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Trai bats for the king of data; here is how

The customer will be the primary focus of the recommendations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on data privacy, security and ownership of data, which are expected to be out in a few weeks.  

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Trai bats for the king of data; here is how
The customer will be the primary focus of the recommendations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on data privacy, security and ownership of data, which are expected to be out in a few weeks. Image source: Pixabay
Written By: Mansi Taneja
Updated: Wed, Jul 11, 2018
09:44 am
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The customer will be the primary focus of the recommendations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on data privacy, security and ownership of data, which are expected to be out in a few weeks.

“The primary emphasis is on customer’s data. Customer is the king of his own data. The data use should be limited to the purpose for it has been given. He/she should have all the rights on who will use their data and how, if they want to delete their data, they should be able to delete it. In case, data is used somewhere, the customer’s permission should be mandatory,” a senior official from Trai told DNA Money.

The recommendations on the issue is expected to be out in a few weeks, the official said. The final recommendations will not only be applicable to telecom sector but will also include other sectors.

Trai had come out with a consultation paper on privacy, security and ownership of the data in the telecom sector in August last year. Trai is in the midst of finalising its views.

According to the consultation paper, about 90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone with new data being added to this pool at the rate of approximately 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. Trai had said while recognising the vast business and efficiency potential of data analytics, it is also vital to assess whether the data protection rights of individuals are being adequately protected in this changing environment.

“Data is not a perishable commodity. We have to make sure that it is protected well and not misused,” the official said.

Trai is also likely to recommend a framework to the government on how to prevent misuse of the data and if it is misused, what mechanism a customer can follow to get a redressal.

Currently, data is being shared with various sectors including banks, airlines, credit card companies and others. But the question here is why should anybody know where one is spending money? Or where one is going unless there is a proper authorisation, asked the official.

Trai had earlier noted that many mobile applications seek access to subscriber data such as call records, access to microphone, pictures, SMS and the likes which may not be required for providing the service desired by the user, and had even flagged the one-sided nature of these arrangements with an uneven bargaining power between the provider and the user.

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Simultaneously, a committee under former justice B N Srikrishna is formulating a data protection law and the first draft is expected to be out soon. Trai’s views might be taken as inputs to the committee’s report. The committee was constituted last year and had come out with a white paper seeking stakeholders’ views.

The issue of data privacy and protection again came to the limelight with recent leak of the Facebook users data including in India.

Source: DNA India

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