The government plans to propose the draft regarding personal data protection bill submitted by Justice BN Srikrishna committee in Parliament by December after discussing with different ministries, industry representatives and the public. The draft will allow citizens and users to have a word about how and for what their personal data can be used and they will also have the right to withdraw consent. There will also be the option of ‘right to be forgotten’, subject to certain conditions. However, some of the committee’s recommendations have raised concerns among companies. Two members of the Srikrishna committee, Rama Vedashree, CEO of Data Security Council of India and Rishikesha Krishnan, director at IIM Indore, have also expressed disagreement on some recommendations. While both have expressed concern on data localization, Vedashree said she disagreed with the categorization of financial data and passwords as personal data in the draft bill. She also felt inclusion of “criminal offences” is draconian and wanted an industry wide consultation before enforcing the law. The passage of the bill may not be easy as draft law has overriding provisions over existing laws and more than 50 laws, particularly those dealing with Aadhaar, right to information and information technology, may have to be revised.
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