What is the issue?
In the recent times, growing data piracy threats require strong government regulation to protect citizens’ data rights.
What are the concerns with data protection?
- The privacy protection concerns in the digital databases along with data protection has emerged as major national concern, given the recent incidents of data as well as privacy threats.
- The long-term record keeping and data analysis are contradicting the privacy protection requirements.
- Mass surveillance by linking databases of unique identities is also results in fear of digitization.
- Mere existence of infrastructure disturb the balance of power between the citizens and the state.
- Thus data protection becomes central to privacy protection as far as databases are concerned.
What are the regulations needed to address this issue?
- Government has to formulate policies for building architecture of Data safety.
- The SC’s judgement on right to privacy has given a push for individual autonomy and self-determination in controlling the usage of personal data.
- Stricter data security provisions are required as there are not only high identity theft rates, but world’s largest corporates like google and facebook have grown unchecked.
- At the same time, India has to bring in more innovation friendly setup to cater to most of the population who are under-privileged.
Source: The Indian Express
