Need policy against data colonisation: Nandan Nilekani

Supreme Court is hearing a bunch of petitions on the right to privacy

Nandan Nilekani, Infosys co-founder and architect of Aadhaar, has called on the government to create a policy framework to protect the privacy of digital users. Their data should be used for public good and not harvested by global firms to deliver services, he said.

“Time is running out and India needs to take a strategic view on data colonisation, privacy and data dominance and how data is used for public good. It is a policy issue and not a technology issue that needs to be addressed soon,” said Nilekani, delivering the 6th C K Prahalad Memorial Lecture on Tuesday. “India