TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; 2. INTRODUCTION; 3. CHAPTER I - DATA PROTECTION - MEANING AND CONCEPTS; 1.1. Definitions of Important Terms; 4. CHAPTER II - NEED FOR DATA PROTECTION; 5. CHAPTER III - DATA PROTECTION REGIMES IN THE WORLD; 3.1 Data Protection Law in the UK; 3.1.1 Historical development of Data Protection Legislation in the UK; 3.1.2 EU Directive95/16/EC; 3.1.3 The Eight Principles of Data Protection; 3.1.4 Present Position- Data Protection Act 1998; 3.2 Data Protection Law in the US; 3.2.2 Federal Laws; 3.2.3 Electronic Communications; 3.2A State Laws (With reference to the State of Caledonia; 6. CHAPTER IV - BEST PRACTICES; 4.1. Best Practices in the UK; 4.2 Best Practices in the US; 7. CHAPTERV - INDIA AND DATA Protection; 5.1 The Existing Legal Framework in India fix Protection of Data Property; 5.1.1 Data Protection and the Constitution; 5.1.2 Data Protection and the Indian Penal Code; 5.1.3 Data Protection and the Information Technology Act; 5.1.1 Data Protection and the Copyright Act; 5.1.5 Data Protection and Law of Contracts; 5.1.6 Information Security Standards; 5.1.7 Data Protection Policies of Companies; 7. CHAPTER VI - NEW MODEL LEGISLATION FOR INDIA; 6.1 Main Provisions for the Model Data Protection Act; 8. CONCLUSION; 9. BIBLIOGRAPHY; 1 O. ANNEXURES; 10.1 ANNEXURES 1; 10.2 ANNEXURES II.