PRINCIPLES RELATING TO PROTECTION OF INTERNET INTERMEDIARIES AND PERSONAL DATA

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Principles Relating to Protection of Internet Intermediaries and Personal Data examines the extent of liability imputed to Internet intermediaries and the protection afforded to them under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules framed thereunder.

The increased activity on the Internet has led to more personal information being shared online and there has been an exponential rise in businesses that develop themselves with the assistance of data.

India debates the enactment of the Personal Data Protection Bill, Shrey Fatterpekar and Hridhay Khurana throw light on some of the first principles surrounding personal data protection.

Shrey Fatterpekar practices as a Counsel in the Bombay High Court and various other forums and is also a Solicitor (Bombay). He had the opportunity to work on cases involving Internet intermediaries at a very early stage of his career and developed a keen interest in this evolving area of law. Shrey has published articles on Internet intermediaries in newspapers and legal blogs.

Hridhay Khurana is an Associate Partner in the dispute resolution team of MDP & Partners. His fora of experience includes High Courts, Securities Appellate Tribunal, Arbitrations, Sessions Court, National Company Law Tribunal, National Company Appellate Tribunal and Debt Recovery Tribunal.