As the
government prepares to finalise(अंतिम
रूप) its data protection law, five factors must be
kept in mind. The spread of mobile broadband, along with
digitisation of
financial transactions, citizen-state interactions(बातचीत
) and record-keeping across the board generate immense(अत्यधिक/विशाल) quantities of data, whose
secure and beneficial use would determine(निर्धारित) the
well-being of future Indians. Two, given the powerful algorithms already in
place or being developed(विकसित) to
mine data of various kinds, it is vital(महत्वपूर्ण/जीवनाधार) to
appreciate that personal data are no longer just an individual(व्यक्तिगत/विशिष्ट) affair, a transactional entity(सत्ता/वास्तविकता) between a consumer who
gives up data in return for some ‘free’ services, but, in combination with
other data, a source of strategic insight(अंतर्दृष्टि)
into the nation’s vulnerabilities(कमजोरियों/आलोचनीयता)
and strengths(बल/मज़बूती) , ranging from the cultural and
psychological to the physical and institutional. This holistic(समग्र) conceptualisation(अवधारणा)must
inform use of data and its protection.
Next, the context in which data are stored, and the purposes to
which data are processed, modified and transmitted determine their full value.
Its operative implication(उलझाव) is
that consent of the data subject, freely sought(मांगना)
and freely given, is not a sufficient guarantee against misuse; rather, the
state must have the power to supervise(निगरानी/प्रबंध
करना) and regulate the contexts and uses to which
data are deployed. It also means that the law must be capable(सक्षम) of holding those who cause harm
using data liable and penalised(सज़ा)
to deterrent effect. This brings us to the fourth point: data residency. In
order to make sure that use of data on Indians is fully compliant with Indian
law and regulation, and that Indian law enforcement has untrammelled and lawful
access to Indian data, such data must be stored within India’s territorial
jurisdiction.
Finally, given the asymmetry in the data economy between entrenched(आरोपित हुआ) firms of developed countries
and ordinary citizens of India, and given the fragmented(खंडित) ,
territorial(क्षेत्रीय/प्रादेशिक) nature of sovereignty(संप्रभुता/प्रभुत्व) and the seamless
operation of digital giants, Indian law must retain its extra-territorial
reach, to ensure full compliance (अनुपालन/क़बूल) of
digital players.
Important vocabulary
1.Immense(अत्यधिक/विशाल)
Synonyms: boundless, colossal, endless, enormous, extensive
Antonyms: bounded, calculable, common, ending, finite
Synonyms: boundless, colossal, endless, enormous, extensive
Antonyms: bounded, calculable, common, ending, finite
2.Supervise(निगरानी/प्रबंध करना)
Synonyms: administer, conduct, deal with, direct, handle
Antonyms: mismanage, neglect, follow, serve
Synonyms: administer, conduct, deal with, direct, handle
Antonyms: mismanage, neglect, follow, serve
3.Implication(उलझाव)
Synonyms: conclusion, connotation, indication, meaning, overtone
Antonyms: measurement, proof, reality, truth
Synonyms: conclusion, connotation, indication, meaning, overtone
Antonyms: measurement, proof, reality, truth
4.Entrenched(आरोपित हुआ)
Synonyms: rooted, firm, fixed,, fortified, dug in
Antonyms: changeable, indefinite, irresolute
Synonyms: rooted, firm, fixed,, fortified, dug in
Antonyms: changeable, indefinite, irresolute
5.Compliance
(अनुपालन/क़बूल)
Synonyms: conformity, consent,, acquiescence, amenability, assent
Antonyms: difference, disagreement, refusal, disobedience, rebellion
Synonyms: conformity, consent,, acquiescence, amenability, assent
Antonyms: difference, disagreement, refusal, disobedience, rebellion
