Digital Privacy & Media Hub | DPDP Act 2023 & Stop Spam Calls

Your guide to digital safety in Bharat. Understand the DPDP Act 2023, TRAI spam call rules, and social media grievance rights.

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  • Digital Rights

    The DPDP Act 2023

    Law/Section: Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

    You are the 'Data Principal'. Companies must handle your personal data for lawful purposes and provide ways to exercise your data rights.

    Fact: Violating the DPDP Act can lead to penalties of up to Rs 250 Crore for companies.

    • Right to Erasure: You can ask a company to delete personal data once its purpose is over, subject to legal retention duties.
    • Right to Correction: If a company has wrong info about you, you can ask for correction under the DPDP framework.
    • Right to Consent: Companies cannot trick you into giving data; it must be 'Free, Specific, Informed, and Unambiguous'.

  • Digital Rights

    Stop Spam Calls & SMS

    Law/Section: TRAI Telecom Commercial Communications Regulations

    Your phone number is private property. Unsolicited calls are a violation of your privacy.

    Tip: Always report spam calls; the more we report, the harder the law hits the spammers.

    • DND (Do Not Disturb): You can register for DND by SMSing 'START 0' to 1909.
    • Penalty for Spammers: If a telemarketer calls you despite DND, they can be fined up to Rs 10,000 per call.
    • Unregistered Numbers: You can report private numbers used for commercial calls through the 'TRAI DND App'.

  • Digital Rights

    Social Media Grievance

    Law/Section: IT Rules, 2021

    Tech giants like Meta, X, and Google must listen to Indian citizens.

    • Grievance Officer: Every social media company must have a designated officer in India to hear your complaints.
    • 24-Hour Rule: Any content related to nudity or impersonation must be removed within 24 hours of reporting.
    • Account Suspension: If your account is banned without reason, you can appeal to the 'Grievance Appellate Committee' (GAC).

  • Digital Rights

    Right to be Forgotten

    Law/Section: SC / HC Judgments (Puttaswamy Case)

    The right to move on from your past digital footprint.

    • You can approach the court to have old, irrelevant, or private news/links removed from search engines like Google.
    • Protects individuals from 'Digital Shaming' for past events that are no longer relevant.
    • This is an extension of the Fundamental Right to Privacy under Article 21.

  • Privacy Helplines

    Cyber Crime Portal

    Contact: 1930

    For financial fraud and social media harassment.

  • Privacy Helplines

    TRAI DND Portal

    Contact: 1909

    To register/report DND violations.