Data localisation norms and privacy protection - Good read
Data localisation norms and privacy protection - PwC India Privacy is now recognised as a fundamental right in India. On 24 August 2017, a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court ruled that the right to privacy is a fundamental right for Indian citizens under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. 1 The need to categorise privacy as a fundamental right in India has increased as technological innovations have become more common, and organisations regularly come up with new modes of collecting, processing and dealing with personal information of individuals. The rapid digitisation of India’s economic infrastructure has led organisations and authorities to believe that data plays a critical role in the advancement of the economy. Even advanced economies such as the European Union and the United States of America have recognised data as the basis of economic advancement and have implemented new Legislation to protect and conserve sensitive data. Current regime and changi...