Volume 18, No. 5, 2021
Data Protection Laws: A Global Outlook
Dr. Sanchita Ray , Dr. Sanskriti Mishra , Snigdha Kuriyal , Bhumika Sharma , Priti Chaudhri
Abstract
Hunger for power has led to two World Wars which resulted in huge loss of life and property. Now, it is the hunger for information, which is causing severe damage, in terms of economy, political and social, to several states around the globe. This hunger for information has given birth to cybercrimes, fermenting of privacy, etc. Cybercrimes are committed in or through the medium of internet, some of the examples are theft, mischief, cheating, fraud, misrepresentation, pornography, intimidation, threats etc. They have posed a potential threat to the business houses, financial institutions, and the governmental bodies. So, at present it became pertinent to give adequate protection to huge databases so as to stop cybercrimes. But due to the absence of stringent laws relating to data protection, the cybercrimes are increasing day by day. New laws should be made in consonance with the present and future technologies which can strictly handle cybercrimes. Patchwork of law dealing with data protection lacks efficiency and effectiveness. With a recent rapid increase in infringement on privacy information, a need to protect privacy information is called for more than ever. In the present times of massive data breaches, if India lags in a sound and secure data protection regime, this will massively hamper its position on the global commercial map. Hence, a rehauling of the data protection regime is very much needed. This paper discusses various laws enacted in India, to deal with protection of data and compares laws of other countries. Further, this article highlights the various loopholes that exist in relevant provisions dealing with data protection in India.
Pages: 2437-2446
Keywords: Data; Globe; Information; Technology; India.