TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CASES ; 1 CHAPTER 1 ; INTRODUCTION ; 1.1 Introduction ; 1.2 Aims and objective ; 1.3 Research Question ; 1.4 outline of Chapters ; 1.5 Methodology ; 1.6 Scope and Limitations ; 1.7 Literature review ; 2 CHAPTER 2 ; THE CONCEPT AND THEORIES OF JURISDICTION ; 2.1 Meaning and Definition of Jurisdiction ; 2.2 Types of Jurisdiction ; 2.3 objective of theories of jurisdiction ; 2.4 Theories of jurisdiction under international law ; 2.4.1 Territorial jurisdiction:- ; 2.4.2 Extraterritorial principle ; 2.5 Selling jurisdictional framework ; 2.5.1 Heeding other States· concerns ; 3 CHAPTER 3 ; JURISDICTION UNDER CYBERSPACE: ISSUES AND APPROACHES ; 3.1 Meaning and concept ; 3.2 Present law of jurisdiction: Adequate or need of separate law ; 3.3 Jurisdictional reasonableness in cyberspace ; 3.4 Types of Jurisdictional approaches for regulation ; 3.4.1 Spider Web approach ; 3.4.2 Highway approach ; 3.4.3 Cyberspace approach ; 3.5 Approaches taken by countries around the world for determining cyber jurisdiction; 3.5.1 Civil and IPR disputes ; 3.5.2 Criminal and long arm statues (extra-territorial jurisdiction) ; 4 CHAPTER 4 ; DATA PROTECTION LAWS: LONG ARM PROVISIONS ; 4.1 The Concept of Data ; 4.2 Privacy of Data ; 4.3 What is Data Protection? ; 4.4 Why is Data Protection Needed? ; 4.5 Data Extraterritoriality ; 4.6 Approaches for extra-territorial expansion ; 4.6.1 Minimum Contacts and Substantial Connections ; 4.6.2 Power and Control of Data ; 4.6.3 But Location Still Matters for Conflict of Laws ; 4.6.4 Choice of Law ; 5 CHAPTER 5 ; GDPR AND EU DATA PROTECTION LAWS: JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ; 5.1 Basic regime ; 5.2 The extraterritorial aspirations of the GDPR: from a territorial to a destination approach ; 5.2.1 The incorporation of previous solutions: the extraterritorial application of the directive; 5.2.2 The new and broader extraterritorial claims of the GDPR ; 5.3 The legitimacy and legal basis for an extraterritorial application of the GDPR; 5.3.1 The identification of the international rules governing extraterritorial claims ; 5.3.2 The limited support of international custom ; 5.3.3 Legal basis in regard of the General Principles of Law Recognized by Civilized Nations; 5.4 Bark jurisdiction or bite jurisdiction: the enforcement issues ; 5.4.1 The broad investigative and corrective measures in the hands of supervisory authorities ; 5.4.2 Tile possible direct means of enforcement of tile GDPR against non-EU operators ; 5.4.3 Indirect means of enforcement of the GDPR against non-EU operators; 5.5 Analysis ; 6 CHAPTER 6 ; DATA LOCALIZATION: FRAMEWORD AND LEGITIMACY ; (INDIAN CONTEXT) ; 6.1 Data Localization framework ; 6.1.1 Data Localisation under the Data Protection Committee's Report and the Bill; 6.1.2 Mandatory Data Localisation being prescribed under different aspects; 6.2 Cost-Benefit Analysis on Data Localisation ; 6.2.1 Measuring the economic impact ; 6.3 Forced Localization of Cloud Services: Is Privacy the Real Driver? ; 6.4 Legitimacy under Privacy ; 7 CHAPTER 7 ; CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ; 7.1 Recommendation: Control over data, A Key to the future ; 7.2 Clarification needed: Entities not actively targeting people in India ; BIBLIOGRAPHY.