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Suyash Rai, Anirudh Burman
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In The Media
Surveillance Power, Diluting Privacy: Why Modi Govt’s Data Bill Needs Urgent Modification
How should a legal framework for data protection balance the imperatives of protecting privacy and ensuring innovation and productivity growth?
Published on Mar 19, 2020
Source: Print
How should a legal framework for data protection balance the imperatives of protecting privacy and ensuring innovation and productivity growth? In December 2019, the Narendra Modi government introduced the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, in Parliament, which would create the first cross-sectoral legal framework for data protection in India.
About the Author
Anirudh Burman
Former Associate Research Director and Fellow, Carnegie India
Anirudh Burman was an associate research director and fellow at Carnegie India. He works on key issues relating to public institutions, public administration, the administrative and regulatory state, and state capacity.
- The Best of Ideas and Institutions, 2023
- Understanding Data BusinessesCommentary
Anirudh Burman
Recent Work
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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