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India tech bodies warn draft telecom cyber rules threaten privacy, burden businesses

By Freny Patel ( July 31, 2025, 10:17 GMT | Comment) -- India's rapidly expanding digital consumer sectors, including payments, food delivery and mobility, face a potential regulatory upheaval following the Ministry of Communications' recent release of the draft Telecommunication (Telecom Cyber Security) Amendment Rules, 2025. While purportedly aimed at strengthening digital security and curbing cyber fraud, the proposed amendments have ignited a fierce debate, with leading industry bodies warning of significant regulatory overreach, crushing compliance burdens and serious privacy infringements. India's tech industry has sounded alarm bells on the government's proposed telecom cybersecurity rules, cautioning that the draft regulations represent significant regulatory overreach, would impose crippling compliance burdens and risk infringing user privacy....

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