The Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to examine a PIL seeking a robust mechanism to retrieve or erase stolen Indian personal data stored on foreign servers. Acknowledging the issues technical complexity, the court advised the petitioner to pursue administrative and technological remedies through the government.

The Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to examine a PIL seeking a robust mechanism to retrieve or erase stolen Indian personal data…

Supreme Court directs MeitY to evaluate a PIL on recovering stolen personal data and enforcing the Digital Personal Data Protection Act.