DATA PROTECTION ACT IN INDIA: SPECIAL REFERENCES TO THE PRESENT NATIONAL ISSUES
AUTHOR – MR. MD JIYAUDDIN, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT SCHOOL OF LAW, BRAINWARE UNIVERSITY, BARASAT, KOLKATA, IMDJIYAUDDIN@GMAIL.COM
BEST CITATION – MR. MD JIYAUDDIN, DATA PROTECTION ACT IN INDIA: SPECIAL REFERENCES TO THE PRESENT NATIONAL ISSUES, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (11) OF 2025, PG. 473-483, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344
Abstract
Protecting personal data has become a top priority for people, businesses, and governments throughout the world in an era characterised by an unparalleled growth of digital data and the unrelenting advancement of technology. The impact of social media on people’s right to privacy has sparked considerable controversy. The importance of data protection has grown dramatically over the last several decades, reaching previously inconceivable heights as a result of global digitalisation, especially in India. Overall, data protection is more concerned with personal liberty, fairness, human dignity, individuality and family life. Data protection is generally recognised; nonetheless, the method of coding data is relatively recent. Because societies are always developing, there is an urgent need to redefine data protection. The article also looks at the technological components of data privacy, such as data encryption, anonymisation, and localisation restrictions, and how successful they are in protecting personal data. Furthermore, the article examines the obstacles that Indian organisations experience while implementing data privacy safeguards and recommends best practices for overcoming these challenges. By providing useful insights into the existing status of data privacy in India, this paper makes recommendations for improving data protection policies, which would benefit people, organisations, and society as a whole. This research paper also discusses legislative provisions, such as the Personal Data Protection Act of 2023 and the creation of regulatory organisations to protect privacy.
Key words: Digital data, Right to privacy, Data protection, Indian organisations, Safeguards and Recommends.