January 21, 2021
Digital sovereignty also involves the autonomy of Indians as far as ownership of that data is concerned, Ravi Shankar Prasad Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology said on Wednesday. “Therefore that data must be procured through free consent voluntarily acquired. That data must be used for the objective for which it has been collected, and the data fiduciary who procures that data must ensure proper safety and sanctity of that data,” he said. Prasad was speaking at the India Digital Summit, organised by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).
Prasad also acknowledged the need for free movement of data across borders, but cautioned that such movement of data should be governed by strict rules: