It’s important to have separate legislations for personal data protection and non-personal data governance with a stringent governance structure around non-personal data in case the process of anonymisation is reversed.
Authors
Indranath Gupta, Professor, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
Paarth Naithani, Assistant Lecturer, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
Summary
The proposal of having a single legislation for personal data protection and non-personal data governance in India is questioned. The foundational bases that justify both these regulatory frameworks are different.
The way forward is to have a separate legislation with a stringent governance structure around non-personal data in case the process of anonymisation is reversed.
Published in: Economic & Political Weekly
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