DPDP will not magically clean every old database.
A clinic, a coaching centre, a local app that took KYC photos “for verification” years ago still has a live question hanging over that store: for what purpose was it collected, and was consent proved — not assumed from a form nobody can find?
When a dispute arrives, the fight will not be about branding. It will be about purpose limitation and consent, on paper.
Rights on a statute are not the same as proof in a file.
Educational note. This Insight is for awareness relating to cyber law and digital procedure. It is not legal advice and does not create an advocate–client relationship. Series: Digital disputes, as Indian courts actually see them.