CYBER LAW AND DATA PROTECTION IN INDIA

Abstract

A big potential but a challenge to Indian digital transformation was the need to protect and process the personal data and managing the cyberspace control. This will necessitate the strong legal foundation that has the ability to fix the newly developed technologies and tie up the loopholes surrounding the increased digital use (Wu, 2024). The chapter is an inquiry on the dim aspects of the cyber law and data security in India. It also touches on the current legislation systems and the effectiveness they have or how they rank low as systems requiring some overhauls to ensure privacy and security in the online age. This specific chapter will involve a historical discussion of the history of the data protection laws and specifically will culminate in a discussion of both the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 itself and how they impact the individuals and businesses (Korff, 2023). It will as well highlight how incongruent old laws ideals with a modern cyber issues are particularly on global transfer of digital information and a growing possibility of data theft and data violations (Godiyal and Singh, 2022). In the context of the relationship between digital markets and competition laws, this chapter will similarly evaluate the overlaps between the data protection regulatory framework and antitrust (although with particular attention to the relationship between the data protection policies and competition law). It will critically consider the impact of emerging forms of technology like machine learning and big data analytics to the data protection systems (Ehimuan et al., 2024).