Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Digital Personal Data Protection Act safeguards journalistic freedom and does not restrict reporting. His remarks came after the Digital News Publishers Association challenged the law in the Supreme Court over the absence of a journalism exemption
The Supreme Court of India asked MeitY to treat a PIL on stolen personal data as a representation, saying the issue was highly technical. The plea sought implementation of the DPDP Act, destruction of leaked data on foreign servers, and stronger safeguards against cybercrime
