Date: February 14, 2018
Venue: Central Pergola
Time: 3:00 pm onwards
Programme Director: Prof. Rahul Dé, IIMB
Programme Overview
Right to Privacy is protected as a fundamental constitutional right in the landmark judgement of the Supreme Court of India dated 24 August, 2017. The judgement of the 9-judge bench contains six concurring opinions affirming the Right to Privacy of Indian citizens and explicitly overrules previous judgements. Further, the Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the Right to Life and Personal Liberty under Article 21 and as a part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution.
The gist of observation of the Supreme Court is: “Informational privacy is a facet of the right to privacy. The dangers to privacy in an age of information can originate not only from the state but from non-state actors as well. The creation of a robust regime for data protection requires a careful and sensitive balance between individual interests and legitimate concerns of the state.”
The Government of India has also set up a Committee of Experts to study various issues relating to data protection in India, make specific suggestions on principles underlying a data protection bill and draft such a bill. The objective is to ensure growth of the digital economy while keeping personal data of citizens secure and protected. The link to the white paper of the committee of experts is www.iimb.ac.in/sites/default/files/White%20paper%20on%20Data%20Protectio...
IIM Bangalore, the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) and Ananta Aspen Centre (an independent and not-for-profit organization that focuses on leadership development and open dialogue on important issues facing Indian society) have come forward to hold a roundtable discussion on this topic.
Programme Objective
With the backdrop of the observation of the Supreme Court and the white paper of the committee of experts, the ensuing tasks in the areas defining the scope, approach, limitations considering individual rights, categorization, remedies, compensation, etc. are enormous and hence the list is huge. It goes without saying that the formulation of the framework and policies needs inputs from experts.
The objective of this event is to brainstorm and share actionable inputs with the Government of India that can feed into the Data Protection Bill.
Agenda
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Registration and Tea
3:30 PM – 3:40 PM: Opening Remarks by Prof. Rahul Dé
3:40 PM – 5:00 PM: Roundtable Discussion
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Q&A Session
5:30 PM: High Tea
Who should attend
- PGP students
- FPM students
- Faculty members
- Decision makers from the industry
Programme Charges
- Nil
To view the white paper of the committee of experts on a data protection framework for India, please click here.
Date: February 14, 2018
Venue: Central Pergola
Time: 3:00 pm onwards
Programme Director: Prof. Rahul Dé, IIMB
Programme Overview
Right to Privacy is protected as a fundamental constitutional right in the landmark judgement of the Supreme Court of India dated 24 August, 2017. The judgement of the 9-judge bench contains six concurring opinions affirming the Right to Privacy of Indian citizens and explicitly overrules previous judgements. Further, the Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the Right to Life and Personal Liberty under Article 21 and as a part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution.
The gist of observation of the Supreme Court is: “Informational privacy is a facet of the right to privacy. The dangers to privacy in an age of information can originate not only from the state but from non-state actors as well. The creation of a robust regime for data protection requires a careful and sensitive balance between individual interests and legitimate concerns of the state.”
The Government of India has also set up a Committee of Experts to study various issues relating to data protection in India, make specific suggestions on principles underlying a data protection bill and draft such a bill. The objective is to ensure growth of the digital economy while keeping personal data of citizens secure and protected. The link to the white paper of the committee of experts is www.iimb.ac.in/sites/default/files/White%20paper%20on%20Data%20Protectio...
IIM Bangalore, the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) and Ananta Aspen Centre (an independent and not-for-profit organization that focuses on leadership development and open dialogue on important issues facing Indian society) have come forward to hold a roundtable discussion on this topic.
Programme Objective
With the backdrop of the observation of the Supreme Court and the white paper of the committee of experts, the ensuing tasks in the areas defining the scope, approach, limitations considering individual rights, categorization, remedies, compensation, etc. are enormous and hence the list is huge. It goes without saying that the formulation of the framework and policies needs inputs from experts.
The objective of this event is to brainstorm and share actionable inputs with the Government of India that can feed into the Data Protection Bill.
Agenda
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Registration and Tea
3:30 PM – 3:40 PM: Opening Remarks by Prof. Rahul Dé
3:40 PM – 5:00 PM: Roundtable Discussion
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Q&A Session
5:30 PM: High Tea
Who should attend
- PGP students
- FPM students
- Faculty members
- Decision makers from the industry
Programme Charges
- Nil
To view the white paper of the committee of experts on a data protection framework for India, please click here.