Topic: Personal Data Protection Bill
Shashi Tharoor: Aarogya Setu fits right in with Modi govt’s push for greater state control
The Aarogya Setu app became the Modi government’s weapon of choice overnight to fight Covid-19. But it can very well outlive the crisis.
Surveillance power, diluting privacy: Why Modi govt’s data bill needs urgent modification
The framework of Personal Data Protection Bill will have deleterious consequences for innovation in data economy while leaving informational privacy unprotected.
How India’s data bill falls short of offering solutions for regulating digital competition
The bill’s brute force approach to giving users control over their digital selves through data portability provision runs roughshod over market dynamics.
BJP promised Northeast development, but citizenship bill could push Assam towards insurgency
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ABP’s Rubika lauds Amit Shah’s ‘shandaar goal’, Sardesai spars with Tharoor on CAB
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Union cabinet approves Personal Data Protection bill
The data privacy bill is likely to contain guidelines on collection, storage and processing of personal data, consent of individuals, penalties and compensation.
The era of data-globalism is over. Where does this leave India?
India is the world’s largest open data market. Yet, Indian organisations figure nowhere among the top data-based technology companies in the world.
Smart city technologies can tackle India’s urban explosion. But key questions must be asked
Modern cities have come to produce tremendous quantities of data. Understanding this data will give India a new level of understanding of the urban ecology.
Padmanabhaswamy verdict can reduce the rich temple to go to Communists with a begging bowl
The Supreme Court has also ordered a 25-year audit of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple. Even scam-tainted promoters or companies have not had to face such long-term audits.
After luring Google & Facebook, Mukesh Ambani plans to build a global digital company
Mukesh Ambani unveiled a slew of services from Jio, including a 5G network as early as next year and a mega video-streaming platform.
Defence
Rifles, missiles, ammunition, drones — armed forces on shopping spree amid LAC tensions
Unprecedented emergency powers given to armed forces under the capital budget, for purchases of new equipment and systems, are likely to ease bottlenecks.
Uttar Pradesh is India’s broken heartland, break it into 4 or 5 states
Uttar Pradesh, our largest state by population and most powerful, is also the worst governed. A state with 1-in-6 Indians has no hope because of its size.