{"id":123527,"date":"2021-08-04T20:56:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T15:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=123527"},"modified":"2021-08-11T14:58:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T09:28:35","slug":"privacy-checks-can-be-built-into-software-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/privacy-checks-can-be-built-into-software-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy checks can be built into software architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>: Livemint<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>: Protecting Right to Privacy and enabling digitization<\/span><\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/strong>: India\u2019s Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA) is becoming an important tool to strengthen the privacy framework in India. It not only gives us better control over our data transfers, but also covers nearly all the modern principles that are central to privacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Principles central to privacy laws<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Central to privacy laws anywhere in the world is a set of principles that define how personal data can be collected and processed. These are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Notice and consent<\/strong> \u2013 provides for informed consent of Individuals before collecting or processing of his\/her data<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Purpose limitation<\/strong> \u2013 to ensure that the purpose for which data is collected is described clearly\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Data Minimization<\/strong> \u2013 to collect only a limited set of data that is required for the fulfillment of a specific purpose<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Retention limitation<\/strong> \u2013 to ensure that data is not retained for more than required to achieve the purpose<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Use limitation<\/strong> \u2013 to ensure that data is used for the purpose for which it has been collected.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Positives of DEPA<\/strong><\/h5>\n

    DEPA addresses three out of the five principles outlined above \u2013 Notice and consent clause, Purpose Limitation and data minimization. Let’s see how it does that.<\/span><\/p>\n