In an article discussing the data protection bill released by the Justice BN Srikrishna panel, Mishi Choudhary was quoted as saying “A few things that stand out are the provisions on Data Localisation, criminal liabilities making all offences cognisable and non-bailable, burdensome processes for us who are called Data Principals and extensive powers to the States. Withdrawal of consent by Data Principals is not simple and makes us responsible for all the legal consequences that follow. It’s a tricky task to balance in any case”.
DATA PROTECTION BILL HAS MANY ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, SAY EXPERTS