Data Protection and Privacy

Abstract

“Privacy is not something that I’m merely entitled to, it’s an absolute prerequisite.” – Marlon Brando

Online privacy for individuals is considered a pipe dream. The act of stopping big commercial tech companies along with the government from gathering and disseminating user data online in order to create a surveillance state is known as data protection. When the right to private was proclaimed a basic right by the Supreme Court in the Puttaswamy case, it completely changed the definition of privacy in India. In order to protect people's privacy, India also needed new laws.

Srikrishna Committee was established for making of such data protection regulations in the nation and responded with a draft measure called as the Consumer Data Protection measure, 2019, which the Parliament has not yet approved. It is founded on the European rules, which are among the most stringent data privacy legislation globally.

The bill gives certain rights such as right to access, verify, ratify, alter, forget, etc.—all of which are crucial in the modern world. This essay gives a summary of the significance and necessity of data protection, the government's actions in this area, official reports on the subject, and considering the relationship between data protection and privacy in light of the Supreme Court's ruling.