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Consent manager rules under the DPDP Act start on 13 November 2026: what businesses should know
Rule 4 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, notified on 13 November 2025, takes effect one year later, on 13 November 2026. From that date, companies can register with the Data Protection Board as…
Source: DPDP Rules, 2025 (Rule 4) via MondaqGovernment clarifies DPDP Act wording on children, persons with disability and data audits
MeitY has issued the Digital Personal Data Protection (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2026 (S.O. 5458(E), dated 5 October 2026, published in the Gazette on 6 October 2026) under Section 43(1) of the DPDP Act. It…
Source: Ministry of Electronics and IT (Gazette of India)SBI data breach exposes 3,897 customers' details: what it means under the DPDP Act
State Bank of India disclosed in a filing on 21 October 2026 that about 3.75 lakh records were found on the dark web, of which 3,897 customer records contained personal details such as names, mobile numbers, email…
Source: Business Today