Data is an asset in the 21st century where
information rules the world. In this modern age, data is
the driving force behind the growth of the world. Since
many gigabytes of data are transported around the
world every second, it becomes necessary to regulate the
the flow of data.
The information that surrounds us in our everyday
life with every action we take, even a single written
word, is a kind of information, whether we are
traveling, ordering a meal, or using a means of
transport, we hold on consciously or unconsciously.
Data use growth, Data have become immensely
valuable.
Section 2(1)(o) of the information technology Act,
2000 (referred to as “IT Act”) has described “data”
as “a representation of information, knowledge,
Data, concepts, or instructions which are being
organized or were prepared in a formalized way, and
is intended to be processed, is being processed, or has
been processed in a computer system or computer
network, and can be in any form
Data or information that relate to a specific person
or makes this identifiable with a person is personal
data concerning a specific natural person.
Over the years the amount of user-generated data has
grown exponentially, the current business generates
great value in analyzing the data we generate, but the
the main problem that we have before us is whether we
are in control of the data generated by us. Which we
generate and how it should be accessed and
processed. Privacy is the right to be alone or free
from abuse or abuse of one's personality.
Data theft occurs when data is illegally transferred
from one computer to another for profit or to access
people's private and sensitive information. It is
viewed as a serious breach of privacy and data.
DATA PROCESSING AND PROTECTION
RULES IN INDIA
So far, the current framework for data protection has
been laid down in the Information Technology Act
2000 (IT Act) and the rules issued in 2011 ("IT
Rules") within the framework of the IT standards
(security practices and procedures, appropriate and
confidential data or information). )IT Act states that the provisions of the IT Act shall
apply to any criminal offense committed by a person outside of India if the act or
conduct constitutes such offense and uses a computer, computer
system or concerns a computer network in India.
Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 This bill aims to regulate
the processing of personal data of individuals by
government organizations and private bodies based
in India Data stored by private institutions The draft
the law provides for exceptions to certain types of data
processing,g in the interests of
national security, legal procedures, etc.
Analysis of the Data Protection Bill 2019
While the bill provides a basic framework for data
protection and seeks to protect it, it has significant
loopholes.
across the world
Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights states, “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary
interference along with his privacy, family, home or
correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honor and
reputation. Everybody has the correct protection of
the law against such interference or attacks.
Analysis
The need for data protection laws is recognized by
everyone around the world. People want the security
of their sensitive personal information. That is why
data protection laws are gaining importance
worldwide. Data is going to become a lot of valuable day by day
with the exponential increase in the manner
individuals consume and generate data around the
world. With knowledge fuelling growth it'll be quiet
vital to shield the data of the voters`
