House panel report on data protection Bill has many holes
Platforms as publishers; covering personal, non-personal data suggested
After the West, nuanced debates on the 'right to be forgotten' by the internet have started in India too. So far, they are limited to the corridors of courts. Find out the developments around it
This is for the sixth time the committee's tenure has been extended
Infosys co-founder was heading a committee on non-personal data protection bill, which had submitted its report to govt a few months back
Most respondents say Bill must provide for independent Data Protection Authority like GDPR. Current form allows for excessive govt intervention and it is unlikely DPA will function independently
Legislation that Parliament's Winter Session will take up next week wades into areas beyond ambit given to it, say experts.
Social media platforms that are not intermediaries should be classified as publishers, it has reportedly said.
Penalties in the earlier draft of the PDP Bill ranged from Rs 5 crore to Rs 15 crore, or 2-4 per cent of the worldwide turnover of the entity depending on the nature of the offence
Facebook and Twitter said they are studying the rules; Experts question compliance with PDP Bill
Opening up access to geospatial data is a welcome step
The draft of the bill, approved by the Cabinet in December 2019, proposes a penalty of up to Rs 15 crore and up to three-year jail term for company executives for violating privacy norms.
The body said mandating data sharing could reduce incentives to invest in the collection and processing of data
The committee has made a case for regulating non-personal data, defining it under three main categories- public non-personal data, community non-personal data and private non-personal data
Safeguards must be brought in to protect privacy
Fear that proposed provision will hamper investigation
The consumers are clear winners as data privacy laws ensure that they have a say in the way their personal data is being harnessed
Any user who does not submit "voluntary" verification and remains anonymous could also be specifically targeted by government agencies
USIBC also suggested the bill be revised to provide ample time to establish a new Data Protection Authority
Shashi Tharoor of the Congress, who heads the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology, protested the move and said it should be referred to his panel.