It suggested that repeated consent requirements should not be imposed on data fiduciary as long as processing of data does not deviate from the original purpose.

"The Bill creates a need for the data fiduciary to repeatedly obtain consent from the data principal for every step of the processing activity.

IAMAI suggested that obtaining consent at all points of data collection and processing is "at times either impossible, impractical or unnecessary".

Furthermore, all legal bases for collecting, using and disclosing personal data should be treated equally instead of relying on consent as the primary ground for processing personal data, it said.

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