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The draft was due to be released earlier this month, but was held back for fresh consultation with legal and industry leaders..
This follows feedback from experts during the governments outreach on the proposed Act, which began in March across multiple cities, including Bengaluru and Mumbai.ETtech..
The draft of the much-anticipated Digital India Bill to govern emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing is likely to be opened for public consultation within the next fortnight, senior officials told ET...
Noting that the nature of cybercrime has changed since the time of Indias pioneering Information Technology Act, 2000, an official said, There will certainly be some provisions for criminal offences, which were there (in the IT Act, 2000)..
The new draft bill may also include objective definitions for new-age offences such as possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, improper and unauthorised digital use of government-issued identity cards, as well as misinformation...
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