When state violates privacy, others get free ride: Cong data analytics head

On the lines of the GDPR, which the European Union implemented in May, the report talks about transactional consent, which I think is the right way to go, says Congress data analytics head

The Justice Srikrishna Committee report on data protection released in the last week of July has received laudatory responses from various sections of the economy. Praveen Chakravarty, head of data analytics at the Indian National Congress, speaks to Abhishek Waghmare on the pros and cons of the report, and India’s dire need for a strong and robust privacy regime. Edited excerpts:

As the head of data in the principal Opposition party, what are your thoughts on the Srikrishna report on data protection?

I am glad that the government, which had said that privacy is not a fundamental right in the