PRIVACY REGIME IN INDIA

Manish Sehgal, Partner – Risk Advisory Deloitte Touche, Tohmatsu India LLP

Manish Sehgal gave an introduction to legal framework in India and Europe. He talked about the draft legislation regarding Personal Data Protection inIndia which has triggered a debate on whether India must insist that the global companies store their data in India.

He mentioned that people are the weakest link in upholding data privacy. India needs to drive a change in mind set to keep up with the world when it comes to data protection.