Ethics, Law & Governance · Internship Role
CYBER LAW & DPDP
Draft DPDP compliance guides and support the data removal platform, making India's privacy law understandable for people and businesses.
SKILLS YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH
DPDP Act 2023IT Act 2000Compliance draftingData principal rightsLegal research
PROOF-OF-WORK TASKS8 TASKS
Start at Beginner and work up. Every task produces something real you can show: a report, a tool, a guide or a demo. Publish it on LinkedIn or GitHub as your proof of work.
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Beginner
LEVEL 01
- 01Summarise the DPDP Act in plain language (who it applies to, data principal rights, fiduciary duties, penalties) as a 2-page explainer.
- 02Create a 'Your Data Rights in India' guide for students, explaining how to ask a company what data it holds and how to request deletion.
- 03Compare DPDP and GDPR in a table of 10 key points (consent, children, cross-border transfer, penalties and more).
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Intermediate
LEVEL 02
- 01Draft a DPDP compliance checklist for a small edtech or D2C startup, mapped to sections of the Act and the Rules.
- 02Write 5 template request letters for the data removal platform: access, correction, erasure, withdrawal of consent, and grievance escalation.
- 03Analyse the privacy policies of 5 Indian apps against DPDP requirements, and score each on clarity and compliance gaps.
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Advanced
LEVEL 03
- 01Write a complete DPDP compliance guide for startups covering data mapping, notice and consent, children's data, breach notification, the grievance officer, and a 90-day roadmap.
- 02Brief the IT Act provisions, Rules and remedies available to victims of online harm (impersonation, non-consensual intimate images, defamation), including where to file and timelines.
HAND-PICKED FREE RESOURCES7 RESOURCES
ARTICLE GUIDE
MeitY: Data Protection Framework
The official DPDP Act text, Rules and government notices.
VISIT RESOURCE
ARTICLE GUIDE
India Code
The official source for the IT Act and other central laws.
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ARTICLE GUIDE
PRS Legislative Research: DPDP Bill 2023
A neutral, clear summary and analysis of the law.
VISIT RESOURCE
ARTICLE GUIDE
Internet Freedom Foundation
Civil-society analysis of Indian digital rights and privacy.
VISIT RESOURCE
ARTICLE GUIDE
SFLC.in
Legal resources on technology and digital rights in India.
VISIT RESOURCE
ARTICLE GUIDE
GDPR Full Text
Europe's privacy law, the global benchmark to compare against.
VISIT RESOURCE
ARTICLE GUIDE
IAPP Resource Center
Free privacy guides, templates and comparisons from the global privacy body.
VISIT RESOURCE