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Data Privacy: To The UDHR and The Article 12 of The UDHR Talks About The Prohibition of

Data has become an integral part of business and daily life due to urbanization and technology advances. Personal data, as defined by law, includes sensitive information about a person's life. As technology has advanced, data theft has become a major global cybercrime, though India lacks specific data protection laws. To balance personal privacy rights with business needs, India urgently requires a legal framework and governance standards to regulate how personal data is collected and used both online and offline.

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Data Privacy: To The UDHR and The Article 12 of The UDHR Talks About The Prohibition of

Data has become an integral part of business and daily life due to urbanization and technology advances. Personal data, as defined by law, includes sensitive information about a person's life. As technology has advanced, data theft has become a major global cybercrime, though India lacks specific data protection laws. To balance personal privacy rights with business needs, India urgently requires a legal framework and governance standards to regulate how personal data is collected and used both online and offline.

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DATA PRIVACY

With the rapid pace of urbanization, the era information technology has paced up and data is an
important raw material for all businesses. Data has become an inseparable part of our lives. It has
become an important tool and a weapon for all the companies to capture the market across the
globe. The information and technology (I.T.) act does not define the term personal data but in
general terms it can be defined as the sensitive information which can tell about the person’s life.
With the advancement of technology, data theft has emerged as one of the major cybercrimes
worldwide and India does have any specific laws to deal with the problem of data protection, but
we have the IT act. Criminal procedure code and The Information Technology Act, 2000
provides for criminal liability in case of computer database theft, privacy violation, etc. The
problem with the data protection is that it has no boundaries and anyone can access your personal
data who is sitting overseas. This basic right to protect an individual’s privacy has been
enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 and India is a signatory to the
UDHR and the article 12 of the UDHR talks about the prohibition of arbitrary interference with
the privacy of an individual and everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such
interference or attacks. So keeping in mind the growth and implications of international trade,
there is an urgent need for privacy regulation. A legal framework needs to be established and
should be strictly governed by the government for setting specific standards relating to the
methods and purpose of assimilation of personal data offline and all over the internet. The future
of India’s trade depends on striking an effective balance between personal liberties and to secure
means of commerce.

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