Letter to BS: Consumers, not companies, own their data, says Trai

The violation of data privacy of the consumer is, to put it sarcastically, more the rule than the exception

This refers to your article “Consumers, not firms, own their data: Trai” (July 17). It has been rightly pointed out that users own their data. Digital entities are mere custodians and not de facto owners of such data, which carry with them an element of confidentiality not to be breached as a matter of course. Accordingly, digital entities have no right to put such information in the public domain.

Today they take full advantage of  inadequate rules and regulations preventing sharing of call detail records with third parties. The violation of data privacy of the consumer is, to put it