We need a strong law on privacy: Amba Kak, lawyer & policy advisor, Mozilla

In the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica episode, we saw stronger calls to treat data privacy as a public or common good

After the long set of Supreme Court hearings on issues with privacy and rights regarding the use of Aadhaar, the government is also moving on rules for data protection. The Srikrishna panel it set up last year on this issue is to soon give a report. Amba Kak, lawyer and policy advisor, Mozilla, to Mayank Jain on the subject. Edited excerpts:

What type of data protection law do we need in India, in terms of broad contour?

Three things. First, a law that guarantees rights to individuals and sets a high standard for meaningful user consent. Second, obligations on entities