Personal data and data protection

Data is of two types: a. personal and b. non-personal data. Personal means those characteristics, traits or attributes of identity that can be used to identify an individual. Non-personal data includes aggregated data through which an individual cannot be identified. Data protection means to protect or to minimise intrusion into the privacy of an individual…

Cyber Law : Provisions in Information Technology Act, 2000 associated with data protection and security

After its amendments in 2008, the IT Act, 2000 now consists of multiple provisions handling data protection, mandatory privacy policies, and penalties to be imposed on violations of such privacy policies. Some relevant provisions of the IT Act are as follows: 1. Section 43 (a), (b) and (j): This Section provides that, a person, who…