ETtech Morning Dispatch on Feb 16, 2021: SC weighs in on WhatsApp, maps get Atmanirbhar
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More than a month after it gave Signal and Telegram an unintended boost,
WhatsApp’s
Supreme Court yesterday gave the firm and its parent company
Facebookfour weeks to reply to a petition challenging the new privacy policy, which was to come into effect on February 8.
Meanwhile,
India’s mapping policy got a huge update on Monday. Indian companies can now create high-res maps for use in such fields as infrastructure, urban transport, home delivery and rural commerce, while foreign entities such as Google Maps are restricted to an accuracy of one metre. Is this the dawn of
Uphold right to privacy: Personal Data Protection Bill, in current form, grants extraordinary powers to the Centre February 16, 2021, 8:06 PM IST
The writer is BJD MP (Rajya Sabha) and a former CAG civil servant
The Supreme Court interpreted ‘informational privacy’ as a fundamental right derived from Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India, in Puttaswamy vs Union of India in August 2017. Hence, personal data protection is now guaranteed by the Constitution, not the central government.
Protection from whom?
Basically, personal data is collected and processed by (i) state actors, ie central and state governments and their instrumentalities; (ii) non-state actors, ie private organisations providing services, social media intermediaries, e-commerce entities, big tech companies and employers; and (iii) other citizens.
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to WhatsApp, and its parent company Facebook, in connection with a plea challenging its new privacy policy.
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The biggest limitation of the recent government advisory is that it does not provide any additional economic or social rehabilitation support to marginalised children.