Right to privacy: What US, EU, China can teach India about data protection

A comprehensive data protection and privacy law with real enforcement mechanisms would benefit Indians

In the judgment establishing individual privacy as a fundamental constitutional right, the Supreme Court highlighted the need for legislation to uphold individual informational privacy and data protection. Privacy and Internet rights advocates have long called for such a law, and the government has finally started taking steps towards this by appointing a committee to make recommendations. As a nation, India lags among world economic and Internet leaders when it comes to data protection. As the country formulates such a law, it may be instructive to look at what other countries have enacted. In this regard, the United States, China, and