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Know what the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (the “Act”) entails for you as a consumer or a business concern?           I.     At the outset, it is pertinent to note that the Act is strategically devised to balance the rights of the individuals and use ‘ personal data ’ for lawful purposes. We all are aware that the digital transactions have revolutionized the conduct of transactions and the collection of personal data as a part and parcel of the provisioning of the services by business concerns is an inevitable aspect.    Firstly, it becomes essential to delineate what constitutes as ‘ data’  ‘ personal data’ . The term ‘data’ and ‘personal data’ has been defined in the Act as under: (i)       “data” means a representation of information, facts, concepts, opinions or instructions in a manner suitable for communication, interpretation or processing by human beings or by automated means; (ii) ...