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If you run a business in India today, there is one question you can no longer ignore“Are we actually compliant with DPDPA 2025, or are we just hoping we are?”
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2025 (DPDPA) is not just another legal document to file away.It directly affects how you collect customer data, store employee records
use cloud tools, and even how you respond when something goes wrong.This blog is written to be simple, practical, and human.
No legal jargon.Just clear steps you can actually follow and plug into your daily business workflow.

If your business collects names, phone numbers, email IDs, employee records, customer data, or even website form details, this law applies to you.
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act), 2025 is India’s long-awaited data protection law.
This law isn’t just for large enterprises or tech giants. It affects startups, MSMEs, consultants, hospitals, schools,e-commerce platforms, fintech companies, and even small websites that collect personal data.Let’s break it down in plain English.

Imagine every confidential call in your company being silently intercepted. Not because someone left the door open, but because a trusted communications system—used by over 12 million businesses globally—has a dangerous vulnerability.
A newly uncovered critical security flaw in Mitel’s VoIP systems, tracked as CVE-2024-XXXX, has made this nightmare scenario a reality for organizations worldwide. The flaw allows attackers to bypass authentication and eavesdrop on voice communications, placing enterprises at risk of espionage, data breaches, and regulatory violations.

In the age of AI, data is gold—but it’s also a deeply personal resource. The debate over how that data is gathered and used has reached a boiling point with Meta’s latest move.
In a controversial shift, Meta has announced plans to use public content from Facebook and Instagram users across Europe to train its generative AI models. But there’s one glaring issue: they’re not asking for prior user consent.

In today’s digital-first world, convenience often comes at the cost of privacy. Every click, voice command, and facial scan contributes to a growing ecosystem of personal data. While users place trust in technology providers to safeguard their digital identities, recent events reveal that this trust is not always upheld.

The Karnataka High Court has recently taken a decisive step in the ongoing global debate over encrypted communication and digital freedom. In a directive issued under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, the court ordered the Government of India to block access to Proton Mail—a Swiss-based encrypted email service known for its end-to-end security and zero-access architecture.