Data transfer...

THIS, THEY SAID, would lead to fragmented global data flows, higher costs, and regulatory uncertainty without necessarily enhancing data protection.

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"The rules empower the government to specify categories of personal data that SDFs must not transfer outside India. Such selective data localisation measures fragment global data transfers, stifle innovation, and impose unnecessary costs on businesses, without enhancing data protection or security goals," Venkatesh Krishnamoorthy, country manager, India, Business Software Alliance, said in the feedback submitted to MeitY as part of the consultative process initiated by the government to seek industry views.