Rise of the DPO in wake of Indias Data Protection Bill

Indias Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has acknowledged the need for strong data protection and privacy laws. The Data Protection Bill introduced by MeitY was cleared by the Union Cabinet on 4th December 2019. The Bill is expected to soon become an Act following a parliamentary review in the upcoming budget session. Clause 40 of the Bill mandates every significant data fiduciary to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO) The role of a CISO and a DPO can be bifurcated depending on the scale of operations in an organization.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3513459/rise-of-the-dpo-in-wake-of-india-s-data-protection-bill.html