Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the proposed data protection bill will put an end to misuse of customer data, and violators will face punitive action under the rule.
In August, the government withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill from Lok Sabha and said it will come out with a set of fresh legislations that will fit into the comprehensive legal framework. It is expected that the fresh data protection bill will be tabled in the winter session of Parliament.
Responding to Google’s recent investigation in the US for allegedly tracking location of users, the minister tweeted: “This type of ‘misuse’ of custmr data violates #Privacy n #DataProtection expectations India’s #DigitalDataProtection bill will put a stop to this - & ensure that any Platform/Intermediary that does this will face punitive & financial consequences.”
The attorneys general in the US found that Google violated state consumer protection laws by misleading consumers about its location tracking practices since at least 2014. Google uses the personal and behavioural data it collects to build detailed user profiles and target ads. In fact, location data is among the most sensitive and valuable personal information Google collects.
