1.
Alok Shankar Pandey
– Research Scholar, Iit Delhi, India.
2.
Nisheeth Dixit
– Research Scholar, Iit Delhi, India.
3.
Mahim Sagar
– Research Scholar, Iit Delhi, India.
Abstract
Technology has rapidly altered the course of lives of the common people and has made life fundamentally connected. People are
using the digitally connected world for a plethora of activities starting from Personal Communications to Business Transactions.
Activities over the internet invariably involve exchange/sharing of Data/Information. The information exchanged can provide
powerful insight into the user’s individual, social, political, economic interest and preferences (Nawrot et al., 2010). This information
exchange resulting in collection of Data from Data Subjects is happening in a continuous manner across digital infrastructure and
by almost all stake holders. This poses serious issues related to data protection and privacy of the users. Countries across the
world have awakened to the need for protecting privacy and data of its citizens. India, an emerging economy, house to a sixth of
global population and an aspiring Regional Power has also made numerous piecemeal efforts, mostly reactive, to address the
issues of Digital Privacy and Data Protection. In this paper, the authors analyse the global practices on Data Protection with an
aim to identify key ingredients which must essentially be incorporated in the Data Protection Framework formulated by India.
Keywords Data Protection, Digital Privacy, India, GDPR
