[18] Fresh criticism on the international level comes from an advisor to a group proposing an alternative text.
The Wikimedia Foundation is hoping that the PDP bill will prove the lesser evil compared with the Draft Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018.
[21][22] Forbes India reports that "there are concerns that the Bill [...] gives the government blanket powers to access citizens' data.
"[23] Jaiveer Shergill, a prominent Supreme Court Lawyer has shared the pitfalls and gaps of the current version of the draft bill.
[24] The Data Protection Bill was withdrawn from the Lok Sabha and the Parliament as reported in the Bulletin - Part 1 No.