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India Information Technology Act 2000

India's Information Technology Act 2000, as amended in 2008, establishes the primary legal framework for cybersecurity and data protection in India -…

What India Information Technology Act 2000 requires

India's Information Technology Act 2000, as amended in 2008, establishes the primary legal framework for cybersecurity and data protection in India - requiring corporations to implement reasonable security practices for sensitive personal data under Section 43A, imposing liability for unauthorised data disclosure, and designating CERT-In as the national nodal agency for cybersecurity incident response under Section 70B.

Pillar: Cybersecurity · Authority: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:

Primary source: https://www.meity.gov.in

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  • Information Technology Act 2000 - as amended by the Information Technology (Amendment) Act 2008 - India's primary statute governing electronic commerce, cybersecurity, and digital data - establishes body corporate liability for data breaches, designates CERT-In as national cybersecurity agency, and defines computer-related criminal offences
  • Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules 2011 - issued under the IT Act - defines six categories of sensitive personal data, consent requirements, IS/ISO/IEC 27001 as recognised security standard, and body corporate data protection obligations

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