Dear Shri Vaishnawji / HERE IS NEW LEGAL STRUCTURE

 New  Legal  Structure ?

 

 

Context :

 

New legal structure needed to counter cyber challenges: IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw / ET / 05 Apr 2022

Extract :

 

Union Minister of Information and Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday called for a new “ dynamic legal structure “ which balances :

 

#   Right to Privacy and freedom of expression

 

   and,

 

#   Demands for Regulations and Control,

 

-        to meet challenges from unscrupulous elements in cyberspace.

Speaking on legal strategy to counter cyber crimes, Vaishnaw said the country needs to overhaul the legal structure in a big way. “ I don’t think any incremental changes will help. The changes has to be substantial, significant, fundamental and structural “ , he said

 

He said legal structure has to be a totally new legal structure, which is dynamic, which is in tune with the times, which addresses aspirations of our generations as well as keeps people’s say, social media accountable and keeps people away who want to swindle away hard earned savings

 

“ All those things are part of that big regulatory structure that need to be overhauled “ , he said

 

Related Readings :

Your Digital Footprint: It's Bigger Than You Realize   /   cnet.com   /   04 Apr 2022

Extract :

Just about everything about you is online, whether you put it there or not.

Today, your digital self includes your social media accounts, biometric identifiers, usernames and passwords. Possibly most creepy: Your smartphone records the location data of your daily life as you tote it around. 

 

They're used by marketers trying to get you to buy something, to support a policy or to vote for a candidate. There are oodles of data about you. Most of that info is largely free for the taking.

 

As you'd expect, there's no shortage of companies looking to profit from it. At last count, there were about 540 data brokers operating in the US

 

The skyrocketing amount of consumer data online has also given cybercriminals new opportunities to exploit your personal details for identity theft, online scams or other kinds of fraud. Once cybercriminals get your data, they use it to try to bust into your accounts or sell it to other cyber-crooks

 

Creating massive databases of consumer profiles has gotten easier in recent years because of advances in artificial intelligence technology that allow for better cross-referencing and correcting of data, says John Gilmore, Abine's head of research. The databases are bigger and more accurate than ever.

 

Vast majority of information comes from voter registration rolls, property and court records, and other conventional public sources.

 

The digital footprint produced by the average person goes well beyond Facebook oversharing. Keeping tabs on the data created by online shopping, online entertainment and simply surfing the internet goes well beyond the capabilities of most people.

 

Curbing the amount of data stored would reduce the impact of data breaches.

 

SPECIFICALLY, THE TECH NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING PEOPLE CHOOSE TO OPT INTO, AND THE BIOMETRICS DATA ONLY GETS USED WITH A PERSON'S CONSENT.

 

Privacy advocates, however, have serious concerns about other ways that biometric data can be used. For example, tech startup Clearview AI has been targeted by investigations and lawsuits because of its creation of a facial recognition tool powered by billions of images it scraped from social media sites without consent.

 

 

 

MY  TAKE :

 

Dear Shri Vaishnawji,

 

From your statement , it seems :

 

#  Current IT Act needs scrapping

#  Draft Data Protection Bill will require to be re-written

 

I urge you to consider my following e-mails for crafting the “ New Legal Framework “ envisaged by you

 

With regards,

Hemen parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  07 April 2022

 

[ A ]     Surveillance

Surveillance : make it a “ Compromise Issue “ ?

 

[ B ]     Ownership of Personal Data and its Monetization

 

Privacy for Sale  ……………………………………………………………………….[ 26  Aug  2017 ]

      Digital Dividend from Demographic Data [ 4 D ]………… …………….[ 14 Feb 2019 ]

     SARAL ( Single  Authentic  Registration for Anywhere  Login )….[ 10 Feb 2019 ]

 

[ C ]   Accountability of Social Media

Only Answer :  a  Statutory  Warning  …………………………………….. [10  Nov  2018 ]

 

[ D ]   Legal Frame-Work

Tim Berners-Lee Speaks …………………………………………………………….[ 30 Sept 2018 ]

 

Internet Bill of Rights………………………………………………………………….. [ 07 Oct 2018 ]

 

Contract for the Web……………………………………………………………………. [ 06 Nov 2018 ]

 

Slow and Steady ? Sure Way to Nowhere !.............................. [ 05 Jan 2019 ]

 

Data becomes an Air Molecule : Free to travel anywhere …………..[ 30 July 2019 ]

 

“ Pods ”; Prescribed by ( Dr ) Tim Berners-Lee……………………………. [ 23 Jan 2021 ]

 

Chasing a Mirage ? ………………………………………………………………………….[ 27 Jan 2021 ]

 

“ Super Follows “ thinks “ Super Clever “ ?................................ [ 26 Feb 2021 ]

 

Delayed Data Protection : a blessing in disguise ?....................... [ 25 Apr 2021 ]

 

An “ Act of Defiance “ ? …………………………………………………………………….[ 28 May 2021 ]

( compilation of my earlier 111 e-mails links on this subject  )

 

Fresh legislation may replace data protection bill  / Eco Times / 17 Feb 2022

India needs a new digital law: Rajeev Chandrasekhar  /  TNN  /  Feb 17, 2022