In order to manage and protect data efficiently, there is a need to create one data policy for the country. Do you agree with this view? Comment (200 Words)
Refer - Financial Express
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IAS Parliament 4 years
KEY POINTS
Regulating non-personal data
· To tap into data as an economic asset, incentivise start-ups by correcting the imbalance established by a few dominant players.
· Use data for public good and economic benefits of citizens while protecting collective community interests.
One data policy
· A common regime will lead to ease of compliance and reduction of regulatory costs, which will provide an impetus to businesses and economic growth.
· It will enable the Data Protection Authority to better protect community interests and privacy by requiring data fiduciaries to take explicit consent from data principals, before they convert anonymised personal data into non-personal data.
· A common framework will also enable harmonisation of regulation of data fiduciaries and data custodians—both of which are usually the same entity.
· The Non -Personal Data report has successfully articulated a core philosophy of regulating non-personal data while at the same time increasing, public good.
· The DPA cannot also be empowered to regulate non-personal data since section 91 of the Personal Data Protection Bill already regulates non-personal data for improving governance and growth.
