A critical analysis of the data protection act of india (2023): Navigating the socio-legal terrain

Abstract

In the modern era, the exponential rise of data and the rapid expansion of digital technologies have made significant legal frameworks imperative to protect sensitive information and individuals' privacy. In 2023, India got the Digital Data Protection Act 2023, replicating this amplifying context of the digital world. Technology is a dynamic substance that is always evolving and posing new problems. To cope with these evolving problems a thorough analysis of these problems and problems associated with the Digital Data Protection Act 2023 is quintessential in the present socio-legal landscape of India.

In this research, researchers adopted a multi-disciplinary approach leveraging legal, contemporary social, and ethical perspectives. In the course of the critical analysis of the legal framework, researchers manifested the objectives of the legislation, the principle of the act, and the alignment of the global privacy standards. Additionally, this study looked into how this act affected civil rights and how to strike a balance between personal privacy and national security. In addition, researchers offer several recommendations meant to educate legislators, law firms, and the general public.