Privacy advocates seek stronger laws

Delhi | Monday | 18th June, 2018

Summary:

This information will include purposes of storage and processing; categories of personal data; recipients to whom personal data have been or will be disclosed; the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority; and existence of automated decision-making. The foundation has sent an e-mail to the Srikrishna Committee, with a copy of the model Bill. The model Bill said the government, its arms, bodies and programmes should be made compliant with the privacy protection principles through a data protection law. Collection of dataThe model Bill seeks to ensure that no government or private entity collects sensitive personal data without consent from an individual. Offences and penaltiesThe model Bill also seeks to provide punishment for those found illegally collecting, receiving, storing, processing, disclosing or otherwise handling any personal data..