Govt announces new norms to curb fake online reviews of products, services, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] E-commerce players like Amazon and Flipkart will have to voluntarily disclose all paid consumer reviews of products and services offered on their platforms, with the government bringing in new norms to curb fake reviews and help buyers make informed decisions. However, the government has barred publication of reviews that...

Rejigged localization rules in Data Protection Bill to ease worries of Big Tech companies, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] Big Tech companies such as Meta Inc and Alphabet Inc may get some respite from a revised version of the Data Protection Bill, which is expected to permit the transfer and storage of data in “trusted geographies”.The government’s stance on data localisation is significantly different from the old version...

Why merging GST NAA with CCI may not be a prudent move, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] Recent news reports have suggested that the GST anti-profiteering watchdog, National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) is set to be subsumed into the regulatory ecosystem of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). It is proposed that the NAA’s regulatory functions and its investigative arm (the Director General of Anti-Profiteering), continue to...