India's Non-Personal Data (NPD) framework

India's Non-Personal Data (NPD) framework

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Latest:

  1. Video of talk by Usha Ramanathan on Eminent Domain and how this applies to data regulations in India
  2. NPD primer in Bengali: https://hasgeek.com/PrivacyMode/non-personal-data/sub/smssttigt-tthyer-prstaabit-kaatthaamo-gorraar-ktha-EGuxrZPF9k99WAia3FFADU

About the Non-Personal Data (NPD) framework for India: Non-personal data (NPD) is defined as anything which is not personal data. Read primer on NPD in English, Hindi and Malayalam for a quick understanding how NPD will be regulated in India.

The Committee of Experts (CoE), led by Kris Gopalakrishnan, prepared the first version of the NPD framework in July 2020. Based on the feedback received, the CoE released V2 of the NPD framework in December 2020.

Community submissions to improve the NPD framework for India: NPD Week was conducted to draw recommendations from the community on what apsects of the NPD framework should be revised, with practical suggestions. At the end of NPD Week, a document of community recommendations was drawn up. View final recommendations (PDF) for NPD V2.
These recommendations were submitted to the CoE and MeITY on 31 January 2021.

NPD Survey: Between November 2020 and January 2021, Privacy Mode’s research team interviewed 50 respondents from startup, engineering, product and investor communities to understand their concerns with the Non-Personal Data Report V1 and NPD Report V2. View the report (PDF)


Recap of NPD Week: Between 22 and 29 January, concerns were articulated with respect to NPD’s potential impact around privacy. These concerns were on issues of:

Contact details: For inquiries, call 7676332020 or email privacymode@hasgeek.com. Follow #PrivacyMode on Twitter

Community Partners

The Centre for Internet and Society Data Meet Scribble Data Data Governance Network Upekkha SMC Project

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Latest:

  1. Video of talk by Usha Ramanathan on Eminent Domain and how this applies to data regulations in India
  2. NPD primer in Bengali: https://hasgeek.com/PrivacyMode/non-personal-data/sub/smssttigt-tthyer-prstaabit-kaatthaamo-gorraar-ktha-EGuxrZPF9k99WAia3FFADU

About the Non-Personal Data (NPD) framework for India: Non-personal data (NPD) is defined as anything which is not personal data. Read primer on NPD in English, Hindi and Malayalam for a quick understanding how NPD will be regulated in India.

The Committee of Experts (CoE), led by Kris Gopalakrishnan, prepared the first version of the NPD framework in July 2020. Based on the feedback received, the CoE released V2 of the NPD framework in December 2020.

Community submissions to improve the NPD framework for India: NPD Week was conducted to draw recommendations from the community on what apsects of the NPD framework should be revised, with practical suggestions. At the end of NPD Week, a document of community recommendations was drawn up. View final recommendations (PDF) for NPD V2.
These recommendations were submitted to the CoE and MeITY on 31 January 2021.

NPD Survey: Between November 2020 and January 2021, Privacy Mode’s research team interviewed 50 respondents from startup, engineering, product and investor communities to understand their concerns with the Non-Personal Data Report V1 and NPD Report V2. View the report (PDF)


Recap of NPD Week: Between 22 and 29 January, concerns were articulated with respect to NPD’s potential impact around privacy. These concerns were on issues of:

Contact details: For inquiries, call 7676332020 or email privacymode@hasgeek.com. Follow #PrivacyMode on Twitter

Community Partners

The Centre for Internet and Society Data Meet Scribble Data Data Governance Network Upekkha SMC Project

Featured submissions

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  • Zainab Bawa

    Zainab Bawa

    A Primer on the Non-Personal Data (NPD) framework proposed for India

    Data is viewed as a risk factor that has to be governed to protect the individual’s privacy. This is broadly known as personal data, i.e., data associated with a particular individual. more

    08 Feb 2021

  • Gyan Tripathi

    Gyan Tripathi

    भारत सरकार द्वारा प्रस्तावित गैर-व्यक्तिगत डाटा (एन पी डी) ढांचा पर एक प्राइमर

    डाटा को एक जोखिम कारक के रूप में देखा जाता है, जिसे व्यक्तिगत गोपनीयता की सुरक्षा के लिए नियंत्रित / शासित किया जाना चाहिए। आम तौर पर यह डाटा किसी व्यक्ति विशेष से जुड़ा होता है, जिसे हम व्यक्तिगत डाटा कहते हैं। more

    08 Feb 2021

  • Anivar Aravind

    നിർദ്ദേശിത നോൺ പേഴ്സണൽ ഡാറ്റ ചട്ടക്കൂടിനൊരാമുഖം

    Translated by Joice Joseph and Anivar Aravind വ്യക്തിയുടെ സ്വകാര്യത പരിരക്ഷിക്കുന്നതിന് നിയന്ത്രിക്കേണ്ട ഒരു അപകട ഘടകമായാണ് ഡാറ്റയെ കാണുന്നത്. ഇത് വ്യക്തിഗത ഡാറ്റ, അതായത്, ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ഡാറ്റ എന്ന വിശാലമായ അർത്ഥത്തിൽ അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു. more

    13 Feb 2021

  • Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay

    Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay

    সমষ্টিগত তথ্যের প্রস্তাবিত কাঠামো: গোড়ার-কথা

    সমষ্টিগত তথ্যের প্রস্তাবিত কাঠামো: গোড়ার-কথা ব্যক্তিগত তথ্যকে ঘিরে একজন ব্যক্তিমানুষের স্বাধীনতা যাতে রক্ষিত হয় তার স্বার্থেই তাকে নিয়ন্ত্রণ করার দরকার পড়ে -- কারণ, তথ্য একটা বিপজ্জনক উপাদান। প্রত্যেক মানুষের সঙ্গে সম্পর্কিত তথ্য আমাদের কাছে ধার্য হয় ব্যক্তিগত তথ্য হিসাবে। (ব্যক্তিগত তথ্যকে ঘিরে একজন ব্যক্তিমানুষের স্বাধীনতা যাতে রক্ষিত হয় তার স্বার্থেই তাকে নিয়ন্ত্রণ করার দরকার পড়ে -- তথ্য একটা বিপজ্জনক উপাদান।) more

    16 Feb 2021

Videos

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Eminent Domain and expropriation of data - the case of India's data regulations

Eminent Domain and expropriation of data - the case of India's data regulations

Dr. Usha Ramanathan

1 hour17 February 2021
NPD V2 - thought process underlying the revised recommendations

NPD V2 - thought process underlying the revised recommendations

Presenter: Parminder Jeet Singh; Respondents: Saranya Gopinath, Venkata Pingali, Srinivasa Rao Aravilli; Moderator: Udbhav Tiwari

1 hour24 January 2021
Privacy Mode's NPD Survey: presentation of key findings and highlights

Privacy Mode's NPD Survey: presentation of key findings and highlights

Presenters: Nadika Nadja, Anand Venkatnarayanan.

7 minutes23 January 2021
Towards a robust NPD framework: addressing concerns from startups and SMBs

Towards a robust NPD framework: addressing concerns from startups and SMBs

Moderator: Amlan Mohanty; Panelists: Deepa Venkatraman, Shweta Rajpal Kohli, Ashish Aggarwal, Kumar Rangarajan, Prasanto Roy, Sameer Brij Verma, Thiyagarajan Maruthavanan

1 hour23 January 2021
Comparing Non-Personal Data V1 and V2 - key highlights

Comparing Non-Personal Data V1 and V2 - key highlights

Speaker: Reshu Natani; Respondent: Suchana Seth

28 minutes24 January 2021

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