Data protection and privacy in India and Iraq: from legislation to Reality

Abstract

Privacy and data protection regulations are crucial for keeping private information just that: private. Although Iraq lacks a dedicated data protection statute, private information is safeguarded by other laws. However, the Personal Data Protection Bill provides broad protections for personal information in India (PDPB).  The purpose of the PDPB is to set standards for how businesses in India handle customers' private information throughout every stage of the data lifecycle. According to the PDPB, people have the right to access and amend their personal data, just as they would under the EU's “General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)”. This analysis reveals that although Iraqi law does provide certain safeguards for individuals' private information, the protections afforded by Indian law are more extensive overall.

Objectives: Through a methodical examination of available material, this paper examines and contrasts the data protection and privacy legislation of Iraq and India.

Methodology: Several online databases were combed for papers for this literature review using the phrases "Data protection, privacy legislations, GDPR, personal information." The eight-research included in this analysis were all published between 2010 and 2023. After that, we culled the most relevant findings from the published literature.