On August 24, 2017, the Supreme Court declared the right to privacy a fundamental right, a ruling widely welcomed. Issue of accountabilityThe Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018, drafted by the Srikrishna Committee, confirms these concerns. The Bill identifies “personal data” as any data that directly or indirectly identifies a person. It then calls for amending clause 8.1.j of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. The Ministry of Information Technology is accepting public feedback on the Data Privacy Bill until the end of September.

Source: The Hindu September 26, 2018 18:41 UTC