Data Protection Bill does not protect us — it attacks our rights

Not only does it sound the death knell for the RTI Act, but it also makes anyone and everyone who deals with someone else's information liable for prosecution for any breach of its provisions.

#DPDP #DataProtectionBill #DataProtection #PersonalData #privacy #StateSurveillance #RTI #transparency #UnionGovt #hindutva #india

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/nikhil-dey-and-aruna-roy-write-data-protection-bill-does-not-protect-us-it-attacks-our-rights-8880902/

Ten Reasons Why The Digital Personal Data Protection Law Doesn't Empower Citizens

Among the ten-point list of issues this Bill doesn't address is unchecked data collection by employees, the weakening of the RTI Act, and the sanctioning of a data protection board that will be beholden to those in power.

#DPDP #DataProtectionBill #PersonalData #RTI #transparency #DataProtection #aadhaar #StateSurveillance #privacy #FacialRecognition #biometrics #BigTech #authoritarianism #UIDAI #HumanRights #law #BJP #india

https://thewire.in/law/will-the-data-protection-law-empower-the-public

#India again releases draft bill for #dataprotection - Digital Personal Data Protection (#DPDP)

Thanks to #fediverse no algo, it got bubbled up in global timeline and I got a chance to take a look.

Here are key takeaways ​:

• Eases cross border data flows
• The pronouns she and her has been used to describe an individual irrespective of their gender.
• Govt entities can store data for indefinite time
• Penalty for each breach capped at 500 crores
• Verifiable parental consent required for processing data of a child (under 18)

more.....🧵​
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