Right to privacy: Srikrishna panel to suggest framework

Committee to submit a draft protection Bill

The government has constituted a 10-member committee to recommend a framework for securing personal data in the increasingly digitised economy as also address privacy concerns and build safeguards against data breaches.

The formation of the panel comes amid concerns over personal information being compromised with increasing use of biometric identifier Aadhaar in an array of services — from filing tax returns to availing government doles.

The committee of experts headed by Justice B N Srikrishna, former judge of Supreme Court, will suggest a draft data protection Bill, the IT Ministry said in a release.

The panel, which draws its members