{"id":252114,"date":"2023-07-14T19:59:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T14:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=252114"},"modified":"2023-08-31T12:49:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T07:19:15","slug":"data-protection-bill-hiding-behind-consent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/data-protection-bill-hiding-behind-consent\/","title":{"rendered":"Data protection Bill: Hiding behind consent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cData protection Bill: Hiding behind consent\u201d <\/strong>published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d <\/strong>on 14th July 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- e-governance. GS2- Government policies and interventions<\/p>\n

Relevance:<\/strong> Issues related to regulation of data<\/p>\n

News-<\/strong>. The Union Cabinet recently approved the draft Data Protection Bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What are the issues with the draft data protection Bill?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It appears the objective of the bill is to facilitate data collection and processing<\/strong> by the government and private entities rather than addressing the concerns for data protection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

SC has recognised privacy as a fundamental right<\/strong> of citizens. It has emphasised the importance of informational self-determination and contro<\/strong>l for protecting the privacy and freedom<\/strong> of individuals. To ensure these protections, the SC established the standards of determination through three criteria: legality, legitimacy, and proportionality. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Legality<\/strong>– Legality entails the existence of appropriate laws<\/strong>, particularly for significant government digital applications like digital surveillance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

However, the current Bill seems contradictory.\u00a0 Section 5 of the latest draft <\/strong>implies that the proposed Act would permit any purpose unless explicitly prohibited by law.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Legitimacy and proportionality<\/strong>– Legitimacy is related to the obligation of the state<\/strong> to convey that proposed digitalization<\/strong> involves a valid interest.<\/strong> Digital application should meet the test of proportionality. <\/strong><\/p>\n

There should be a careful balance between the extent to which Fundamental Rights<\/strong> might be affected. But there are currently no established standards<\/strong> for either of these tests.<\/p>\n

Legitimacy is disregarded. There is a lack of clear standards for determining proportionality<\/strong>. The draft bill contains the provisions to make “reasonable efforts”<\/strong> and implement “appropriate technical and organisational measures”. <\/strong><\/p>\n

These are insufficient measures for assessing the intrusive nature of the digital application<\/strong> and effectively balances risks. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Consent provision<\/strong>– Draft Bill seems to have heavy reliance on consent<\/strong>. Individuals need to have an accurate understanding of all the privacy risks<\/strong> associated with complex digital applications. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In pervasive applications, denying consent may limit options, create hardships, or impede freedom of expression. <\/strong><\/p>\n

What are the suggestions for improvement in the draft data protection Bill?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Specific guidelines and criteria <\/strong>are necessary for conducting risk assessments and determining legitimacy<\/strong>. These standards cannot be developed without well-defined guidelines and regulations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It should acknowledge the privacy risks associated with digital applications. <\/strong><\/p>\n

There are not only the risks of illegal surveillance, profiling, and unauthorised exposure<\/strong> of private information. There are also indirect harms <\/strong>when data elements are linked together to create distorted digital representations. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The measures of post-violation complaints and penalties<\/strong> are not adequate for protection. Protection from indirect harms needs to be ex-ante rather than ex-post.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Data fiduciaries and data controllers<\/strong> need to have standards for ex-ante privacy protection and purpose limitation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Effective data protection necessitates an accountability-based framework<\/strong> rather than one solely based on consent.<\/strong> This framework places the responsibility on data controllers and fiduciaries<\/strong>, regardless of the level of consent<\/strong>, rather than solely on individuals. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cData protection Bill: Hiding behind consent\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 14th July 2023. Syllabus: GS2- e-governance. GS2- Government policies and interventions Relevance: Issues related to regulation of data News-. The Union Cabinet recently approved the draft Data Protection Bill. What are the issues with the… Continue reading Data protection Bill: Hiding behind consent<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10500,225],"class_list":["post-252114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-indian-express","tag-polity","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252114\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}