Minister confirms data transfer restrictions in India's draft data protection bill

Indian Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar confirmed the proposed Digital Data Protection Bill will contain a "blacklist" for cross-border data transfers, The Economic Times reports. Chandrasekhar said the proposal will allow transfers "by default" unless otherwise noted by the government, which contrasts a prior plan to designate trusted transfer partners. "The government will have the right to restrict certain geographies and will decide the criteria for restriction," Chandrasekhar said.