The process of digitization in India has significantly changed the lives of citizens and become an integral driving force behind the growth of the Indian economy. Digital India has enhanced the utilization of modern technology and Internet by unleashing smart innovation along with popularizing entrepreneurship in the digital place. A huge number of Indian citizens have already become active internet users and the number is only expected to further increase shortly. As a result, the implementation of proper governance to safeguard privacy and confidentiality is necessary within cyberspace.
The new Digital Personal Data Protection Bill of 2022 is focused on protecting personal data so that it can be processed for lawful purposes. The PDP bill identifies all the rights as well as duties of an internet user (Digital Nagrik) to prevent data misuse and maintain a safe cyber ecosystem.
Principles of Digital Personal Data Protection Bill
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill is drafted based on the following data economy principles:
- Organizations must use the personal data of individuals fairly and in a lawful manner
- Personal data must be collected for a particular purpose and used accordingly
- Only a specific portion of personal data related to the specific purpose should be collected
- Efforts should be delivered for keeping accurate and up-to-date personal data of an individual
- An individual’s data should not be stored by default and only during the necessary circumstance
- To prevent a data breach, unauthorized data collection and processing is prohibited
- The person deciding the purpose as well as processing personal data should be held responsible
The above mentioned principles have been used for drafting data protection laws in several jurisdictions. Implementation of these laws has ensured individual rights and accessibility of personal data.
The Indian Government has considered global practices related to handling personal data, including a review of Singapore, Australia, and European Union personal data protection legislation. The government has also reviewed prospective federal legislation of the USA. The new bill will provide a comprehensive legal framework that will help to efficiently govern data protection. It will also create an effective manner to process personal data while keeping confidentiality and societal rights of data privacy. As India is experiencing significant growth in the startup ecosystem and technological innovation, the new Digital Personal Data Protection Bill will become instrumental in achieving the goal of a 1 trillion dollar digital economy.
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