The latest data protection bill doesn't recognise the right to privacy, provides no checks against its breach by government agencies, provides for an unformed executive-controlled board for oversight.
CUTS International says the bill takes away the categorisation of personal data, especially sensitive personal data, thereby painting all personal data with the same regulatory brush.
The results of a national-level online survey suggest that six out of ten respondents experienced personal data breach by their loan service providers in India.
India doesn’t have any law to protect personal data. But the proposed privacy law has more than its fair share of positives.
