Personalized Medicine — Tech Evolutions

Entry	Year	Description	Impact
Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023	2023	This is India's comprehensive legislation governing the processing of digital personal data. It defines 'personal data' and 'sensitive personal data' (which includes genetic data) and outlines the obligations of data fiduciaries, the rights of data principals, and the conditions for lawful processing, including consent requirements.	The DPDP Act significantly impacts personalized medicine by providing a legal framework for handling genetic and health data. It mandates explicit consent for data collection, ensures data security, and establishes penalties for breaches, directly influencing how research, diagnostics, and treatments in personalized medicine are conducted, particularly regarding data privacy and ethical considerations.