Justice (retd) B N Srikrishna speaks at a panel discussion on the Personal Data Protection Bill. (Source: Software Freedom Law Center)
In 2019, India had around 451 million internet users, second only to China and estimated to cross a billion by 2025.In the context of the Aadhaar case and associated privacy concerns the government committed to legislation protecting personal data even as it objected to privacy being counted among fundamental rights. That was four years ago.The wait has been a tedious one. A report by a committee headed by retired Justice BN Srikrish...