Data Protection Policy Regulations in India

Authors

  • Dr Vijayalakshmi M L Author

Keywords:

Indian Constitution States, Supreme Court of India, Article 21, Right to Privacy, Property and Data’, Public and Private Sector, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Data Protection Laws, Personal Liberty

Abstract

Indian Constitution under Article 21 ensures that "no one shall be denied his life or freedom of movement except under a 
process established using law." The goal of this basic right is to defend against infractions on individual freedom or taking
one's life provided it is important to carry out a process imposed by law. The Supreme Court in India has interpreted and 
included the "protection of the right to privacy, properties & data" under "personal liberty," even though it is not specifically 
mentioned in the article. The Indian government has formulated many policy guidelines, laws, and regulations in the recent 
years for data protection and privacy. This paper aims to investigate the topics of data analysis and the right to privacy in the 
digital era. This study examines privacy concerns by examining circumstances in which user-provided data may be abused or, 
in certain cases, utilized against the individual who submitted it. The usefulness of the IT Act and other current privacy-related 
laws, and the extent to which they include data protection rules, are also examined in this research. The implementation of 
regulations in one of these sectors is going to be examined and contrasted since both private and public sectors collect data in 
an equal manner. Recently, experts led by former Supreme Court of India Judge B.N. Srikrishna were appointed by the Ministry 
of Information Technology and Electronics to write a law protecting data protection and privacy of Individuals

Published

2024-08-21