Can't abuse data to impact free choice in India: Ravi Shankar Prasad Noor Arora
The government on Friday reiterated its firm stand on data privacy and against online platforms abusing data to impact free choice in India. Speaking at the Global Mobility Summit here on data analytics and mobility, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the acquisition of big data should be done with fair and transparent principles. "You can't abuse data to impact free choice in India... We have flagged (this) very very clearly," said the Minister. Of late, the IT Ministry has taken a strong stance on data privacy and its reported misuse in the electoral process of the country, among others. Earlier, in June Prasad, who is also the Law Minister, had said that any attempt to influence the 2019 general elections by any "covert or overt" manner would not be accepted.