Thursday, November 24, 2022

Activists oppose data safety bill

Times of India: Jaipur: Thursday, 24 November 2022.
Civil society groups have termed the Digital Personal Data Protection bill, 2022, a tool to weaken the Right to Information Act by adding a provision to prevent the release of personal information of the subject. Clause 30(2) of the draft proposes an amendment to Section 8.1.(J) of the RTI Act which the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) fears will override the right of getting information related to public interest.
Nikhil Dey of MKSS said the provision of the amendment is a serious matter which will bring an end to the release of it in public interest.
“This is the beginning of the weakening of the RTI Act. It will curtail the rights of a citizen to access information which is his right,” said Dey.