News Summary

• Video-streaming platforms have begun putting in place legal teams in order to comply with the personal data-privacy regime that formally kicked in last week.
• The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 lays out the rules for how organizations in India can collect, use, store, and process digital personal data.
• Many OTT platforms had some of the building blocks of compliance already in place, but for most, the law represents a “wake-up call", says Cyril Abrol, partner, Remfry & Sagar.