Tag: Privacy and Data Protection

This blog post does two things. It explains why data privacy matters and why global developments – particularly changes in the law – are going to make it matter.

In this document, we present our responses to the public consultation on the White Paper which is based on our broader approach on data protection. This approach looks past a consent-led approach to data protection, and seeks to embed a bundle of rights for all individuals with respect to their personally
identifiable data that apply even where consent has been validly obtained for data collection

Last week, the period for the public to respond with comments on the White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India (the White Paper) ended. The document was released on 27 November 2017 by the Committee of Experts to deliberate on a data protection framework for the country, established by the Ministry for Electronics […]

Technology promises to overcome traditional barriers to financial inclusion, in particular by harnessing insights from consumers’ personal data. However, use of personal data creates new risks for consumers.

Technology promises to overcome traditional barriers to financial inclusion, in particular by harnessing insights from consumers’ personal data. However, use of personal data creates new risks for consumers.

We met Sulekha[1] in a village in Uttarakhand. She was talking about the information she considered most important to her: her ration card, Aadhaar card, NREGA job card and her phone number.

The collection and use of personal data in order to deliver public and commercial services is now routine in India. For a country with large digital ambitions, one of the key questions will be: How should we think about regulating the use of Indians’ personal data?

The Supreme Court of India’s judgment on the fundamental right to privacy yesterday, 24 August 2017, speaks directly to the sweeping changes we are witnessing in the way that the State and private companies use citizens’ personal data

Financial inclusion is not good in itself.We value financial inclusion as a means to an end.

Earlier this week, the Secretary for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) confirmed that MeitY is set to review the legal framework for digital payments and cybersecurity