rules have been created.”The minister said that earlier there was only one template available to the world – the European Data Protection Regulation with a high level of regulation. However, Indian regulators have attempted to balance regulation and innovation to protect the boom in the innovation ecosystem growing among startups in the country. He said extensive consultations have been held with the industry and complaint registration, their disposal, And systems like distribution, interaction with digital platforms have been implemented.

The minister said the final rules will be placed for approval in the monsoon session of Parliament and all entities handling data digitally will get two years to calibrate their systems as per the law. “All entities covered under the Act will have to review the existing consent within two years after the rules come into force,” Vaishnav said. He said the rules would be improved based on experience with the new data governance. Vaishnav said, “Minimum instructions have been placed in the rules to ensure simple implementation of the Act as far as possible. The rules keep in mind the huge damage that the digital world causes to the privacy of people, especially children.” “Careful measures have been taken.” The draft DPDP rules specify that verifiable parental consent must be obtained before children create any accounts on social media or online platforms. Additionally, according to the draft rules, the identity and age of the parents will also have to be validated and verified through a voluntarily provided identity proof “issued by an entity mandated by law or by the government.”